The El Paso County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the disappearance of Gannon Stauch. The absence of information provided to the public does not mean the investigation has slowed down. To date there have been 637 tips received, over 7,000 hours of investigative work done by the Sheriff’s Office and the FBI; over 8,400 staff hours put into the search efforts. This has included large scale searches in addition to small, specific searches. The search efforts consisted of utilizing drones, horses and canines. The investigation and search processes continue to run parallel with one another.
SEARCH PARTNERS: INVESTIGATION PARTNERS:
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Army (multiple units - volunteers) Colorado Springs Police Department
Colorado Parks and Wildlife FBI (Child Abduction Rapid Deployment)
Colorado Springs Fire and Police Department National Center for Missing and Exploited
Douglas County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Children (NCMEC)
FBI (Evidence Response Team)
Fountain Police Department
El Paso County Public Works / Emergency Incident Support
Flight for Life (searching purposes only)
Fremont County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
National Guard 100th Missile Defense Brigade (volunteers)
Pikes Peak Office of Emergency Management
Salvation Army, Verizon Wireless, and VOAD
If you have any credible information please either call our Tip Line at 719-520-6666 or email to Tips@elpasoco.com. Tips we have received have included possible sightings, search suggestions, social media related information, suspicious activity, found property/possible evidence and video/photo/drone evidence.
The goal remains to find Gannon and bring him home safely. This is a very active and fluid investigation. Specific details will be released as the investigation allows.
