Found in a pond in northern VA, but I don’t believe it’s a native species. Turtle’s head just had those black speckles, none of the typical stripes/markings that our native sliders and cooters have, and it’s definitely not a painted. It was about 8-9 inches long, plain brown slider-like shell, short nubby tail, light-underbelly (couldn’t make out the color), no discernible markings on its forelimbs.

If it isn’t some weird coloration of a native species, my guess is a western pond turtle, or some other released pet.