After growing up in Lincoln, Travis moved to Arizona for 15 years. In 2017 he was looking for a transition to a job or business opportunity that would fulfill him. As part of this transition, Travis returned to Lincoln and stayed with his brother and sister-in-law while he decided what his next move would be. […]
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The Evidence
With just under a week to review the evidence I got to work looking at everything available to me objectively. A new case with fresh eyes, setting aside bias of my criminal justice experience, what I know to be true of Travis’s character, and just following where the evidence led. The evidence the prosecution had […]
Do As I Say
It was the very next day, June 2nd. I was minding my own business completing another day’s work for the government and my business when my phone rang. Caller ID: FBI. Was it really them, would they call from a number with caller ID because their previous calls had not registered on caller ID? Was […]
Playing the Odds
There’s a common saying in the criminal defense world: “the federal government can indict a ham sandwich,” and Travis’s defense attorney was disinterested in taking this case to trial. The defense attorney shared a few stats with Travis, and then we began doing additional research to get the full picture. The statistics are terrifying when […]
The Discovery
Travis’s attorney responded to the letter within the timeframe offered by the prosecution. In our minds we were still erroneously wishing, hoping, and praying the truth would be discovered or the case would be plead down to a misdemeanor. In fact, even Travis’s defense attorney said this should only be a misdemeanor. But this was […]
The Letter
On May 26, 2022 the waiting ended. Travis received a call from the FBI agent on his case notifying him he was receiving a target letter for charges connected to the investigation. The agent said they could not answer any questions, had been reassigned/assigned to their next case, and would email over the letter. Before […]
Trust No One
Trust no one. I don’t encourage you to live life this way. It’s haunting, daunting, and draining. But this is where I found myself on February 17th when I picked up the phone and called the FBI agent who I had spoken to a couple days before outside my home. Even though, in doing so, […]
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Out of the Theatre & in Our Home
The next morning Travis left early to go meet with the agents. He had never been involved in anything like this ever, and he didn’t want to be late. The interview took longer than they had told him it would. As the minutes ticked by my anxiety grew stronger and stronger. Had they detained him? […]
Watching You Watching Me
Let’s start at the beginning when we found ourselves waking up to living a real life nightmare. While we know a lot more now than we did as we lived this situation, I am sharing this story through our experience and perspective in chronological order. Travis and I, like so many others, had a very […]
Exiting Repeat Patterns
Hello! This past weekend was an interesting, weather filled one. We saw tornadic activity Sunday which hit a mile away from home. Luckily it was far enough away to not have property damage. We were trying to make our way home as the storm moved in, driving directly into the storm’s path. The further away […]