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.
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on April 22 in the council chambers.
City Manager Bert Cunningham in his report will discuss the comprehensive planning grant and the substation transformer.
In old business there will be second readings for the water rate ordinance tabled from the last meeting, plus the new ordinances related to the operation of food trucks in the city.
In new business the council will discuss section 3 policy updates for the community development grant for Smythe Street sidewalks and hear a request from public works to use $9,763 out of the tap account to purchase 64 meters.
By BARBARA GREEN
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The City of Bowie received an unqualified audit for 2023-24 presented by its outside auditor during its April 8 meeting.
Valerie Halverson of the Mathis, West, Huffines Group, Wichita Falls, reviewed the extensive report on the city’s funds.
She noted it was a busy year dealing with several major capital projects along with tracking grant funds, but the city met all the general accounting standards.
Read the full story on the outside audit in the Thursday Bowie News.
(Top photo) Volunteers Janet Morgan, Pattye Graham, Jo Lee and Carolyn Cantwell were busy at the registration table during “Sight for All” event sponsored by Bowie and Graham Lions Clubs on April 5 at Bowie First Methodist Church. There were nine stations for screenings for eye diseases and about 50 people went through.
About 50 people attended the Bowie Lions and Graham Lions Club program for eye screening hosted in Bowie recently. There were nine stations through which people were screened or things like glaucoma and other eye diseases. If any concerns were raised information was available about referrals and related assistance. (Courtesy photos)
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Genia Conrad
04/13/2025 at 6:04 am
It’s obvious this girl told him she was 20 and gave him the address to get there. Yet there’s way more to the story like the fact that the girl kept asking Riffle to send her money which he did for months because he believed they were in a real relationship and she was being honest about her age. Riffle is intellectually impaired and was taken advantage of by this girl. Now he is in jail and never touched or met this girl in person until that day and they were outside! No physical contact was EVER made! He is a kid himself at 24 and with his disability he is mentally her age. It was very easy for her to use him and take advantage of him. Very sad situation and now he pays for her crimes and she walks off lie nothing ever happened. VERY WRONG!!!