DARLINGTON — Jesse Sturtz, a 23-year-old former Darlington High School gym teacher, faced Lafayette County Judge Duane Jorgenson for the final time in a court appearance on Friday, Oct. 21. Sturtz took his own life days later, according to local authorities. He was to report to jail Oct. 31.
Darlington teacher kills self days before beginning jail sentence
Sturtz had been sentenced to jail for having sex with student