Former teacher sex case set for arraignment

Aug. 31--MOULTON -- A former Moulton Middle School teacher will have an arraignment hearing Sept. 7 after being arrested in late May for allegedly having sex with a high school student.

A Lawrence County grand jury recently indicted Taylor Brooks Boyles, 27, 5216 Lawrence County 87, Moulton, who was charged May 22 with being a school employee engaging in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student under the age of 19.

The charge is a Class B felony, which is punishable by two to 20 years in prison and up to $30,000 in fines.

The arraignment will be before Lawrence County Circuit Judge Mark Craig at 9 a.m.

Lawrence County Sheriff Gene Mitchell said the alleged victim was an 18-year-old high school senior.

Boyles was a fifth-grade math and social studies teacher at Moulton Middle. She submitted her resignation May 18, according to Superintendent Jon Bret Smith. At a school board meeting May 22, Boyles' contract was non-renewed.

Boyles has hired Mark Dutton, of Moulton, as her defense attorney, court records show.

In mid-August, Morgan County Circuit Judge Glenn Thompson ruled the 2010 law prohibiting school employees from having sex with students under the age of 19 was unconstitutional and dismissed the charges against Decatur High teacher Carrie Witt and former Falkville High contract teacher David Solomon. His ruling, which has been appealed, is not binding outside Morgan County.

Winfield Sinclair, an assistant Alabama attorney general, said in defending the 2010 law that the state has reasonable and rational grounds to protect schoolchildren from a teacher who views students as "expanding the dating pool."

Other felony indictments handed down were:

--Thomas Walter Averette, 47, sex offender registration notice act violation.

--Lorrie Hicks Bishop, 45, possession of controlled substance.

--Ashlyn Leigh Blankenship, 21, possession of controlled substance.

--Houston Coleman Bradford, 19, attempt to distribute drugs.

--Brandon Lee Burns, 36, attempt to possess controlled substance.

--Jesse Charles Cagle, 29, nine counts of third-degree forgery.

--Chester Lee Caudill Jr., 25, first-degree theft.

--William Lee Chambers, 35, possession of controlled substance.

--Lesley Scott Coffel, 40, possession of controlled substance.

--Pamela Darlene Coffey, 51, possession of controlled substance.

--Joshua Allen Early, 39, unlawful distribution of controlled substance.

--Elizabeth Ann Eckert, 36, unlawful distribution of controlled substance.

--Matthew David Garrison, 27, breaking and entering vehicle, second-degree theft, third-degree theft, third-degree burglary.

--Javaris M. Gholston, 27, unemployment compensation.

--William Stacy Goodman, 49, first-degree assault.

--Christopher James Hagood, 26, trafficking meth, attempting to possess controlled substance, attempting to distribute drugs.

--Chadwick Lee Heaps, 38, possession of controlled substance.

--Derek Scott Holt, 30, obstruction of justice with false identity.

--Scottie Verneal Hood, 47, two counts of possession of controlled substance.

--Thomas Carlos Howie, 54, first-degree insurance fraud.

--Larry Christopher Jacobs, 42, possession of controlled substance.

--Alton Rayurn Johnson, 47, possession of controlled substance.

--Cynthia D. Johnson, 47, controlled substance crime.

--Justin Lee Johnston, 34, possession of controlled substance.

--Jordan Shane Kirk, 30, five counts of possession of controlled substance.

--Hank Landon Letson, 22, interfering with custody.

--Timothy Dwight Nelms, 40, first-degree theft.

--Joshua Armon Nolen, 39, receiving stolen property.

--Casey D. Novem, 24, third-degree burglary, third-degree theft.

--Robert Anthony Porter, 36, first-degree possession of marijuana.

--Misty Dawn Powell, 30, two counts of possession of controlled substance.

--Kena Natasha Proctor, 34, first-degree robbery.

--Tevin Marquez Ray, 21, two counts of third-degree receiving stolen property.

--Paul Weston Schofield, 45, two counts of second-degree assault, first-degree criminal mischief.

--Elizabeth Lena Sheats, 42, fraudulent use of credit/debit card.

--Chelsey Brooke Shelton, 27, two counts of possession of controlled substance.

--Tonya Lynn Short, 29, possession of controlled substance.

--Jeremy Edward Smalley, 36, possession of controlled substance.

--Adrian Lee Smith, 39, second-degree burglary, second-degree theft of property.

--Monica Stooksberry, 29, possession of controlled substance.

--Robert Walter Taylor, 31, first-degree escape.

--Cody Terry Terry, 23, possession of controlled substance.

--Daniel Bruce Terry, 21, possession of controlled substance, attempt to distribute drugs.

--Michael Trent Terry, 67, first-degree theft.

--John Matthew Thomas, 53, sex offender registration notice act violation.

--Tyler Ray Tippett, 21, possession of controlled substance.

--Jeremy Scott Way, 37, two counts of possession of controlled substance.

--Kelly Gennelon West, 34, possession of controlled substance, two counts of second-degree forgery.

--Jason Gerald Whitfield, 49, second-degree burglary, second-degree theft of property.

--Misty May Whitfield, 27, third-degree theft of property.

--Danny Lynn Whitworth, 49, possession of controlled substance.

--Joseph Woodhull, 37, two counts of possession of controlled substance.

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