Volusia sheriff, Holly Hill police, help US marshals search for wanted Florida felon

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Volusia County deputies, Holly Hill police and U.S. marshals announced they are looking for a fugitive who has been on the run for a year and a half.

The suspect is wanted on suspicion of supplying an underage girl with drugs and sexually abusing her over several years.

Law enforcement officials said all of their leads have dried up, but he's someone who is well-known in the area.

So, they think there's a strong possibility that he's still in the area somewhere -- just hiding out or getting help from someone in the area.

Officials said the search is ongoing for 63-year-old Audran Butler.

Holly Hill police said they got word that he had been sexually abusing a young girl in his family and supplying her with marijuana at his house in Holly Hill.

Officers said the incidents started at a Motel 6 when the victim was 9-years-old and continued until she was a teenager.

Investigators listened to Butler on a controlled phone call with the victim and interviewed him about the allegations, officers said.

Officers said they got a warrant in July 2017, but Butler disappeared and hasn't been seen since.

“He robbed her of her innocence. He robbed her of her childhood,” said Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood. “I think the detectives will probably tell you because I only read it, they lived it.  To watch her when she was being interviewed, this was a secret she thought she would have to take to her grave.”

The sheriff emphasized that there is a $5,000 reward for information on Butler's whereabouts that leads to an arrest.

Investigators don't know of any other victims, but they are concerned if But out he could meet a woman with kids and they could be in danger.

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