COMING WEEKEND. AND A LOT MORE ON THAT COMING UP. NOW, BACK OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE’VE LEARNED THE CHILD PREDATOR WHO FAKED HIS OWN DEATH BEFORE SENTENCING WAS TRAVELING WITH WEAPONS. KCRA THREE OBTAINED A SEARCH WARRANT TODAY FROM THE AIR BNB IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, WHERE HE WAS HIDING OUT BEFORE HIS ARREST MORE THAN A WEEK AGO. AND IT SHOWS. DETECTIVES FOUND KNIVES, HANDGUN MAGAZINES. HE ALSO HAD TWO IPADS AND A FLIP PHONE. HE WAS ON THE RUN FOR NEARLY TEN MONTHS AFTER FAILING TO SHOW UP TO A SENTENCE HEARING IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE IN AUGUST FOR CHILD SEX CRIMES. HE FACED UP TO 18 YEARS. HIS WIFE CLAIMED HE LEFT A SUICIDE NOTE. COCO. HE REMAINS IN JAIL IN ARIZONA. HE AGREED NOT TO FIGHT EXTRADITION, BUT NOBODY IS
Convicted child predator who faked death found with weapons in Arizona Airbnb
Updated: 6:40 PM PDT Jun 22, 2026
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Carl Cacconie, a convicted child predator who faked his own death before his sentencing hearing, was arrested June 13 in Scottsdale, Arizona, while traveling with weapons.KCRA 3 obtained the search warrant for the Airbnb where Cacconie was hiding. Detectives seized a handgun, magazines, knives, two iPads and a flip phone from the property.Cacconie had been on the run for nearly 10 months after failing to appear at his sentencing hearing in South Lake Tahoe last August for child sex crimes. He faced up to 18 years in prison.His wife reported him missing that same week and told authorities he left behind a suicide note.The case has drawn scrutiny of both the judge and law enforcement. Judge Michael McLaughlin did not order Cacconie into custody on the day he was convicted. The El Dorado County Probation Department also did not search for Cacconie after his ankle monitor disconnected in San Francisco.In an interview with KCRA 3 last month, El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson pledged to arrest anyone who helped Cacconie. Pierson has not confirmed whether anyone else has been taken into custody.According to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department inmate website, Cacconie remains jailed in Arizona. Court records show he has agreed not to fight extradition. Authorities have not confirmed when he will return to El Dorado County to face new charges or learn his sentence.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Carl Cacconie, a convicted child predator who faked his own death before his sentencing hearing, was arrested June 13 in Scottsdale, Arizona, while traveling with weapons.
KCRA 3 obtained the search warrant for the Airbnb where Cacconie was hiding. Detectives seized a handgun, magazines, knives, two iPads and a flip phone from the property.
Cacconie had been on the run for nearly 10 months after failing to appear at his sentencing hearing in South Lake Tahoe last August for child sex crimes. He faced up to 18 years in prison.
His wife reported him missing that same week and told authorities he left behind a suicide note.
The case has drawn scrutiny of both the judge and law enforcement. Judge Michael McLaughlin did not order Cacconie into custody on the day he was convicted. The El Dorado County Probation Department also did not search for Cacconie after his ankle monitor disconnected in San Francisco.
In an interview with KCRA 3 last month, El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson pledged to arrest anyone who helped Cacconie. Pierson has not confirmed whether anyone else has been taken into custody.
According to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department inmate website, Cacconie remains jailed in Arizona. Court records show he has agreed not to fight extradition. Authorities have not confirmed when he will return to El Dorado County to face new charges or learn his sentence.
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