A former Fort Carson soldier is facing a slew of charges in the 4th Judicial District related to defrauding women he met online.

A police affidavit outlines how Gavin Pobst, a former sergeant, is suspected of manipulating women he meets online into giving him money and using some of it to gamble.

The police investigation found more than 200 text message threads on Pobst’s phone where he asks women for money.

“There are numerous text messages from females asking Gavin for their money back like he promised because they need it to pay their bills,” an investigator wrote in an affidavit.

In one case, a woman told police Pobst owed her more than $5,000, an affidavit said.

He has been charged with theft, money laundering, identity theft, criminal impersonation and unauthorized use of a financial transaction device, court records show.

The investigating El Paso County sheriff’s officer states in the arrest affidavit that even after learning he was under investigation Pobst “continued his criminal activity up until the day before he was arrested and placed in military confinement.”

He is still in the El Paso County jail. He would need to post two $10,000 bonds to leave custody.

The civilian charges follow a court-martial that ended in Pobst pleading guilty to eight counts of theft, one count of wire fraud and violating a general order during his court-martial.

The Army investigation into Pobst’s conduct identified “upwards of 60 victims.” He had been facing 14 specific accusations of theft ranging from stealing $20 to $1,000 during 2022 and 2023. He was also facing two accusations of wire fraud.

A military judge sentenced Pobst to 270 days confinement, forfeiture of $1,000 per month for two months and a bad conduct discharge.

Before his discharge, Pobst served with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team in the 4th Infantry Division. He had served for six years and five months.