A Texas father was outraged after finding out his teenage daughter allegedly married a West Virginia man after he showed up on his doorstep looking for her.
The unidentified teen’s father called police after Dylan Ray Riffle, 24, of Walkersville, West Virginia, showed at his home in Forestburg, Texas, on April 4, around 10.30am, Texomas Homepage reported.
The father, who was not identified, told police Riffle was claiming to be looking for his wife and when asked who he was there to see, he replied: ‘Your daughter.’
The father then pulled out a gun and pointed it at his face, asking the man if he was aware the girl was a minor, to which Riffle said the girl had told him she was 20.
He later told investigators that the girl, whom he allegedly married online, had been lying to him for months.
Riffle had flew from West Virginia to Texas to meet his ‘wife’ for the first time after they met in a ‘VR chat, the outlet reported.
They were originally set to meet in Galveston, which is 375 miles from the girl’s hometown. The man had rented an Airbnb for them, but after their plans fell apart, he flew to Dallas and ride-shared to Forestburg, the outlet said.
Riffle admitted to detectives about talking to the minor about having sex and officers found several nude photos of the girl on his phone, Texomas Homepage reported.
The girl reportedly declined to tell police much, outside of saying she was not a victim.
She told them she was ‘mentally unable to speak about anything’ and refused to answer their questions, the outlet said.
Riffle was arrested for online solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography, and enticing a child, the outlet said.
He was booked into the Montague County Jail on April 4.
He is being held on a $45,000 bond.