Duane ‘Canine the Bounty Hunter’ Chapman stated he’s getting concerned within the ongoing seek for Sebastian Rogers, a Tennessee teenager who’s been missing for more than six months.
The Denver-born TV persona, 71, informed the Nashville ABC affiliate WKRN Wednesday that he and his associates will conduct a probe impartial of police, re-examine particulars already gathered and chase down new leads.
‘This is without doubt one of the most horrendous circumstances of lacking youngsters that we have ever, ever labored on,’ Chapman informed the station of the vanishing of Rogers, a 15-year-old native of Hendersonville.
Chapman stated on his Twitter web page Wednesday, ‘#DogNation, let’s do our half to deliver Sebastian house and lock these accountable up for the remainder of time. The hunt is ON—let’s go! Aloha.’
Chapman stated that he is helping Sebastian’s organic father Seth Rogers within the ongoing probe and has financially contributed to boost the reward for important data within the case from $50,000 (introduced by the FBI final week) to $100,000.
Duane ‘Canine the Bounty Hunter’ Chapman, 71, stated he’s getting concerned within the ongoing seek for Sebastian Rogers, a Tennessee teenager who’s been lacking for greater than six months. Pictured in August 2019 in Colorado
Sebastian, whose dad and mom say he has autism, had been reported lacking this previous February 26
A number of regulation enforcement companies have conducted searches for Sebastian, and have presently pulled again their probe to the ‘investigative aspect’ of the case, in line with the station.
Authorities haven’t confirmed any foul play in Sebastian’s disappearance, WKRN reported.
Chapman informed the station, ‘This is not my first rodeo to find lacking youngsters or discovering who’s carried out it … the underside line is when you harm a baby like this, you have obtained an issue, so that’s the most important motivation for me to be searching who did this.’
Chapman vowed he and his staff have been ‘going to search out out’ the information of the scenario, including, ‘You possibly can run, however you possibly can’t cover who did it.’
Chapman offered a telephone quantity for a tip line at 833-835-5364, clarifying to the station that he is ‘not regulation enforcement’ and is not going to probe informants for private particulars.
‘I haven’t got to ask you in your Social Safety, write down your title, and convey you to court docket and all that,’ Chapman informed the outlet. ‘That is why a number of occasions I get info greater than regulation enforcement does, so I’ll, after all, go it on to regulation enforcement as a result of they are going to most likely do the apprehension.’
Sebastian, whose mom and stepfather say he has autism, had been reported lacking this previous February 26, the NBC affiliate WSMV reported Friday, including that his mom and stepfather stated he vanished from their Hendersonville, Tennessee through the nighttime.
Sebastian’s mom and stepfather Chris and Katie Proudfoot informed WSMV that they have been ‘grateful’ after the FBI pledged an preliminary $50,000 in reward cash for particulars.
Chapman confirmed his involvement within the probe on Wednesday on X/Twitter
Chapman, pictured in 2019, vowed he and his staff have been ‘going to search out out’ the information of the scenario, including, ‘You possibly can run, however you possibly can’t cover who did it’
‘We pray that with this reward, it’s going to deliver some helpful ideas and/or leads that consequence within the secure return of Sebastian to his house in Hendersonville,’ Chris and Katie Proudfoot informed the station. ‘We might additionally wish to say thanks to Sumner County Sheriff’s Workplace, TBI, and the supportive public for the continual efforts being made to deliver Sebastian house secure and sound.
‘Your tireless efforts are acknowledged and drastically appreciated.’
Sebastian has been bodily described as 5-foot-5 with a weight of 120 kilos, and has brown or hazel eyes with hair described as blonde-brown in coloration.
Individuals who have info on the case are inspired to contact the Sumner County Sheriff’s Workplace at 615-451-3838; the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND or [email protected]; or the closest American Embassy or Consulate, or FBI location. Informants can ship tricks to ideas.fbi.gov.
