The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Jeff Davis County Schools teacher following allegations involving inappropriate contact with a student.
The GBI announced Friday that Fernando Chavez, 31, of Hazlehurst, has been charged with one count of Improper Sexual Contact with a Student and one count of Interference with Custody. According to investigators, the alleged contact occurred away from school grounds during the previous school year. Chavez has been booked into the Jeff Davis County Jail, and the investigation remains active and ongoing.
Hazlehurst Now is publishing the GBI’s August 14 press release below in its entirety:
GBI Arrests Jeff Davis County Teacher for Inappropriate Contact with a Student
Chavez was booked into the Jeff Davis County Jail.
The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI’s Regional Investigative Office in Douglas at 912-389-4103. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
