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ON FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF WILLIS BLACKWELL REPORTS THAT JOHANNA VICKERS, AGE 36, WAS ARRESTED FOR THE OFFENSE OF IMPROPER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATOR AND STUDENT AND THE OFFENSE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, BOTH 2ND DEGREE FELONIES.  THE NEED FOR AN INVESTIGATION WAS REPORTED TO THE SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE BY SHELBYVILLE I.S.D. WHO THEN FULLY COOPERATED WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE THROUGHOUT THE INVESTIGATION.  SHERIFF BLACKWELL WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE SHELBY COUNTY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER WHO HAS PURCHASED AND DONATED THROUGH A GRANT TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EARLIER THIS YEAR OF A UNIVERSAL FORENSIC EXTRACTION DEVICE WHICH PLAYED A KEY ROLL IN THE INVESTIGATION. MRS. VICKERS WAS BOOKED INTO THE SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL FACILITY AND ARRAIGNED BY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT 2 MARLA DENBY WITH BOND BEING SET AT A TOTAL OF $50,000 DOLLARS FOR BOTH CHARGES. DJ DICKERSON SERGEANT - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT