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Haylee Donathan has been found safe on a communal farm in rural San Diego. Haylee's disappearance prompted a nationwide manhunt because U.S. Marshals believed she was traveling with Robbi Potter and her mother Candace Watson. Potter is a a convicted sex offender who had escaped from a halfway house just days before fleeing with Watson and Haylee.
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Last updated June 24, 2009

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Cops: Haylee With Mom, Sex Offender

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Haylee's mom, Candace Watson, who is wanted for helping her boyfriend escape from a halfway house.

Police say Haylee Donathan, 4, has been missing since May 31, 2009, when she was picked up by her mother and her boyfriend. Both are wanted by police.

According to police, days before she picked up her daughter, Candace Watson helped her boyfriend -- convicted sex offender Robbi Potter -- escape from a halfway house in Mansfield, Ohio.

Police issued arrest warrants for both Potter and Watson.

Potter is a Tier III sex offender, the most serious classifcation.

Trio Traveling in a Distinctive Truck

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Sex offender Robbi Potter is believed to be traveling with a 4-year-old girl and her mother.

Cops say the twosome picked up Haylee in a black and green-teal two-tone Chevrolet Truck with Ohio plates ENS9729.

Police say the truck is very distinctive, and has orange lights on the windshield visor as well as running boards.  It also has a lightening storm decal in the rear window. It was last seen on June 2, 2009 at a Ampride gas station in Stratton, Colo.  

Potter is a Tier III sex offender, the most serious classifcation. If you've seen Haylee, Robbie Potter or Candace Watson call our hotline 1-800-Crime-TV.


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Recovered; Jun 23, 2009

Haylee Found Safe On Calif. Farm


Haylee Donathan, 4, has been found safe in rural San Diego.

A nationwide manhunt -- as well as billboards seeking tips on the case, lead authorities to an isolated communal farm on the outskirts of San Diego.

There authorities discovered that Robbi Potter, Candace Watson and Haylee had been living at the farm, also known as the Morning Star Ranch, for a week.

Potter and Watson were taken into custody without incident. Haylee is expected to return to Ohio, where cops say she will live with her grandmother.




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Sex:
Female
Race:
White
Age at Disappearance:
4
Height:
2'5"
Weight:
37 lbs
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair):
  • Brown
Eyes:
  • Blue
Traits and Habits:
  • Shoulder length, in ponytail
Other Possible Locations:
  • Arizona
  • Colorado

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Media Photo Sex offender Robbi Potter is believed to be traveling with a 4 year old girl and her mother missing children,Haylee Donathan
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Sex offender Robbi Potter is believed to be traveling with a 4-year-old girl and her mother.
Media Photo The truck Haylee Potter and Watson were last seen in is similar to this one missing children,Haylee Donathan
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The truck Haylee, Potter and Watson were last seen in is similar to this one.
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Haylee's mom, Candace Watson, who is wanted for helping her boyfriend escape from a halfway house.
Media Photo Police believe the truck Haylee is riding in sports a lightening decal in the rear window similar to this one missing children,Haylee Donathan
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Police believe the truck Haylee is riding in sports a lightening decal in the rear window, similar to this one.

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