perquimans county middle school teacher -- is accused of luring a man into his home and sexually assaulting him this week. newschannel 3s nadeen yanes has the details. 41 year old darrell walker who has been teaching in front of students at perquimans middle school since october is now behind bars -- accused of sexually assaulting s man he lured into his home newly hired perquimans county superintendent matt cheesman got the news yesterday -- on this 16th day on the job. 25:49 i think it )s very disappointing today he s reassuring parents this sex crime did not involve any 26:15 law-enforcement has confirmed to our district that this does not involve any of our students it s a matter outside of our county outside of our district and he just happens to be one of our school employees according to this search warrant as it over. at walkers home in elizabeth city. a man told police walker --who actually told the victim his name was danny -- asked the victim to do landscaping at his home. the search warrant says it was inside walker s home -- the victim was allegedly sexually assaulted -- forced to receive oral sex -- underwear and watch pornographic movies on a laptop. there are more details in the search warrant too graphic to report. superintendent cheesman adds there has never been any other allegations against walker like this before. when asked if walker will be losing his job as teacher -- cheesman couldn )t answer directly because of personnel matters. 28:13 what i can saying to you is that he )s gone through the judicial system right now we are keeping an eye on what )s happening there but in the meantime we are looking to staff those classes with high qualified educators - according to district policy - walker has one day after he gets out of jail to notify the board of education of his arrest and they will make a decision from there. stand up: back on the criminal side walker is being held on a 75- thousand dollar bond. he will be in front of a judge for his first appearance tomorrow morning. in perquimans weather tracking rain, maybe a few snowflakes, and much warmer air....the cold front that brought a lot of us rain today is now offshore, which will allow us to dry out briefly. in fact, most areas will see partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight with overnight low temperatures in the low and mid 30s. on thursday, all eyes will be on an area of low pressure that will track off the north carolina coast. a few rain showers will be possible in the morning. but we )re going to watch this system closely because, with temperatures starting the day in the 30s, a few snowflakes could mix in with the rain. by afternoon, scattered rain will be around. otherwise, skies will clear as we go through friday. highs will be near 50. then, this weekend, we )re expecting plenty of sunshine. high temperatures will climb into the 50s and 60s! more rain arrives by the middle of next week. a former suffolk police officer, charged with "unlawful wounding". and this isn )t his first offense! he s already serving two years for assaulting his mistress after a love triangle gone horribly wrong. newschannel 3 s gabriella latest charges. nicholas thompson is now facing an "unlawful wounding" charge. but -- this is not a new charge -- it stems from when he was first arrested for assaulting his mistress. former suffolk police officer nicholas thompson is already sitting in jail for the next two years -- after he plead guilty to assaulting his mistress, tiffany valentine. when he assaulted her -- thompson was also charged with strangulation. yesterday -- that charge was amended to "unlawful wounding" -- and he was directly indicted. meaning -- the former police officer could end up spending even (more time in custody. court documents say -- valentine told police thompson started choking her during a fight, almost making her black out. she ran to the bedroom to get away -- according to the court paperwork -- that s when thompson came in with a gun and put it to her head. those details may sound familiar... nicholas was originally arrested a year and a half ago for attacking his now estranged wife. she told police thompson pulled out his police-issued gun -- and pointed it to her head and said quote i )m going to kill you. those charges were eventually dropped.. but least two years. thompson is expected to plea on the unlawful wounding charges in march. live in the control room gabriella deluca newschannel 3. a portsmouth man convicted of beating his grandfather to death with a baseball bat will spend at least 25 years in prison. marc harding pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder. officials say harding assaulted and killed thomas parson. according to police his cause of trauma to the head. harding later confessed to beating parson with a baseball bat. an arrest today-- after a robbery in the parking lot of a virginia beach mcdonalds. marcus turner, darren mccoy, and donte salley have all been charged for the robbery. police tell us-- the three men had arranged to meet a man at the mcdonalds on bonney road, to buy a cellphone from him last night. officials say-- the men got into an argument and the victim knocked to the ground. police say the men took his phone -- but he was able to fire his gun at them. no one was hurt. the men ran away, and police arrested them today. police want to remind anyone selling items through sites like craigslist to use a safe location -- like a police station to conduct the transaction. a man charged with 10 counts of embezzlement in isle of wight county, entered a not guilty plea this morning in court. augustine acheampong, is accused of scamming several smithfied highschool students out of thousands of dollars after he was hired as a travel agent to plan a trip to europe. today he entered a not guilty plea on all 10 counts. his attorney says they hope to make a deal with prosecutors before his next court appearance in may. and says his client is prepared to pay back the students. norfolk police need you to take action against crime. they are searching for the people who robbed a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint and took his car. night near mission street and hentry street. police say three men approached the driver while he was delivering a pizza-- with a gun and demanded money -- got it then took his car keys -- and took off in his car. police found the car later that evening -- but are still searching for the men responsible. if you know anything take action and call the crime line. norfolk police are also searching for the person who shot a man last night. it happened just before seven-- on lindenwood avenue, near east 25th street. police say when they arrived to the scene, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. he was rushed to the hospital and is expected to survive. the man told police he was driving on lindenwood avenue when two men approached his car -- they began to argue --the men took his money, then ran away. if you know anything, take action and call the crime line. virginia state police have issued an endangered and missing child alert. they are searching for 13-year-old nicole lovell, of blacksburg virginia. police say she is four foot eight inches and weighs 125 pounds. blue eyes and brown hair. we )re told she was last seen wearing black jeans - grey striped shirt and brown boots. the child is believed to be in danger and was last seen on fairfax road. if you have any information that can help contact the virginia state police at 1-800- 822-4453. on the military watch-- the ordeal is finally officially over for the ten navy sailors detained by iran earlier this month. the navy says the riverine squadron sailors are returning to work today. officials say the sailors have now been reunited with their families, and received the medical care they needed. the sailors were aboard two boats when they veered into inranian waters on january 12th. they were held by authorities there overnight and released the next day - along with their boats. ahead at 4 an indiana community is in mourning, after a school bus hit and killed an elementary school principal. tonight the school is remembering her. plus republican front runner -- this thursday s g-o-p debate. and: it s no time machine, but the delorean motor company is about to give us a blast from the you won t see donald trump at tomorrow night s presidential debate on fox news. the g-o-p frontrunner is ditching the debate in des moines -- because megyn kelly is hosting. this just days before the iowa caucus. weijia jiang has the story. pkg donald trump takes pride in calling himself a washington outsider...and now he )ll be sitting out of the last gop debate before the iowa caucuses. sot: donald trump/r presidential candidate "let em have their debate and ratings." trump is refusing to participate in the fox news debate because the network rejected his demand to pull megyn kelly as a moderator. ted cruz - trump )s closest rival in the polls - mocked the businessman when he tweeted a link to a monty python movie. nats "brave sir robin ran away." "no!" some voters we talked to in des moines say they were disappointed with trump )s decision. sot: weijia jiang/cbs news/des moines, iowa "what message do you think it sends to iowans when a candidate decides last minute to drop out of the debate?" sot: judy martinson/iowa voter "that his getting his feelings hurt are more important than them getting to hear his message." gfx trump put out a twitter poll asking s supporters if he should tend -- 56 percent responded saying he should go through with the debate. nats on the democratic side - hillary clinton is pushing back on the notion that bernie sanders will be tougher on corporate america. sot: hillary clinton/d presidential candidate "i ll give you the best evidence as to why my plan to go after wall street is the toughest plan. it )s because the republicans are advertising against me." sanders left the campaign trail wednesday morning for a private meeting with president obama at the white house. parents in michigan are now scrambling to have their children )s blood tested for lead. that )s why the health department in flint is now offering walk-in testing. health officials say high demand for blood-lead screenings have caused long wait times. their concern dates back to 2014.. when the state decided to switch flint )s water source in order to save money. but researchers found the new water supply was contaminated with lead. good news delorean fans! the car made famous by the "back to the future" movies is going back into production. the last time one was built was about 35 years ago. and now one will be manufactured on american soil in texas by de lorean motor company. the company will build replica 1982 deloreans under a low volume manufacturing bill approved by the federal government. they hope to have the first one tracking rain, maybe a few snowflakes, and much warmer air....the cold front that brought a lot of us rain today is now offshore, which will allow us to dry out briefly. in fact, most areas will see partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight with overnight low temperatures in the low and mid 30s. on thursday, all eyes will be on an area of low pressure that will track off the north carolina coast. a few rain showers will be possible in the morning. but we )re going to watch this system closely because, with temperatures starting the day in the 30s, a few snowflakes could mix in with the rain. by afternoon, otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 40s. skies will clear as we go through friday. highs will be near 50. then, this weekend, we )re expecting plenty of sunshine. high temperatures will climb into the 50s and 60s! an indianapolis community is mourning the death of a beloved elementary school principal. susan jordan died in a bus accident - witnesses says she saved several children by pushing them out of harm s way. jill glavin spoke to parents and students who say they )ll always love ms. jordan. nats video there is nothing that shows the impact principal susan jordan made more than this youtube video...posted by her school, amy beverland may...thanking their leader for her hard work. nats video jordan, who died outside the very school she loved, was the principal for 22 years...and a part of the highly- rated lawrence township school since it opened. adam baker/father "the entire school broke today. ) parents adam and rachel baker told me they moved to the area five years ago because of the school. adam baker/father "it was for all the good things we had heard about principal jordan and everything that was going on." his son steven witnessed the accident, while sitting on a bus nearby. the sixth grader told me his principal visited his classroom every day. "she would just like come and sit down in our chairs for a little bit and see what were learning." adam baker/father "it was like there was five of her 49:07 because she was everywhere, youd show up at an event at night and she was at the door shaking hands 49:11 parent regina simpson also told me principal jordan made an impact, especially on her son dez. has downs so she kind of connected with him and kind of understood him and always made sure he was in his class and she was just very, very caring towards me and my family " a sentiment echoed across the community...as so many mourned the loss of a woman who gave all of herself...and who was loved for it. nats video as part of the investigation, the bus driver and witnesses will be interviewed. they don t think drugs or alcohol are factors in the accident. ahead at 4: we )ll soon be getting more details on what may have caused this deadly train derailment. the new evidence may show the amtrak engineer was investigators have a new theory on what caused a deadly railroad crash in philadelphia last may. they say the amtrak engineer was distracted by radio chatter, from other train operators. the n-t-s-b is expected to release new details on the accident on monday. this includes dispelling rumors that engineer brandon bostian was using his cellphone at the time. the crash killed 8 people and hurt more than 200 others. u-s customs and border protection officers arrested a man --they say --tried smuggling (live birds -- in his (pants . the man was traveling from cuba to florida when customs and border patrol agents noticed something strange. officials say the passenger had six exotic birds in a fanny pack -- and three more in his groin area. the birds were taken away and the man was arrested at miami international airport, for trying to smuggle coming up next at 4: just how dangerous smart phones are for teens behind the wheel. today a-t and t is taking action to keep students safe on the roads. plus --- what would you do if this little guy showed up in your bed ? it happened to a woman in florida -- her reaction -- it )s a tough lesson to learn the hard way--- distracted driving can kill! but it )s so tempting to look at your phone when you get a text while you re driving, new research finds just texting. they are checking email--- posting to facebook--- even taking selfies! today at kellam high school -- the "it can wait" campaign showed students how dangerous - even deadly - distracting driving can be. we hope that the students gain a different perspective and it s very dangerous to use their phone and drive. and it only takes a glance to change their lives. so we hope that we can save these students lives and teach the community to not use their smart phones while they )re driving. i think the biggest thing i ve learned from this is the kids see the videos and they see it can potentially be their baby sister or baby brother or their mom or their dad.and hopefully it will impact them to take that home and say hey mom hey dad lets know this off and make sure we out our smart phones down while we )re driving. so talk to your teens about distracted driving. and check out the distracted driving simulator on the "it can wait" website. if your house was slowly falling down a cliff you would more than likely want to move out right away. but some people in cafornia say they re staying put. earlier this week- yellow tags were put up at an apartment complex. the complex is on a cliff, but it )s at risk for falling off-- because of erosion caused nino neighbors say they only had a few hours to pack up their lives.. and some say they )re not leaving. v offials say that area has been at officials say that area has been at o year-old woman in miami florida and understandably gave her quite the scare. so how did it get there? rudabeh shahbazi has the story. miami cbsmiami - an adorable animal, usually found in the rainforests of central and south america, somehow made their way into a southwest miami-dade home tuesday and gave a 99-year-old man e scare of her life. the lady is sound asleep and she feels something on her chest and she slowly wakes up, and realizes that theres an animal curled up sleeping on her chest, ) said veterinarian don harris. )i dont know, i guess her first-p&impression was it might be a cat, but when they both got a look at each other, they both freaked out. thcre d, the kinkajou went into her attic. ) the woman called her daughter and a friend who were able to lure the mysterious animal out of the attic using a youtube video. the animal turned out to be a kinkajou, which looks like a monkey but is actually in the raccoon family. an animal hospital in southia )theyre not predators, theyre very peaceful animals, theyre arboreal, they live in the treetops, they live in the branches, explained harris. )they eat fruit and bugs and things like that, theyre pretty docile creatures, unless cornered, and then their teeth are their defense mechanisms. also known as honey bears,inkajous are rarely seen because they are nocturnal. but, if startled, harris said they can be dangerous. )someone who was bitten by an animal like this that didnt get proper medical care could lose a limb, he said. luckily, this kinkajou just wanted a bedtime cuddle. )some people keep them as pets, but i dont know really how often they make really good pets, harris said. )its not the kind of animal that you can safely cuddle up with. theyre very interesting, theyre very rare. special permits are required to tham, so the question is where did this animal come om? bs4 got word that the nkajou has apparently been a pet here in south florida, and the owner is coming to pick it wednesday. > officials say some people keep the animals as pets --but are required to have them registered. w ahead at 4: a kindergartner finds a reptile in his salad! but how the lizard survived the fridge and the lunch line, to-p&find a (new ( home. then tonight at 5 - it )s a virus few have heard of until now. the zika virus is spreading and the c-d-c has put out an alert. could it end up here in hampton roads? plus - it could be good news for some parents. two major school districts are thinking mom! baby! i love that we're spending the weekend together. oh, i know! hey, why don't you turn off your phone and all your stuff? good idea. it's off. mom? oh, my internet is so slow when anyone else is using it. did you like want to do i am doing something. need more bandwidth for all your devices? it's good to be back. switch to fios for 100 meg speed internet, tv and phone, now only 69.99 per month online for 1 year. switch to better. switch to fios. the state of new jersey may take city )s finances in a bid to save it from bankruptcy. governor chris christie and atlantic city officials outlined the plan yesterday. under the new legislation-- the state will be able to change or terminate contracts and share services with the county or other towns. expects the new legislation to be introduced and passed next month. more trouble for nick carter -- the backstreet boy is being sued by a florida bar employee. the bartender claims carter hit and then choked him. the musician was arrested in mid-january after a brawl broke out at a key west bar. officials say he s pleaded not guilty to one misdemeanor battery charge already. the lawsuit does not say how much money the bartender is seeking. ahead at 4: it )s an age-old problem many kids deal with in schools. but a group of high school girls hope they can use new technology to help kids escape its not a new problem ... but it seems more people are talking about bullying -- because it s a issue kids can t seem to escape in school. a small town school in minnesota is using technology to solve the problem. and as jonathan choe tells us. the girls have already won an award for their idea. zimprich says: "we all know each other and care about each other." a small rural community in the southern part of the state with rich fertile land. known more for producing crops rather than cool technology. that all changed recently after these girls in kelly mcmillen s-p&high school business class. mos says: "breanne beck, hannah zimprich, kaleigh mccabe, olivia kester, stephanie holicky." won the verizon innovative app challenge, a students to solve real world problems. mcmillen says: "they had their disagreements but i didn )t have-p&anything to do with it they fixed it all themselves." this k-12 school received 5 grand, and the girls got brand new tablets. but for 16 year old olivia kester. kester says: "i ve just been called ugly, and probably names that i shouldn )t say." trying to help others who ve been bullied or struggled with personal hurts. mos says: "suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety. -breanne beck." was much more important. mccabe says: "i think this is more of a real world problem, that many people have gone through and will probably go through." and also what inspired the idea. kester says: "and that )s kinda what the app is for, to just go to a friend if you don t have one." after trial and error they came up with precise advice counselors or pac. holicky says: "we were just rhyming words together and were like hey that sounds cool." it allows students to instantly call or text a real person anonymously for help, if they )re ever down, or facing the typical challenges of life. zimprich someone you don t know on an app. you don t have to be afraid if they re going to tell someone since we )re from a small school." part of the project required them to develop a short video demonstrating how it works. even without any producing or acting experience. mos says: "people omg. this isn )t easy?o. haha." as the minnesota representatives, they )re now facing off against teams from every other state ... for the privilege of working with tech experts at the massachusetts institute of technology and 15 thousand dollars in cash to make this small town idea, into a big time reality. the girls will now face off against teams from every other state... for the privilege of working with tech experts at m-i-t and 15- thousand dollars in cash to turn their small town idea into a big time tracking rain, maybe a few snowflakes, and much warmer air....the cold front that brought a lot of us rain today is now offshore, which will allow us to dry out briefly. in fact, most areas will see partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight with overnight low temperatures in the low and mid 30s. on thursday, all eyes will be on an area of low pressure that will track off the north carolina coast. a few rain showers will be possible in the morning. but we )re going to watch this system closely because, with temperatures starting the day in the 30s, a few snowflakes could mix in with the rain. by afternoon, scattered rain will be around. otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 40s. skies will clear as we go through friday. highs will be then, this weekend, we )re expecting plenty of sunshine. high temperatures will climb into the 50s and 60s! more rain arrives by the middle of next week. what would you do - if you what would you do - if you found something creepy in your lunch. probably get rid of it-- right? but that s not what a kindergartener in new jersey the tiny lizard she found in her salad is now the classroom pet. jennifer joyce explains. a central new jersey elementary school science class has a new pet after a lizard was discovered in a student s salad after being refrigerated for days. riverside elementary school science teacher mark eastburn tells nj.com http: the 3-inch green anole lizard was found in a bundle of tatsoi greens last week by a kindergartner.th e lizard had been cold and lifeless after being confined in a refrigerator for days. the lizard has since been warmed and lives in a cage in eastburn s class. the lizard, dubbed "green fruit loop," came from florida. the tatsoi had been bought from whole earth center in princeton. a store produce manager says greens are cleaned as they re stocked and that the lizard must )ve been some of new york city s finest went beyond the badge -- helping make a special delivery for a couple who couldn t make it to the hospital. a mom went into labor on the side of the road during morning rush hour traffic ... and officers quickly arrived to help in the special delivery.. 9-1-1 operators were able to talk the father and officers through the birth ... before the n-y-p-d emergency service unit arrived to take the mother and baby were taken to the hospital -- where they are doing just fine. they will leave the hospital in the next few days. caught on camera, a botox bandit stole from a florida doctors office. video shows the thief as he broke into the office with a crow bar. once inside, the man wearing a santa hat, ransacked a fridge full of botox. he then grabbed a garbage can full of equipment and medication and left. police say overall, the man stole about 20- thousand dollars worth of items . florida police are currently searching for the thief. ahead at 4 -- police in florida are searching for a missing child -- whose thought to be with an escaped prisoner. details officials in florida have put out a missing child alert for a three-year-old boy listed as missing and endangered. authorities believe he )s with his mother and her boyfriend - who is an escaped prisoner. jennifer ortega reports. meryl horvatt- gary s mother "no matter what you have done or what natasha has done i love you i just want you to come back home and turn yourself in."meryl horvatt says she )s just devastated to know she hasn t heard from her 24-year old son gary bullock jr.--- an inmate that escaped from the florida department of corrections last week. meryl horvatt- gary )s mother "he was actually excited about it only being a few more months before he got out. we were helping him look for a house."investigat ors say bullock worked maintenance at el caribe resort in daytona beach shores. he reported to work friday morning -- but later cut off his ankle monitoring device -- and disappeared. investigator )s believe he is with his girlfriend natasha quigley and her 3-year old son xander. bullock s mother says the two were planing a life together. meryl "they wanted to start a family and it was very exciting and i was really looking forward it. this makes no sense."but it s the well-being of 3-year old xander that s on everyone s mind. wanted to put out an amber alert for the child.... but natasha has custody. voice of frank carr- natasha s father "i don t know where they )re at, i don t know what they )re doing i don t know what-p&they re thinking. -p&i know she loves xander a lot, i know she loves him. but this ain )t the right way to do things for your kid you love." meryl "its hard for me to know he s in the middle of this." the u.s. marshal s