Police have opened a 24/7 manned tip line, and are asking for anyone with information related to the matter to call 866-347-2423.

Authorities opened an investigation into the case after receiving information from the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

A staffer with ACAC Fitness & Wellness has confirmed that Wellbeloved-Stone was employed at one of ACAC’s Charlottesville fitness centers as a karate instructor. A spokesperson for ACAC did not respond to requests for comment about his employment status.

Prior to working for Charlottesville City Schools, Wellbeloved-Stone worked as an earth science and environmental studies teacher for Nelson County High School from 1989 until 1994. He then began teaching in an alternative education program at the Living Education Center for Ecology and the Arts.

The private high school, formerly located on Old Preston Avenue, gave a small number of 13- to 18-year-old students hands-on, interdisciplinary learning experiences. The school’s academic director said in 1995 that Wellbeloved-Stone was “very much the backbone of the school.” It is unclear how long he remained at the school.