Virginia Tech Student, 20, Reported Missing After He Didn’t Arrive at Parents’ House
Johnny Roop was last seen at his apartment complex on Friday
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Johnny Roop.A 20-year-old Virginia Tech student was reported missing, the university said Monday.
Johnny Roop was last seen on Friday at his apartment complex on Canyon Ridge Road in the Merrimac Area of Montgomery County, Virginia, according to the university and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. He was traveling to his parent’s home in Abington to take an online exam by 5 p.m. local time but did not arrive.
His phone was also pinged at the New River Valley Mall at 4:26 p.m. He was driving a black 2018 Toyota Camry with Virginia license plate number TXW6643. Roop’s car has a Virginia Tech flag sticker on the back.
“At this point, we are asking the entire VT community to aid in locating Johnny,” Virginia Tech spokesman Mark Owczrski told CBS affiliate WDBJ. “Any comments on the police matter / case have to go to Montgomery County Sherriff’s department. They are the lead agency, but we are helping in any way we can.”
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The sheriff’s office describes Toop as 6 feet, 3 inches tall, and about 240 lbs, NBC affiliate WSLS reported.
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“John is not the kind of guy that just goes missing,” Isaac Childress, a childhood friend of Roop's, told WSLS.
“You have some buddies you don’t hear from in a couple days and it’s just the norm, they do their own thing, but Johnny, he is a family and friend-oriented man," he added.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 540-382-4343.
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