Missing Daughter Found, Father Extradited To Illinois

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — Days after an Amber Alert was issued for a missing Wisconsin girl, police there say she was reunited with her family, and her father has been extradited back to Illinois, where he is facing a felony charge. Jocelyn Van Duyn, 10, was reported missing Sunday after police say she was last seen at her mother's home on Saturday night.

Police said the girl did not pack a bag or take a jacket, and they believed she might be with her biological father, Jonathan Van Duyn.

The Amber Alert was canceled Tuesday morning after police in Walworth, Wisconsin, said the girl was found. Later in the day, police said Jocelyn was found with her father in Hartsville, Indiana.

Amber Alert Canceled: Missing Girl, 10, Found Safe

The FBI Indianapolis SWAT unit and Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office took Jonathan Van Duyn into custody without incident. Police said he was held in Indiana but was expected to be extradited to McHenry County, Illinois, where there is a warrant for his arrest for failure to appear in court.

Police said family members traveled to Indiana to reunite with Jocelyn.

McHenry County court records show Jonathan Van Duyn was charged with felony aggravated domestic battery involving strangling, as well as two counts of domestic battery and one count of damage to property. A report from the Harvard Police Department said Van Duyn was arrested in July 2019 after he was accused of strangling a household member and damaging a safe.

As of Thursday, Van Duyn was not yet listed among detainees at the McHenry County Jail.

Police in Wisconsin said Van Duyn remains under criminal investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Justice and FBI Milwaukee Division, with help from the Walworth Police Department, Walworth County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin State Patrol and Indiana State Police.