Public Safety

Gilchrist County sex offender arrested for child molestation months after prison release

Travis Wade Mathis, 36, a registered sex offender from Trenton, was arrested by the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office on charges of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under 12. Authorities opened an investigation after a 911 call reported a possible sexual battery, and deputies took Mathis into custody two days later. The arrest came shortly after his release from prison on similar prior charges.

Sources: WCJB TV20