ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WKRG) — Being 3-year-old Kionii Haugen’s dad, “That’s my world, she is everything that keeps me going,” is everything Bryce Haugen could have ever dreamed of. “It feels wholesome, it feels complete.”
The toddler is at the center of a custody battle that began in Orange Beach and has led to an international kidnapping charge against a mother, all while the Mexican government refuses to release the little girl to U.S. authorities.
“My patience is running very thin,” Haugen said in an exclusive interview with WKRG.
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Almost two weeks ago, Haugen said Haley Harris, the girl’s mother, showed up unannounced while everyone was still asleep, grabbed the child, and started packing her things. Orange Beach Police were called to the house.
“They considered it a civil matter, said Haugen. “We will let you say bye, and they have every right to drive off.”…