Mississippi teacher, 30, accused of sexual misconduct with a student, on the run with teen boy, cops say
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nicole Jackson, left, is believed to be on the run with 16-year-old Oscar O'Neal. (Hattiesburg Police Department)
A Mississippi teacher is being sought Tuesday by police who say she ran off with a teen boy -- just weeks after she was arrested for alleged sexual misconduct with a student.
Oscar O'Neal, 16, was reported missing by his mother Monday and was last seen around 1 a.m. at his home in Hattiesburg, police said. There is an active arrest warrant out for Nicole Jackson, a 30-year-old former teacher at the Earl Travillion Attendance Center who previously was arrested and charged with sexual battery by a person in a position of trust or authority.
“If u see my son please contact me or my wife Lisa Oneal. We got the police involved his nickname is Lil Pooh but his real name is Oscar Oneal missing....,” read a post Monday on a Facebook page purportedly belonging to the teen’s father.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Another Facebook page believed to belong to Jackson says she is married. The age of consent in Mississippi is 16.
Hattiesburg police had been investigating Jackson since mid-March after they received a tip alleging she was having an inappropriate relationship with a student, according to WDAM. She was taken to the Forrest County Jail on April 10 and later released on $10,000 bond.
Police believe the pair could be in a dark blue Chevy Impala with the Mississippi license plate FRA-4454.