WISE COUNTY, Va. (WMDJ) — A Virginia high school football coach who’s been missing since last week is now wanted on multiple child sex-related charges.
Virginia State Police say 46-year-old Travis Turner of Appalachia, the head football coach at Union High School, disappeared on November 20. Authorities say agents with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Wytheville Field Office were heading to Turner’s home that day for an investigation when they learned he was gone.
Police have since obtained 10 warrants for Turner, including five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor. Turner is now considered a fugitive.
State Police say multiple search teams, drones, and K9 units have been used to try to locate him.
Wise County Public Schools confirmed Turner has been on administrative leave and remains barred from school property while the investigation continues.
Anyone with information on Turner’s whereabouts should contact Virginia State Police Division 4 at (276) 484-9483 or email questions@vsp.virginia.gov.
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