We now have more information on the arrest Coffee County Head Baseball Coach Brad Weir. He was charged Tuesday morning by Manchester Police, on the direction of District Attorney Craig Northcott with Statutory Rape by an authority figure of a 15 year-old female.

According to Chief Investigator Billy Butler, "He cooperated and admitted to the incident that happened at his residence. According to police the incident occurred on January 29, 2015 at Weir's residence on Hills Chapel Rd in Manchester. Butler added, the victim "had communicated about it to a friend and the friend got word to a parent and it snowballed from there and ended up in our laps." "There were some text messages back and forth and pictures back and forth." The investigator said that "when and if the grand jury gets this case, there will probably be other charges at that time."

Weir faces a court date Feb. 17. He is free after posting bond that was set at $100,000.

Coffee County Director of Schools Dr. LaDonna McFall says that Weir has been suspended from all employment without pay. Weir, 44 was teaching Health and PE at the 9th grade Raider Academy along with his coaching duties at the high school. He was an assistant football coach with the high school in the fall. Weir was hired in May of last year after baseball coach Brent Whitlock resigned.

Assistant Coach John Spears has been named interim head coach. The Manchester Police Department is continuing its investigation.

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