Travis Turner, the head football coach and physical โeducation teacherโค at Unionโข High School in Wiseโ County, Virginia,โค is now a fugitive wanted on charges relatedโข to child sexualโ abuse material, authorities say.Turnerโค reportedly walkedโฃ into the โwoods with aโ firearmโค as virginia State Police were actively โsearchingโ for โhim, accordingโข to a statement released byโค his attorney.
Theโข disappearance of Turner, who led his team to an undefeated 12-0 season culminating in a regional final appearance, has gripped โคthe community.โ While the football team continued its โขprosperous run, police transitionedโ their search โฃfrom a missing person investigation โtoโฃ a โคfugitive apprehension, โciting the serious nature โฃof the allegations.The case raisesโ concerns about the safety of children and theโฃ potential impact on the โคUnion High School community. โข
Virginia State police โinitiated a complete search utilizing search โขand rescue โฃteams,drones,and canine units after Turner went โmissing. The investigation โคled to charges related to possession โฃof child โsexual abuse material.โ
“As โฃhis disappearance, VSP has utilized โขa number ofโ assetsโฆto assistโฃ in the search,” police stated.โค “VSP’sโ main โฃpriority is locating Turner safely; he is now considered a fugitive.”
turner’s family has been actively involvedโ inโข the search, coordinating effortsโ with friends โคin the surrounding wooded areas, though hampered โby inclement weather and deference to the officialโ police operation.”These efforts have been limited by weather conditionsโ and with respect for the official operations underway,” a statementโฃ from โthe family’s attorney said.โ “It is โindeed the family’sโ prayer that Travis isโฃ safe andโ will have the chance to defend himself in a court of law.”