Carl Allen Byers (Mount Pleasant, Texas), 51, teacher & girls basketball coach at Como-Pickton Junior High, Como-Pickton Consolidated ISD, Como, Texas, "alleged indecency with a child" Sulphur Springs News-Telegram: C-P CISD employee arrested on child indecency charge (Feb 1 2014) A Como-Pickton school employee was arrested Friday on a charge alleging indecency with a child by sexual contact. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Charles Humphries arrested 52-year-old Carl Allen Byers of Mount Pleasant on the second-degree felony charge, according to arrest reports. Byers was booked into the county jail, when released after securing the $20,000 bond set on the charge, according to jail reports ... Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office did receive a call about 6:15 p.m. Jan. 30, regarding a claim that a female Pickton child had been “touched inappropriately at school.” The arrest report noted the offense date as Jan. 30. Tags:
Sulphur Springs News-Telegram: Arrested C-P teacher on admin. leave (Feb 3 2014) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was contacted Thursday evening regarding a claim 51-year-old Byers had touched a female Pickton student inappropriately at school. HCSO Investigator Charles Humphries on Friday arrested Byers, who listed a Mount Pleasant address on arrest reports, for indecency with a child by sexual contact. Byers was booked into, then released, Friday from the county jail, after securing the $20,000 bond on the charge, jail reports note.
KLTV: Junior high coach arrested for indecency with a child (Feb 3 2014) A coach at an East Texas junior high school was arrested Friday for indecency with a child. Hopkins County judicial records show that 51-year-old Carl Allen Byers was booked into jail for indecency with a child/sexual contact. Byers is on the junior high coaching staff at Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District, according to the district's website. Byers was released from jail Friday on $20,000 bond. KSLA: Junior high coach arrested for indecency with a child (Feb 3 2014) WAFF: Junior high coach arrested for indecency with a child (Feb 3 2014) WBTV: Junior high coach arrested for indecency with a child (Feb 3 2014)
CBS 19: ETX teacher and coach arrested on indecency with child charge (Feb 3 2014) A Como-Pickton ISD teacher and coach has been suspended with pay after allegedly inappropriately touching a student. 51-year-old Carl Allen Byers was arrested January 31, 2014 and charged with indecency with a child. Como-Pickton ISD Superintendent Dr. Kay Handin says the alleged incident occurred on campus.
KETK: ETX coach arrested for indecency with child, placed on paid administrative leave (Feb 3 2014) According to Como-Pickton Independent School District, they received questions involving [Carl Allen] Byers which involved allegations of violations of district policies. Superintendent Dr. Kay Handin tells KETK, this is a personnel decision and the district will not elaborate on the situation, but did say he is on administrative leave with pay. Byers was booked into the Hopkins County Jail but has since been released on $20,000 bond.