Airman accused of trafficking abducted Colorado teen

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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Authorities arrested an airman from Sheppard Air Force Base on accusations of child trafficking after a multi-agency investigation into a teenage girl reportedly abducted from Colorado.
Travis Robert Larson, of Flower Mound, was booked into the Wichita County Jail on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, and charged with trafficking of a child to engage in sexual conduct. As of the publication of this story, he remains jailed on a $500,000 bond.
According to the affidavit, a special agent with the Criminal Investigations Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety was requested on June 2, 2025, to assist the FBI and the Office of Special Investigations at Sheppard Air Force Base with an investigation.
The affidavit said the investigation was connected to a 14-year-old girl from Colorado who was abducted. The DPS investigator said law enforcement officials from Colorado learned the teenager had been transported by Larson to Sheppard AFB.
Authorities said the child was located near Larson's dormitory room at Sheppard AFB by U.S. Air Force personnel, and Larson was detained. During an interview, Larson denied traveling to Colorado or communicating with the child, according to the affidavit.
The affidavit said OSI agents interviewed the alleged child victim, who said she admitted to communicating with Larson through Snapchat. Authorities said the victim told them that she and Larson agreed to meet and made plans for Larson to bring her alcoholic beverages in Colorado Springs.
According to authorities, the victim told OSI agents that on May 6, 2025, she and Larson met at a park and consumed alcoholic beverages. She said that Larson wanted to relocate due to the venue's access to other people, and she assumed he meant to another park.
The affidavit said the victim told OSI agents that Larson instead began traveling south on the interstate. She said that she moved to the backseat and continued consuming alcoholic beverages.
According to the affidavit, the victim told OSI agents that she and Larson arrived at Sheppard AFB and had sex.
A forensic interview was later conducted on May 12. Authorities said during the forensic interview, the victim said she and Larson began communicating on Snapchat when she was 11 years old. She said she initially met Larson on May 5, and she believed she'd be returning to her residence.
According to the affidavit, the victim told the forensic interviewer that when she objected to leaving with Larson in his vehicle, he became violent and put his hands around her throat to the point that she lost consciousness.Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.