Virginia State Police are still actively searching for Travis Turner, the missing high school football coach who is now wanted on criminal charges related to child pornography and soliciting a minor with a computer in the midst of an undefeated season.
Turner, 46, was officially named as a missing person on the Virginia State Police website on Sunday and listed as missing since Thursday, Nov. 20, when federal agents were sent to Turner's residence in Appalachia, Virginia, and informed in transit that Turner was no longer there. Additional charges are pending, the Virginia State Police said, and the case remained under investigation. Turner had not been reported found as of 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
Wise County Public Schools Superintendent Mike Goforth on Tuesday, told USA TODAY the district was aware law enforcement had filed charges against "a staff member who has been on administrative leave." He also noted that the staff member "is not permitted on school property or to have contact with students."
Turner was a well-known figure around Southwest Virginia, with a long history of athletic achievement that included time as a college quarterback. Here's more on Travis Turner as authorities continue the search to arrest him:
