MEDIA RELEASE

Contact:  Angie Grube
agrube@ncsbi.gov
June 10, 2020

 

 

SBI AGENTS ARREST FORMER TEACHER AND FORMER COACH IN DUPLIN COUNTY

 

(Raleigh, NC) - On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, special agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s (SBI) Coastal District Office arrested a former teacher from James Kenan High School located in Warsaw and a former coach on felony charges of sexual activity with a student.  The incidents involved former students and happened between 2017 and 2018 off campus.  The SBI began its investigation in late October of 2019 at the request of the Duplin County District Attorney’s Office.

Jessica Daughtry, a former teacher at James Kenan High School, turned herself in at the Duplin County Detention Center just before 10 a.m. today.  She has been charged with two counts of felony sexual activity with a student.  After going before a magistrate, she was issued a $20,000 unsecured bond and booked at the detention center.

Angelica Castro Favela, a former volleyball coach at James Kenan High School, turned herself in at the Duplin County Detention Center around 11 a.m. today.  She has been charged with one count of felony sexual activity with a student.  After going before a magistrate, she was issued a $15,000 unsecured bond and booked at the detention center.

Mug shots can be obtained from the Duplin County Detention Center.  Anyone with additional information about this ongoing investigation may contact Special Agent in Charge Kevin Tabron at 910-346-2121.

                                              

                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jessica Smith Daughtry          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angelica Castro Favela