Missing in Arkansas: Travis Roberson

SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — “I nonetheless cry about him on a regular basis,” Lana Wells stated.

Lana Wells and her daughters have been looking for Travis Roberson for 16 years.

“Each single day we have been simply questioning the place he’s,” Sonya Roberson stated. “Is he okay, is he lifeless, is he damage?”

Travis was final seen late at evening with mates out on Dickson Road on February 28, 2006.

“He stated he wasn’t feeling effectively, they stated to go to the automobile and we’ll collect everybody up and go away,” Kesha Roberson stated.

When his mates obtained again, Travis was nowhere to be discovered. His sister Kesha reported him lacking to Siloam Springs police the subsequent day.

“We lived right here, I reported it to the closest police division,” Kesha stated.

The household sensed Travis was in peril. He was epileptic, concerned with medication, and informed his household he was a witness for a federal narcotics trial with a court docket date developing.

“He informed mother, he stated ‘if I don’t present as much as court docket, you’re going to have to fret about me,’” Sonya stated.

Just a few days after his disappearance, Travis didn’t present as much as court docket. His mom then reported him lacking to Fayetteville police.

“I do know somebody has to know what occurred they usually received’t say something,” Lana stated.

After six years and no solutions, the Robersons turned to the media for assist. What they discovered was devastating.

“Nobody was trying into the case,” Angela Taylor stated.

Former information anchor Angela Taylor pressed police for info.

“I stated, ‘what’s going on – why are you not giving us info,’” Taylor stated. “This household is lacking their brother, their son like you must do one thing, and that’s form of what obtained the ball rolling.”

Her investigation revealed a miscommunication led to a pricey mistake.

“What I discovered was the 2 departments weren’t involved in any respect and Siloam Springs had closed the case so primarily nobody was investigating,” Taylor stated.

She discovered Siloam Springs thought it had efficiently transferred the case to Fayetteville since that’s the place Travis was final seen so Siloam Springs closed the case. The entire time, Fayetteville thought it was simply an aiding company.

“We’re speaking six years,” Taylor stated. “Consider proof, witnesses, all of that’s now gone.”

After Taylor’s report aired in 2012, Siloam Springs and Fayetteville police apologized to Travis’s household. They gave them what info and paperwork they might however it could take years to rebuild a relationship.

“We felt betrayed and damage most of all,” Sonya stated. “Betrayed and damage as a result of one thing ought to’ve been carried out.”

Based on the paperwork, a number of issues have been carried out. Siloam Springs entered Travis right into a nationwide database for lacking folks. Detectives additionally exchanged emails about whether or not stays present in Oklahoma could possibly be Travis and have been involved about Travis’s involvement within the federal narcotics trial.

“We obtained collectively on that and scoured our division and information and it’s a kind of issues that slipped by means of the cracks, it’s unhappy to say,” Captain Derek Spicer stated.

In 2012, Siloam Springs police took over the case because the lead investigating company.

Spicer has since labored intently on it, primarily ranging from scratch. He says Travis’s case hasn’t gone chilly. Even at the moment, they’re monitoring down suggestions that come into their workplace.

“We actually imagine there are folks near the Robersons that know completely what occurred to Travis or the place Travis is – one or the opposite,” Spicer stated.

All whereas the household waits for somebody to return ahead with info.

“Whether or not we have now his physique or stays, we simply need closure,” Kesha stated.

Travis is 5’9 with brown hair and weighs about 180 kilos.

In case you have any info relating to his case, contact the Siloam Springs Police Division at 479-524-4118.