Virginia State Police have launched a manhunt for Travis L. Turner, a Union High School football coach, who has been declared a fugitive following his disappearance from his home. Authorities have obtained 10 warrants, issued Monday, to charge Turner with five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor.
Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing, and additional charges are pending. Turner, who disappeared last week, is now considered a fugitive, the VSP said.
According to state police, Turner was first reported missing Friday, Nov. 21, one day after troopers went to his home in Appalachia, Virginia. Special agents with the VSP Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Wytheville Field Office were en route to the residence on Thursday as part of the early stages of an investigation, not to make an arrest, when they learned that Turner was no longer at the location.
Since his disappearance, police have deployed search and rescue teams, drones, and K-9 units in an effort to locate him.