A month-long search after a Colorado airman’s vehicle and dog were stolen while he was on deployment came to a tragic end on Saturday.
Andrew Beckham adopted his husky, Maverick, when he was stationed in Spain 11 years ago. When the Colorado Air National Guard told Beckham he would be deploying for three months, he looked for someone to take care of Maverick at home so that the dog would feel safer and more comfortable while he was gone.
A recommendation led Beckham to TrustedHousesitters.com. Through the site, he hired Andrew “Andy” Jansen, who lives in a suburb of Miami, Florida. Jansen told Beckham he wanted to see if Colorado was somewhere he would like to stay. At first, Jansen texted updates and photos of Maverick, but a month into the deployment, Jansen went silent.
On April 2, Beckham’s home security camera appears to show Jansen leaving in Beckham’s Subaru with Maverick. He hasn’t been heard from since, although investigators did spot the vehicle on Flock cameras as he left…