WISE COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — An attorney for the family of fugitive Union High School head football coach Travis Turner has released a statement saying Turner left home with a firearm last Thursday.
According to Adrian Collins who released the statement on behalf of the Turner family, Turner’s last contact with family was on Thursday November 20th after he left his residence to walk in the woods with a firearm. The statement goes onto say Turner entered a heavily wooded and mountainous area.
Collins says once Turner did not return home that evening, Turner’s wife contacted law enforcement and was advised a missing persons report could not be taken until 24 hours had passed. On Friday November 21st a missing persons report was filed according to Collins and the family has cooperated fully with law-enforcement in their ongoing search efforts.
Collins adds that family members have also conducted search efforts in the wooded area but those efforts have been limited by weather conditions and respect for the official operations underway.
Collins says that the family is prayerful that Turner is safe and will have the opportunity to defend himself in a court of law. You can view the full statement below.
Statement from Adrian Collins, Attorney at Law,
On Behalf of the Family of Coach Travis Turner
On behalf of the family of Travis Turner, I wish to express their sincere gratitude to all who have shown concern during this difficult time.
The last known contact the family had with Travis occurred on or about Thursday, November 20, after he left his residence to walk in the woods with a firearm. He is believed to have entered a heavily wooded and mountainous area. At which point, no warrants had been issued for his arrest.
When Travis did not return home that evening, his wife promptly notified local law enforcement. She was advised that a missing-person report could not be taken until at least 24 hours had passed. The following day, she filed a missing-person report with the Virginia State Police. The family has cooperated fully with law-enforcement in their ongoing efforts to locate Travis.
Family members and friends have also conducted search efforts in the surrounding woods. These efforts have been limited by weather conditions and with respect for the official operations underway.
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It is the family’s prayer that Travis is safe and will have the opportunity to defend himself in a court of law.