A self-proclaimed pedophile advocate on trial for the kidnapping of a 12-year-old California girl has died in custody at an Arizona jail, according to public records.
The cause of death is pending, according to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner in Arizona.
Nathan Larson, 41, was arrested in 2020 after being caught flying across the country
with a girl he had convinced to run away from her home
in Fresno, California.
Nathan Larson was arrested in 2020. Fresno Sheriff's Office via AP
Larson died on September 18 and an order to dismiss his case was filed on October 11, the local newspaper Sacramento Bee reported on Monday, adding that the prisoner had been transferred from a federal prison in the Fresno area to downtown prison in Arizona in which he lost his life.
Larson last appeared in court in March and said he was representing himself in a case that could have led to a life sentence, according to the newspaper.
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He was arrested in December 2020 at the Denver airport when he was trying to take the girl to his home in Catlett, Virginia, where his plan was to sexually assault her and get
her pregnant when she turned 13
, according to court records.
Larson made the girl wear a long-haired wig to make her look older and told her to pretend to be mute during their trip, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said.
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Mims described Larson as a "white supremacist and a known supporter of pedophilia".
Detectives said Larson met the girl through social media, flew to California and convinced her to run away from home.
A Denver police officer stopped them during a layover in Colorado.
The girl was not injured and later returned to her family.
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