Search continues for 3-year-old Haylee Donathan

Almost two weeks have passed since Haylee Donathan, 3, and her mother Candace Watson, 24, were last seen.  They were with a Tier III sex offender, Robbi Potter, 27, who escaped from the Volunteers of America transitional housing facility in Mansfield, Ohio. 

Potter had been living in a halfway house after being convicted of sexual battery with a minor and now has warrants for his arrest.  

Candace K. Watson

After Tuesday night’s Nancy Grace show, which featured Haylee's story, police say they received numerous calls and tips to follow up on. 

A longtime friend of Haylee’s mother, Samantha Covert said Watson never mentioned Potter to her, which she found unusual. 

Authorities believe Potter and Watson met each other through the Volunteers of America and had only known each other a few days before they left town. 

Robbi Douglas Potter

Potter is a white male, about 6’0”, 200 pounds with short, straight, brown hair, with a beard and blue eyes.

Candace Watson is a white female, approximately 5’1”, 170 pounds with shoulder-length, straight brown hair.

They are believed to be driving a 1988 blue or black Chevy pick-up truck with a 30-day tag Q645916 or Ohio license plate CKX6248 or EKB3855.

Haylee is a white female, approximately 2’5”, 37 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt with Minnie Mouse on the front and light purple shorts.

Watson and Potter are believed to still be together, possibly at a private campground in the Central Ohio area.

If you have seen Haylee, her mother, or Potter, please call 911, the Crestline Police Department at 419-683-2222 or the Richland County Division of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 419-774-3930.

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