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Man arrested for failure to appear for trial on child sex abuse charges
An Okeechobee man has been arrested after allegedly failing to appear for trial on child sex abuse charges.
On Nov. 20, 2024, The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) was requested by the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office to locate 29-year-old Travis Samuel Allen after he absconded from house arrest.
According to FDLE, Allen was on house arrest awaiting trial after HCSO arrested him in 2023 on charges of felony lewd and lascivious battery and felony child abuse by impregnating a child under 16 years old by a person over 21 years old.
FDLE agents and HCSO investigators, working jointly on the case, found where Allen was staying.
While serving a warrant at the residence, Allen was taken into custody after attempting to flee the property.
He was booked into the Okeechobee County Jail on Jan. 17. The investigation remains active.