WINNSBORO, Texas (KETK) -- A former Winnsboro ISD coach has been arrested after allegedly admitting to having a sexual relationship with a student.

An arrest warrant was obtained for 30-year-old Nicholas Gabriele on Thursday after community members notified the Wood County Sheriff's Office that he had started a sexual relationship with a senior in high school. According to the sheriff's office, Gabriele was an assistant football coach and an economics teacher with Winnsboro ISD for the 2024/2025 school year.

"Texas Rangers, along with an investigator from the sheriff's office, were able to locate Gabriele in Ennis, where he was arrested without incident and admitted to the improper sexual relationship," the sheriff's office said.

Gabriele was booked into the Ellis County Jail in Waxahac

See Full Page