Two Douglas County men were arrested in separate cases after they thought that they were meeting minors. 32-year-old William Travis is charged with two counts of second-degree attempted statutory rape, two counts of attempted statutory sodomy, and first-degree sexual misconduct.
According to reports, a member of the Alliance Against Childhood Exploitation reached out to the Ava Police Department, saying they were in contact with Travis via an app.
They pretended to be a 15-year-old girl and began messaging Travis. Travis engaged in explicit conversations with the person who he thought was the girl. Travis and the girl (ACE) decided to meet at a Walmart in Ava on September 16, with a third girl, who was 16 years old, before going to have sex.
Travis was arrested at Wal-Mart and is being held in the Douglas County Jail on a $50,000 cash bond.
44-year-old Troy Mayfield is charged with second-degree attempted statutory rape, second-degree attempted statutory sodomy and second-degree sexual misconduct.
On September 18, law enforcement and ACE went to the Walmart. They arrested Mayfield.
He is being held in the Douglas County Jail on a $50,000 cash bond.
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