July 29, 2022 - The Shelby County Sheriff's Department has arrested a former substitute teacher for alleged improper relationship between educator and student, 2nd degree felony.
David Palacios, 22, of Center turned himself in and the Shelby County Jail log indicates he was arrested on July 20, 2022, and was released on the same day on a $5,000 bond set by Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1, Donna Hughes.
According to the arrest affidavit, while Palacios was employed by Center ISD he allegedly had intent to commit indecency with a child by communicating through electronic mail or text message such as Instagram or cellular phone text messages in a sexually explicit manner with a person who was enrolled in Center High School.
Shelby County Sheriff's Investigator David Haley determined Palacios was a substitute teacher at Center ISD from October 2020 until March 2021 and Investigator Haley learned that Palacios allegedly had inappropriate relationships with several female students, including physical contact, throughout his time as a substitute teacher.
