NEWS
‘Married” web pair hit a snag
A West Virginia man’s internet relationship with a 16-year-old Bowie girl lead to his arrest for online solicitation of a minor.
Montague County Chief Deputy Jack Lawson said this was one of the more unusual cases they have dealt with that centered on interactions between the pair across the internet.
He explained that Dylan Ray Riffle, 24, Walkersville, WV was arrested on April 4 after he reportedly arrived at the home of the teenage girl to whom he reportedly married over the internet. The pair supposedly first came into contact through a virtual reality program.
Riffle said the girl told him she was 20 years old. Riffle has no criminal history said Lawson and the pair had never met in person.
“They supposedly got married on the internet, he even had a ring, but they skipped the license and age. He was supposed to meet her in Galveston, but then when she could not get there he went to Bridgeport and then took an Uber to the girl’s residence in the Bowie area. A neighbor contacted the girl’s father and when he came home they were outside. Riffle was arrested,” explained Lawson.
Bond for Riffle on a third degree felony, was set at $20,000.
Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.
Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves then Thursday Bowie News to a delivery date on Friday. It will be available in the stores at its regular time.
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