Editor’s note: FULL DISCLOSURE: Dwayne Samuel Daughtry was also a staff columnist for the Technician. Amanda Wilkins, the editor-in-chief of the Technician and junior in horticultural science, also refused to comment.

WKNC disc jockey and computer science teaching assistant was arrested and charged with felony sexual offense April 19.

According to Captain Jon Barnwell, patrol division commander with Campus Police, Dwayne Samuel Daughtry, sophomore in business and marketing education, previous Technician  columnist and previous student senator, was charged with sexually assaulting another student in his E.S. King Village residence.

Barnwell said the victim and 45-year-old Daughtry knew each other through mutual acquaintances.

“The individual victim and his friends came to us Sunday [April 17] and we took the statement and started an investigation, ” Barnwell said.

Barnwell said they were able to charge and arrest Daughtry with a class C felony, meaning that if convicted, Daughtry could receive a maximum penalty  of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Daughtry may also have to register as a sex offender if he is convicted, Barnwell said.

According to Barnwell, the best thing for students to do is to make sure they do not put themselves in a situation where you could be victimized.

“Be aware of your surroundings and be aware of what’s going on around you and what’s happening,” Barnwell said. “In an environment where you are learning to socialize, you have to realize you don’t know everyone.”

Daughtry is currently being held at the Wake County Jail on a $100,000 bond. 

Molly Matty, the general manager of WKNC and senior in chemistry, refused to comment, and instructed her staff to do so as well. Amanda Wilkins, the editor-in-chief of the Technician and junior in horticultural science, also refused to comment.