Judge orders Cody Wilson’s arrest, but he skipped his return flight from Taiwan

Enlarge / Cody Wilson, owner of Defense Distributed company, holds a 3D printed gun, called the “Liberator”, in his factory in Austin, Texas, on August 1, 2018. (credit: KELLY WEST/AFP/Getty Images)

AUSTIN, Texas—On Wednesday morning, a county judge signed the arrest warrant for 3D-printed gun rights activist Cody Wilson, who is accused of sexually assaulting an unnamed underage girl.

(credit: US Marshals)

On Wednesday afternoon, the Austin Police Department told the public that Wilson still wasn’t in custody. The Defense Distributed founder’s last known whereabouts are Taipei, Taiwan, and he skipped his flight back to the States. Authorities believe he received a tip about the new allegations.

“We know Mr. Wilson frequently travels for business,” Commander Troy Officer, of APD’s Organized Crime Division, told assembled press shortly after 2pm Central Time. “We don’t know why he went to Taiwan, but we do know that he was informed that he was being investigated.”