The Cheyenne Police Department is still searching for a missing 15-year-old boy who ran away from home a month ago.

According to a department Facebook post, Jonathan "Jonny" Davisson ran away from the 4500 block of Ontario Avenue in the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 25.

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"He packed his backpack and snuck out," Davisson's mom, Elaine Williams, said in a Facebook post.

Davisson is 5-foot-9, weighs 170 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.

Police say he was likely wearing black jeans or sweatpants, a black or gray sweatshirt, and black tennis shoes.

Police are reminding "those who may be allowing (Davisson) to stay with them, (that) it is a criminal offense to harbor a runaway juvenile."

Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-403

(b) No person shall knowingly:

(v) Conceal or refuse to reveal to the parent, guardian, lawful custodian or to a peace officer the location of a child knowing that the child has run away from a parent, guardian or lawful custodian, except when the action of the defendant is necessary to protect the child from an immediate danger to the child’s welfare.

(c) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both. A person convicted of a second violation of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

(d) As used in this section, “child” means a person under the age of sixteen (16) years.

Anyone with information on Davisson's whereabouts is asked to call police dispatch at 307-637-6525.

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