Missing Virginia Tech student was bound for Abingdon, university says
ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) – A missing 20-year-old student at Virginia Tech has been reported missing after not arriving at his parents’ home in Abingdon Friday.
According to the university, Johnny Roop was last seen at his apartment complex in the Merrimac area of Montgomery County on Friday. Later that day, Roop’s phone reportedly pinged near the New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg.
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His phone pinged at 4:26 p.m. Friday. The university reported Roop had been traveling to Abingdon to take an online exam by 5 p.m.
However, Roop never arrived in Abingdon.
Roop was driving a black 2018 Toyota Camry bearing Virginia license plate number TXW6643. A Virginia Tech flag sticker was placed on the back window of the Camry.
Roop is 6 foot 3 inches and weighs between 230-240 pounds, according to Virginia Tech. He has blonde hair and hazel eyes.
Washington County, Virginia Sheriff Blake Andis told News Channel 11 that his office was aware of the search for Roop, but the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia State Police and other agencies were conducting the investigation.
A spokesperson for the Abingdon Police Department said the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office had not requested the department’s assistance as of Monday afternoon.
Anyone who sees Roop or his vehicle or who may have information is asked to call the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 540-382-4343.
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