Former Petal teacher arrested again on sex crime charges

Former D.A.R.E. officer caught in on-duty sex scandal with teacher in classroom

A former Lebanon D.A.R.E. officer has lost his badge after an internal investigation revealed he engaged in sexual activity with an elementary school teacher.

Former Petal teacher arrested again on sex crime charges

PETAL, Miss. (WHLT) - A former Petal teacher, who received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award in 2022, is facing new charges. Petal police arrested Tyler Shows on July 22, 2025. He was charged with child exploitation, two counts of touching a child for lustful purposes and dissemination of sexually oriented material to a minor. 18-wheeler, pickup truck hit cow in Jones County crash According to Petal Police Chief Matthew Hiatt, the arrest was…

Former Petal teacher pleads ‘not guilty’ at arraignment

Tyler Shows, former award-winning math teacher in Petal, pleaded “not guilty” at his arraignment hearing on Wednesday morning. A Forrest County Grand Jury indicted Shows on six charges- three counts of child exploitation, two counts of touching a child for lustful purposes and one count of dissemination of sexually oriented material to a minor.

Elementary educator who won 'Oscar of Teaching' arrested again for sex crimes - SuperTalk Mississippi

A former award-winning elementary school teacher has been arrested for the second time in as many years for child sex crimes. Tyler Shows, who was once given an “Oscar of Teaching” by the Milken Institute, previously taught fifth-grade math at Petal Upper Elementary School before being charged in May 2024 with two counts of touching a child for lustful purposes and dissemination of sexually oriented material to a minor. After bonding out at $125…