EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. (KOLO) – A convicted child molester who was on the run for nearly 10 months has been captured, according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI’s joint Saturday, June 13, Facebook post.
On July 17, 2025, an El Dorado County jury convicted Carl W. Cacconie of six counts of committing lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14, the post said.
A request by an El Dorado County Deputy District Attorney to remand Cacconie into custody while awaiting his sentencing on August 25, 2025, was denied.
Instead, Cacconie remained out of custody on $1,000,000 bail after previously surrendering his passport and being fitted with a monitoring device.
On August 17, 2025, the monitoring device stopped transmitting, the post said.
Cacconie was last seen in San Francisco on August 22, 2025, which was also the day he was supposed to be sentenced.
His family informed the court that they had reported him missing and that Cacconie left behind his phone, wallet, and a suicide note, the post said.
On May 14, in an effort to help find him, a federal arrest warrant was issued in the Eastern District of California for unlawful flight to avoid confinement.
After an extensive joint investigation, Cacconie was found in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Cacconie was apprehended without incident at 9 a.m. by the FBI Phoenix Desert Hawk Fugitive Task Force that is comprised of FBI special agents, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputies and U.S. Border Patrol agents.
“We never stopped fighting for justice in this case,” said El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson. “We are deeply grateful to our federal partners, whose collaboration was invaluable in locating and apprehending Cacconie. While nothing can erase the harm caused, we hope today’s outcome offers a measure of peace to Cacconie’s survivor and family, knowing that he will now finally be held accountable and sentenced for his crimes.”
Cacconie will make his first appearance in Scottsdale and will be extradited to California, where he will face sentencing.
“Carl Cacconie underestimated law enforcement and our commitment to ensuring justice for those impacted by his crimes,” said FBI Sacramento Acting Special Agent in Charge Brian Tosh. “Our task force officer with the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office relentlessly pursued leads and worked closely with FBI Sacramento, FBI San Francisco, and FBI Phoenix field offices to ensure every possible tool, technique, and resource was leveraged to locate and safely apprehend this convicted criminal.”
The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI Sacramento Field Office are grateful for the community’s support throughout this nearly 10-month search.
In addition, they thank the survivor and her family for their patience while Cacconie was found.
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