LEE COUNTY (August 2, 2024) – On November 7th 2023, Lee County Sheriff’s School Resource Officers received two reports involving a custodian at Sanford Middle School in the Beauregard community of Lee County, making sexual comments and showing inappropriate sexual photos to students. The suspect was identified as Joseph L. Walker Jr. (32) from Opelika. Lee County Investigators were notified and were able to confirm the allegations. School officials immediately placed Walker on administrative leave and he resigned a short time later before the school board could meet to discuss the allegations further. The case was presented to a Lee County Grand Jury in July of 2024 where Walker was indicted on two counts of: School Employee Distributing Obscene Material to a Student which is a Class A misdemeanor.
On August 2nd 2024, Walker was arrested at his residence in the 7000 block Hurst Street in Opelika and transported to the Lee County Jail. He has since made a $600.00 bond and is awaiting court proceedings.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 334-749-5651.
