A Laredo band teacher from the United Independent School District was arrested last week in Fairfax County in Fairfax, Virginia through a child predator operation as local police said he drove over 1,500 miles with the intent of having sex with a teenage girl.

David Ortiz, 32, was charged on Friday, Jan. 12 with Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material, Use of Communication Device to Solicit a Minor, Attempted Indecent Liberties with a Minor. He also faces eight counts of Use of a Communication Device to Solicit a Minor (Second or Subsequent Offense).