A Russell County Grand Jury has indicted a former Russell County Substitute Teacher for Sexual Crimes against a Minor. 

Hunter B. Lovell, 25, was a Substitute Teacher and Assistant Football Coach at the school. The investigation found that Lovell, from September 2019 to November 2019, had committed the offense of Rape 3rd Degree with a minor student while in his role as a substitute teacher. 

Russell Springs Police Chief Joe Michael Irvin, Sgt. Detective Chasity Shirley, and an Investigator with the Attorney General Cyber Crimes Unit conducted the investigation. Attorney General Daniel Cameron's Office appointed a Special Prosecutor to handle the case. Assistant Attorney General Rewa Zakharia will prosecute the case on behalf of the Commonwealth. 

A warrant has been issued for Lovell's arrest and a full cash bond is set at $20,000.