Search continues for missing Cheyenne man

CHEYENNE (WNE) — At nearly every intersection in downtown Cheyenne, you’ll likely see a missing person flier posted on one of the utility poles.

The flyers are just one of the efforts Saul Mejia is taking to find his son, 27-year-old Nathan “Nate” Mejia, who has been missing for more than a month now.

Nate went missing on Saturday, March 23. The next day, Saul called the Cheyenne Police Department to begin a search for his son. Around eight days later, Nate was listed in the national missing persons database.

On Feb. 15, Nate was booked into the Laramie County jail; he was released on Tuesday, March 19.

His girlfriend, who was visiting him from out of state, said she last saw him around 3 p.m. March 23. She waited around for a few days as they searched for him, but eventually had to return home, Saul said. That was the first time Saul had met her.

“She’s just turned out to be a real, real nice person ... a bright, positive person for him,” he said.

Saul said he was worried about the direction his son had been heading in and that he had been struggling with addiction.

“We would butt heads a little bit, but we always found common ground,” Saul said. Nate is a father of two, a son, a grandson, a brother and a nephew.

According to the flier, Nate was wearing a maroon shirt, a blue sweatshirt and blue jogging pants or light blue joggers with white specks on them and a yellow hoodie. He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with any information should contact the Cheyenne Police Department at 307-637-6500.

This story was published on May 2, 2024.