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A member of the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps instructional staff has been fired after being charged Wednesday with three felony counts of traveling to lure a child, use of a two-way communication device to commit a felony and use of a computer to seduce a child in Alachua County, Fla.

Ryan Burd, 28, of Hilton Head Island, S.C., was in Florida this past week as a member of the touring musical ensemble Dallas Brass.

Florida law enforcement authorities say he twice drove to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex after she met him at a Sunday concert in Gainesville, Fla., where the Brass also led a music clinic for students.

Burd was the lead instructor of the percussion section for the Troopers during the 2013 summer tour, according to Troopers corps Director Fred Morris.

"We found out about this Wednesday afternoon, and he was terminated as of 1:30 p.m. Wednesday," Morris said on Thursday. "As far as we are aware, there was absolutely no impropriety with our kids whatsoever."

Morris said Burd's last contact with Troopers members was at one weekend rehearsal camp in late 2013.