Virginia high school football coach considered 'fugitive' following mysterious disappearance: police

The Virginia State Police person launched a manhunt for Union High School shot manager Travis L. Turner, 46, who has been declared a fugitive pursuing his disappearance from his home.

Authorities announced Tuesday that they person obtained 10 warrants, issued Monday, to complaint Turner with 5 counts of possession of kid pornography and 5 counts of utilizing a machine to solicit a minor.

Authorities said the probe remains ongoing, and further charges are pending. Turner, who disappeared past week, is present considered a fugitive, the VSP said.

Union High School caput shot manager Travis Turner has been reported missing, according to the Virginia State Police. (Leslie Turner/Facebook)

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According to authorities police, Turner was archetypal reported missing Friday, Nov. 21, 1 time aft troopers went to his location successful Appalachia, Virginia.

Special agents with the VSP Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Wytheville Field Office were en way to the residence connected Thursday arsenic portion of the aboriginal stages of an investigation, not to marque an arrest, erstwhile they learned that Turner was nary longer astatine the location.

Since his disappearance, constabulary person deployed hunt and rescue teams, drones and K-9 units successful an effort to find him.

"Our main precedence is locating Turner safely," the VSP said successful a statement, noting that the hunt is ongoing crossed aggregate jurisdictions.

Authorities are asking anyone with accusation connected Turner’s whereabouts to interaction Virginia State Police Division 4 astatine (276) 484-9483 oregon email [email protected]. Tips tin beryllium made anonymously.

Virginia State Police person launched a hunt for Union High shot manager Travis Turner, whose disappearance has stunned the Big Stone Gap community. (Virginia State Police)

A precocious surfaced video from the Union Sports Network’s Instagram provender is present believed to amusement Turner’s last nationalist interrogation earlier his disappearance.

The interrogation was conducted on-field astatine Bullet Park successful Big Stone Gap, Virginia, moments aft Union’s 40–7 triumph implicit Lehigh successful the Region 2D quarterfinals connected Nov. 15. Speaking with big B.J. Richardson, Turner praised his players’ resilience and elder leadership.

"I thought our kids adjusted, played hard and overcame immoderate adversity," Turner said, noting that his squad pushed done questionable penalties. "There was nary panic. We conscionable continued the people and played football."

At the time, Union High was undefeated and preparing to look defending authorities champion Graham High School successful the pursuing week’s playoff match-up.

"They’re ace athletic, and we’ve played each different 15 oregon 16 times now," Turner added with a grin. "It’s going to beryllium a battle, and our kids volition beryllium ready."

Union High School caput shot manager Travis Turner, who has been reported missing, successful an undated photograph released by the Virginia State Police. (Virginia State Police)

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Turner’s disappearance has near the agrarian Virginia assemblage reeling. Wise County Public Schools antecedently confirmed that an unnamed worker had been placed connected administrative permission with wage pending reappraisal of an outer allegation but did not place the worker oregon corroborate whether the substance progressive Turner.

"A unit subordinate has been placed connected administrative permission with wage portion an outer bureau reviews an allegation that was reported to the division," Superintendent Dr. Mike Goforth said successful a statement. "This is modular process and is not a determination of wrongdoing."

The territory said it could not remark further owed to the progressive instrumentality enforcement investigation.

Leslie Turner took to societal media pursuing her husband's disappearance, urging friends to "please pray." (Leslie Turner/Facebook)

In a since-deleted Facebook station obtained by News Channel 11, Turner’s woman said Friday that the manager was missing, "and that’s each we know."

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"We emotion him and request him present with us," she wrote. "Just support praying that helium comes home."

Turner comes from a long-established shot family. His precocious father, Tom Turner, coached astatine Apalachee High School and led his teams to 5 authorities championships during his 26-year vocation earlier his decease successful 2006.