Teacher Is Charged with Sexual Assault

A Piedmont Academy teacher, listed on the school’s website Monday as assistant football coach and elementary physical education teacher has been arrested and charged with sexual assault against a person in custody.

Kurt Bo Brown II, 24, was apparently in a relationship with a student at the school. That is not allowed. Sheriff Donnie Pope explained it is the same as if a jailer takes advantage of a prisoner or any case where a person in charge of another acts in an inappropriate manner.

Tony Tanner, headmaster at the school, had no comment when reached by telephone Tuesday. He did confirm Mr. Brown had been terminated from his position.

Other activity in the last week included a burglary with forced entry at an address on Hwy. 16, however, the report did not indicate what was taken.

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Deputies are also investigating a theft by taking from Partridge Drive where a 2010 Ford F-150 was reportedly stolen. There were two cases of financial transaction card fraud, with one person reporting some $9,282 in bogus charges.

Other items allegedly taken in the last week include a car tag. There was a report of an attempted stolen vehicle as well as a report of shoplifting from Larry’s Four-Way and the perpetrators were caught and arrested.

Calvin Harold Braswell, 25, of Rex and Ray Bryan Hamlin, 23, of Jackson were both charged with theft by taking.

Other persons arrested in the last week, and their charges, include:

•Thomas Ethan Davis, 25, Mansfield—probation violation.

•Jennifer Suzanne Fernandez, 20, Covington—failure to appear bench warrant.

•David Nicholas Long, 27, Commerce—Jasper County Superior Court failure to appear Bench warrant.

•Joseph Frank Lawson, 56, Shady Dale—parole violation.

•Zachary Eugene Bradley, 31, Macon—Jasper County Superior Court failure to appear bench warrant.

•Cherie Takeila Anderson, 31, McDonough—financial identity fraud.

•Emily Rebecca Spidle, 32, Monticello—obstruction of law enforcement officer and battery.

•Brandon Richard Lind, 30, Monticello—cruelty to children (3rd degree) four counts, battery and simple battery.

•Dana Leigh Wilkerson, 21, Forsyth—possession of methamphetamine, drugs not in original container and possession of Schedule IV controlled substance.

•Chrystal Linette Scofield, 39, Conyers—probation violation.

•Brett Michael Rosser, 24, Covington—probation violation.

•Aubrey Lee Trulove, 20 Oxford—criminal trespass and reckless driving.

•Emanuel Zion Jefferies, 19, Lithonia—theft by shoplifting.

•Kent Anthony Miller, 35, Eatonton—hold for warrant in Carroll Co.