(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – An Iowa man was taken into custody in Indonesia for multiple federal child sexual exploitation charges. On Tuesday the U.S. Marshals Service announced that with the help of the U.S. Department of State and Indonesian officials 32-year-old Trevor John Collison was taken into custody on federal charges of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography. A warrant for his arrest had been issued in Oct. 2024 by the U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

According to the U.S. Marshals, Collison fled from the country after a search warrant was executed at his home in Little Sioux by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office in August. Collison was tracked across several South Pacific countries before being located in Indonesia.

Collison was taken into custody by Indonesian immigration officials when he tried to extend his visa, the U.S. Marshals said. He was returned to the U.S. and will appear before a Federal Magistrate for the federal charges.

“The U.S. Marshals are dedicated to supporting our state and local partners throughout Iowa in tracking down individuals who evade justice,” Ted Kamatchus, U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Iowa, said in a statement. “By leveraging its global reach, the U.S. Marshals Service empowers our local law enforcement partners with the ability to locate and apprehend even their most elusive fugitives.”