A Buncombe County Public Schools JROTC instructor has been charge with taking indecent liberties with a student.

MICHAEL ROY MCCREA

Name: Michael Roy McCrea
Age: 62
Charge(s): 1 count indecent liberties with a student (Class G)
Charge Type(s): (View Sentencing Chart)
Arrest Date: 11-18-24
Bond Details: $15,000 secured; posted.

Victim /Case Details: 

An investigation began on 11-13-24 at T.C. Roberson High School into allegations of inappropriate contact with a student.
No information about the student was released.
Buncombe Sheriff’s deputies later arrested McCrea on 11-18-24.

eCourts Case No. 24CR458879-100

District: Buncombe County Public Schools
Current Role: JROTC Instructor, aerospace science instructor
History:  Employed with district from Oct. 2018 to Nov. 2024.
Employment status: The district has indicated that McCrea is now a “former” JRTOC instructor.

Statement from District: No official statement

NC Teacher License Information: 

License Number: 1227876
Name: McCrea, Michael R
License Type: Educator
License Status: Current
Expiration Date: 06/30/2026
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
License Area(s): Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC)