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Family Pleads for Missing Virginia Coach as Manhunt Widens and Marshals Offer Reward

Relatives report he left home without his car, wallet or medications before vanishing into nearby woods.

Overview

  • Travis L. Turner, 46, is wanted on 10 felony counts — five for possession of child sexual abuse material and five for computer solicitation of a minor.
  • He was last seen on Nov. 20 near his Appalachia, Virginia, home walking into the woods with a firearm, according to the family attorney.
  • Virginia State Police, the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI are pursuing tips, with a reward of up to $5,000 and warnings he may be armed.
  • Turner's wife denies helping him flee, filed a missing-person report the next day, and the family says they are cooperating and urging him to return.
  • Wise County Public Schools placed the employee on leave with no student contact, and a prosecutor told media the solicitation counts could carry roughly five to 30 years if convicted.