Frisco officer accused of inappropriate relationship with 14-year-old student
A Frisco police officer assigned to Stafford Middle School was accused of an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old student dating to 2017-18. He was fired, arrested and booked on $55,000 bond.
Frisco police fired and arrested 34-year-old Kendal Augustus after allegations surfaced that he had an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old Frisco ISD student while serving as a school resource officer at Stafford Middle School.
Police said they learned of the allegations on June 8, 2023, and immediately placed Augustus on administrative leave while investigators reviewed the case. He was fired and arrested on June 14, 2023, then booked into the Denton County Jail on a $55,000 bond. Authorities charged him with sexual assault of a child, indecency with a child and sexual performance of a child.
The allegations date back to the 2017-2018 school year, when Augustus was working in a role that put him inside a campus serving grades 6-8 and about 938 students. A letter sent to Frisco ISD parents identified Stafford Middle School as the campus where Augustus worked, a detail that has put a harsh spotlight on how the district and police monitored a sworn officer in a student-facing assignment.
Frisco Police Chief David Shilson condemned the allegations and said he was "appalled" by Augustus's actions. He called the conduct a violation of the community’s trust and the department’s ethical standards, and said the department would support the victim while working to rebuild trust with Frisco ISD and parents.
The case now raises immediate questions for families about what warning signs, if any, were missed while Augustus was assigned to a middle school campus and how quickly concerns moved from internal awareness to formal discipline. Frisco police said the response began the same day the allegations reached the department, with leave, termination and arrest following within six days.
Police also asked the public to come forward with any information connected to the case, either by contacting Frisco police directly or by submitting anonymous tips through the department’s tip lines and app channels. For parents across Collin County and the north Texas suburbs that rely on school resource officers as a visible layer of campus safety, the case puts a premium on oversight, reporting and how districts and police act when a trusted position is allegedly abused.
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