Overview
- Law enforcement captured Carl Cacconie in Scottsdale on Saturday after he spent nearly ten months hiding under an alias and reportedly faked his own death.
- Cacconie was convicted in July of six felony sex counts involving an 11-year-old but was allowed to remain free for sentencing and disappeared after his ankle monitor stopped transmitting in August.
- An FBI affidavit shows he previously tried to flee to the Philippines in 2023 when an earlier arrest warrant was issued, evidence critics say underscored his flight risk.
- A multiagency task force that included FBI agents, Border Patrol and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office arrested him at an Airbnb booked with a fake name and photo, and fugitive paperwork shows he will not fight extradition to California.
- The arrest has prompted a complaint against the presiding judge, unresolved questions about why probation did not locate him after the monitor cut out, and potential charges being considered for anyone who aided his concealment.