Haden Wamsley
Introduction
Haden Michael Wamsley is a 22-year-old teacher at Tucker County High School in Hambleton, West Virginia, who was arrested and charged with two felonies in early October 2026 over an alleged inappropriate relationship with a student. A West Virginia State Police complaint says the case began with an anonymous phone call to the district superintendent, moved through denials and a school counselor’s office, and ended with Wamsley facing counts of sexual abuse by a custodian and sexual contact against a student by a school employee. He was jailed on a $10,000 bond that has since been posted.
Background Information
Wamsley was a teacher at Tucker County High School in the rural Potomac Highlands county. According to the criminal complaint filed by Trooper G.P. Hahn of the State Police Parsons Detachment, the superintendent of Tucker County Schools, Alicia Lambert, emailed troopers on September 4, 2026 to report an anonymous phone call alleging Wamsley was in an inappropriate relationship with a student. A Child Protective Services referral had been placed on September 3, the day before.
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Charged, presumption of innocence. Wamsley faces two felony counts; the charges are accusations in a criminal complaint, no conviction has been entered, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
The complaint lays out the escalation in detail. When first questioned, Wamsley and the alleged victim denied any relationship, saying the only physical contact between them had been a hug, according to investigators. School principal Alex Cork then told police the alleged victim had come to the school counselor’s office, where she admitted that she and Wamsley had “made out” a couple of times, most recently on August 28. The student also said she was upset because Wamsley had “blocked” her on September 3. The counselor made her own CPS referral.
Wamsley was charged with one count of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian, and one count of sexual intercourse, sexual intrusion or sexual contact against a student by a school employee — both felonies under West Virginia law. He was booked into the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $10,000 property/surety bond, which has since been posted. Trooper Hahn wrote in the complaint that he attempted to contact several of the parties involved to no avail.
Public Reaction and Consequences
In a county where the high school is a community anchor, the case moved from an anonymous call to felony charges in a month, and local outlets carried the full arc — the superintendent’s email, the counselor’s account, the initial denials. State Police confirmed the investigation remained active, and prosecutors have not indicated whether additional charges are being considered. The school system has not publicly detailed Wamsley’s employment status since the arrest.
Current Status
Wamsley is charged with two felonies and free on the $10,000 bond he posted after his initial jailing at Tygart Valley Regional Jail. No trial date or disposition appears in the available record, and the West Virginia State Police investigation that began with the September 4 tip remains open. The district’s response to his employment — beyond the reporting that led to the charges — has not been made public.
Impact on Their Career/Life
At 22, Wamsley was at the very start of a teaching career, and it now runs through a felony docket in a small county courthouse. A conviction on the custodian sexual-abuse count or the school-employee count would carry prison time and a lifetime ceiling on any work with children; even before any verdict, the complaint’s record — an anonymous tip, two CPS referrals, a counselor’s office confession, and a teacher who “blocked” a student on social media the day after concerns surfaced — is the public account his name is now attached to.