Virginia police obtained an arrest warrant for the lacking coach of an undefeated highschool soccer workforce, officers stated Tuesday, in connection to a toddler pornography probe.
Travis Turner, 46, “is needed on 5 counts of possession of kid pornography and 5 counts of utilizing a pc to solicit a minor,” in accordance an announcement by Virginia State Police spokesperson Robin Lawson.
“The investigation stays ongoing,” Lawson added. “Further expenses are pending.”
Police are utilizing canines and drones in hopes of discovering Turner, who’s “now thought of a fugitive,” Lawson stated.
Turner, head coach of the Union Excessive Faculty Bears from Huge Stone Hole, went lacking on Thursday as his squad was getting ready for a playoff recreation, officers stated.
With out Turner on the sidelines, Union this previous weekend defeated the Graham H.S. G-Males, 12-0, to advance within the Class 2 playoffs.
Union (12-0) will play Ridgeview within the area last on Saturday afternoon, with the winner going to the state semifinals on Dec. 6.
The thriller surrounding Turner’s disappearance deepened when state police disclosed on Monday that brokers have been searching for to interview him as “a part of the investigation,” VSP spokesperson Matthew Demlien stated then.
Demlien confused that final week’s tried police go to was not aimed toward arresting Turner at the moment.
Union H.S., with practically 660 college students, is within the far southwest nook of Virginia, about 170 miles west of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and roughly 140 miles northeast of the College of Tennessee in Knoxville.
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