Yesterday evening, 19-year-old Hannah Embrey of Indian Trail was charged and arrested as part of an ongoing UCSO investigation. This investigation began last week after deputies were notified that Embrey, an Instructional Assistant at Shiloh Valley Primary School, had reportedly taken an inappropriate photograph of a student at the school. Embrey was charged with one count of Misdemeanor Peeping into a Room While Possessing a Photo Device and one count of Felony Disseminating Photo Obtained by Peeping Violation. Embrey has been placed on administrative leave by Union County Public Schools pending the outcome of their internal investigation.

Sheriff Eddie Cathey Adds “From the moment our deputies were notified, we began investigating all the circumstances surrounding this incident. After a timely, thorough investigation, it was evident that this instructional assistant made a bad decision and criminal charges were appropriate. Ensuring the safety and privacy of our local children is a paramount concern for my office and I encourage anyone with additional information about this case to contact our detectives”.

Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call the UCSO Main Office at (704)283-3789. Tips can also be submitted through our free smartphone application which can be found on your phone’s app store by searching “Union County Sheriff’s Office, NC”.

UCSO Point of Contact for this Press Release is Lt. James Maye at (704)506-6843