The Virginia highschool soccer coach who went missing Nov. 20 and was later revealed to be wished on expenses involving youngster sexual abuse materials, was final seen strolling into the woods with a gun, the coach’s household says.
An announcement from a regulation agency representing the household of Travis Turner, launched Friday, stated: “The final identified contact the household had with Travis occurred on or about Thursday, November 20, after he left his residence to stroll within the woods with a firearm. He’s believed to have entered a closely wooded and mountainous space.”
At the moment, the assertion from legal professional Adrian Collins stated, no warrants had been issued for Turner’s arrest.
Travis Turner is seen in an undated photograph launched by Virginia State Police.
Virginia State Police
When Turner didn’t return house that night, his spouse notified regulation enforcement, the legal professional’s assertion stated.
“She was suggested {that a} missing-person report couldn’t be taken till a minimum of 24 hours had handed,” the legal professional’s assertion stated. “The next day, she filed a missing-person report with the Virginia State Police. The household has cooperated totally with law-enforcement of their ongoing efforts to find Travis.”
Brokers with the state police’s Bureau of Legal Investigation Wytheville Area Workplace have been en path to Turner’s house on Nov. 20 as a part of an investigation, after they have been knowledgeable he was not there, police stated.
State police later obtained a complete of 10 warrants for Turner, 46 ,of Appalachia, Virginia, together with 5 counts of possession of kid pornography and 5 counts of utilizing a pc to solicit a minor, authorities stated.
Travis Turner is seen in an undated photograph launched by Virginia State Police.
Virginia State Police
Turner is a bodily schooling trainer and head soccer coach at Union Excessive College, within the Sensible County public faculty district, in accordance with the college’s web site. Amid his disappearance, the soccer group superior to the Virginia regional closing, throughout a 12-0 season and stays undefeated.
Virginia State Police stated earlier this week they have been actively trying to find Turner.
“Since his disappearance, VSP has utilized numerous belongings, together with search and rescue groups, drones and k9s, to help within the search,” state police stated in a press release. “VSP’s foremost precedence is finding Turner safely; he’s now thought-about a fugitive.”
The assertion from the Turner household’s legal professional stated members of the family and pals have additionally been looking out within the woods.
“These efforts have been restricted by climate situations and with respect for the official operations underway,” the assertion stated. “It’s the household’s prayer that Travis is protected and could have the chance to defend himself in a courtroom of regulation.”
