Abducted CO Girl Found, Stepfather Kills Himself

RIFLE, CO -- Jody Haskin, 47, is dead after shooting himself during a manhunt by Grand Junction police for allegedly abducting his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The Denver Post and other news outlets reported Haskin shot himself in Rifle early Monday as police were closing in around 3:30 a.m.

“He’s no longer a danger to the public. I can’t confirm that he was shot," Garfield County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Robin Steffen told the Post "I do know for a fact that he was ill. He was really not on the move.”

Police located the missing Grand Junction girl, Raeanna Rosencrans, 12, at the Rifle, Colorado Walmart Thursday night around 10 p.m.

"Raeanna is safe and in the custody of law enforcement in Rifle. She appears to be physically unharmed, but was transported to a local hospital to be checked out," Grand Junction police said in a statement. Police described the girl as developmentally delayed and requiring regular medication.

The Amber Alert for Raeanna was cancelled after she was located at the store. The green sedan described by witnesses was recovered in Rifle by police.

Haskin was a registered sex offender, and was Rosencrans's step father, however "he ha[d] no parental rights to Raeanna," police said. Haskin had a warrant for his arrest for sex assault on a child from the Grand Junction Police. Police did not identify the child involved.

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