Federal authorities have joined Colorado deputies in their mountain-side search for a man accused of sexually assaulting his girlfriend's 8-year-old daughter four years ago.

Paul Sandoval left the Alamosa County area after a judge granted a warrant for his arrest in April 2021, according to online court records. In a press release distributed Friday, the U.S. Marshals Service indicated Sandoval recently returned and was spotted earlier in the day. He was armed.

"Sandoval is believed to be hiding along trails leading to the top of Blanca Peak on the southwest part of the mountain and is confirmed to be armed with a rifle," the press release stated. The search was referred to as an active manhunt.

Paul Sandoval, 62, is wanted by Colorado authorities for sexually assaulting his girlfriend'

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