Virginia Tech student headed home to Abingdon, reported missing

The Montgomery County Virginia Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing Virginia Tech student who was last seen headed towards Abingdon.

Investigators said 20-year-old Johnny Roop was last seen Friday at his apartment complex on Canyon Ridge Road. Roop was reportedly headed home to his parents in Abingdon, to take an online exam at 5 p.m.

His phone was last pinged near the New River Valley Mall around 4:30 p.m. Friday. Roop drives a 2018 Black Toyota Camry with a license plate number of TXW-6643. There is a Virginia Tech flag sticker on the back window. If you have any information, you’re asked to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.