Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - US Marshals have offered a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of missing high school football coach Travis Turner, who is wanted on child p0rnography charges.
The US Marshals Service has urged the public to report any
tips on the married father from Big Stone Gap, Virginia, to 911, State
Police, or the USMS tips line at 1-877-WANTED2.
Turner was last seen Nov. 20 walking into the woods
with a firearm, according to the family’s attorney, Adrian Collins.
The family is praying that Turner is safe and will have the
opportunity to defend himself in a court of law, Collins said.
Turner’s wife of 25 years, Leslie Caudill, deactivated
her social media accounts in the wake of the arrest warrant for her husband.
He is wanted on five counts of possession of child
pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor. Additional
charges are pending, according to police.
“VSP is still searching for Turner with the assistance of
the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service,” VSP spokesperson Robin Lawson said on
Monday.
Turner is no longer listed as a staff member on the website
of Union High School, where he was leading the football team to an undefeated
season when he disappeared.
Authorities have warned he may be armed and urged caution
before approaching him.
Turner’s disappearance was first cast as a simple missing
person’s case, before state police announced they had arrest warrants for the
46-year-old last week.
Police and school officials have so far declined to say
whether any of the victims or complaining witnesses have any connection to
Union High, a public school with about 600 students in the rural Appalachian
southwest corner of Virginia.
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