Jonathan, who is on the autism spectrum, was last seen by his father on March 30 going downstairs to sleep in the guest room of their home outside Arlington, Washington.
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Thao last saw his son on Sunday, March 30, at their home outside Arlington, Washington. He says that he was doing his daily run on the treadmill around 7:30 p.m. when Jonathan came into the room and asked if he could sleep in the guest room downstairs.
“I asked him why, and he said, ‘Well, the treadmill is kind of noisy,’” Thao recalled. “I said, ‘Well, it’s a short run — I’ll be done within an hour, way before your bedtime.’ And so he went back to his room.”
A short while later, Jonathan came back into the room and asked his father if he could stay home from school the next day, explaining that he didn’t feel well. Jonathan was enrolled in a transition program at Weston High School in Arlington.
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Again, Jonathan returned to his room. A few minutes later, around 8 p.m., while Thao was still on the treadmill, he saw his son walking downstairs toward the guest room.
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“He said, ‘I’m going to bed.’ And I thought it was kind of a little bit strange because we’ve talked about him sleeping in his room,” Thao said. “But I thought, ‘Well, if that’s what you want to do, that’s fine.’ So I said, ‘Good night,’ and he just nodded and then went away.”
No one has reported seeing Jonathan after that moment.
