Charges Dismissed Against Former Clayton High Basketball Coach
CLAYTON, N.C. – All charges have been dismissed against a former Clayton High School basketball coach who was arrested last year in connection with an alleged domestic incident in Wake Forest.
Kenneth Collins, 30, had faced assault, stalking and domestic violence-related charges stemming from a Dec. 20, 2025 incident.
The charges were dismissed Sept. 4 in Wake County court.
According to dismissal paperwork filed by the prosecutor, the alleged victim would not cooperate with the case.
The filing states, “victim will not cooperate,” and also notes, “Multiple failed attempts to contact, multiple left voicemails, victim changed story previously.”
Collins had been accused by Wake Forest police of assaulting a woman with whom he was reportedly in a relationship at the time.
He was serving as the boys’ varsity basketball coach at Clayton High School when the charges were filed. Johnston County Public Schools previously confirmed Collins had worked as a non-faculty coach since August 2024 and was no longer employed by the school system following the incident.
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then they should give that man back his job !!! he wasnt found guilty
Exactly…women like his accuser make it hard for actual domestic violence victims……she should be made to pay HIM restitution for false accusations…publish HER name and let her see how it feels….
Kenneth should be reinstated! Preferably with back pay!
They should not have let him go. Whatever happen to innocent until proven guilty.
WRAL likes the sensation!😡wrong!
Exactly!! They didn’t even give him a chance to prove his innocence , and it was all a big lie by the girl. Ruined his career.
Poor guy. he was falsely accused, humiliated, and fired for something he didn’t even do. All while the woman that accused him has zero remorse, and zero consequences for her actions.. That type of woman will continue to do this to men until they are charged with making false reports!! (which doesn’t happen) I doubt the man even wants his job back at this point.. Regardless of the court verdict, those accusations follow you around regardless of truth and outcome..
Jumping in where I probably should not but it does not say he was innocent. It simply said the woman decided after over a year of waiting for this to be prosecuted, decided not to corporate in the case any more. If she had not been corporative to start with they could not have charged him at all. So He may be innocent, but they had enough evidence for him to be charged (Grand jury) but without the star witness in the case, they had no choice but to drop the charges. So again, not saying he was guilty or innocent but simply saying just because they dropped the case after a year, does not mean he was innocent. Now, according to law, since they did not find him guilty since she did not testify, he is now declared innocent in the eyes of the court. I know this will generate heated response, but it is what it is.
You know none of the details and yes, you should have just kept your mouth shut.
You are wrong. Female DA who would not cooperate with the woman when she said she lied and tried to railroad an innocent young man.
I hope the family sues the heck out of them for this misjustice.
And I agree with the previous poster who said this ruins it for all the actual women and men who are assaulted and come forward.
You must have missed the statement that said she changed her story. So changing story, stopping communication and not cooperating isn’t a red flag for you to think it was a false statement originally? Generally asking.
No probably to it!! You shouldn’t have jumped into this “Court of Public Opinion” without 1) knowledge of how the court system works & 2) you first taking time to get ALL the case-related FACTS straight! Assumptions aren’t facts!! I DO have knowledge & understanding of the judicial process & have personally followed every aspect of this case from the very start. The complainant made allegations to Wake Forest Police of an alleged incident reported to have taken place on 12/20/25, then within some 24 hours, she left the US with family on a pre-planned month + trip to Columbia to visit relatives. Charges were filed by the State of NC & more specifically, the Wake Co. Office of the District Attorney, an Asst DA was assigned to the case & an investigation
ensued. An incident report completed by the Police Officer assigned to investigate the reported incident states 1) the complainant had no visible marks, bruises or obvious injuries & 2) when questioned, the complainant denied having marks, bruises or other injuries. A second report was made by the investigating officer upon follow-up w/ the complainant. Objective & subjective assessments were unchanged. Many weeks after reporting the alleged incident & likely on the advice of the DA, she sought a DVPO (Domestic Violence Protective Order) against the defendant. Same was granted & served, but retracted by the complainant, herself just weeks later. Review & comparison of the complainant’s statements regarding the alleged incident revealed numerous inconsistencies over time. The complainant named individuals who were said to have witnessed the alleged incident. Each provided a statement, which each later recanted.
Sir, this case never made it out of District Court. Early on, the Defendant was offered a plea deal, which he quickly declined. He’d stately been
“falsely accused” & “would not plead guilty to something he did not do”. He instead opted to be steadfast in proclaiming his innocence & let the case proceed; to allow investigations by both the DA’s office & his attorney’s team to be completed & to have faith that the system would work like it should & mete out his truth. Also, Sir,
this case WAS NOT remanded to the Grand Jury, which would have been the DA’s likely next step had there been sufficient evidence of guilt. There clearly was not & based on that, the case was DISMISSED. That’s it, whether you or anyone else in the “Court of Public Opinion” is happy about it!! How ‘bout you consider showing some humanity & grant this young man some grace!! Try to imagine, if only for a minute how devastating this has been for him, his family & many who love & support him. Also, consider having had your good name tarnished & your reputation destroyed based on false allegations & then, @ the age of 31 having to try to get all that back. I, for one, wish him nothing but the best life has to offer & encourage him to not let others rob him of life’s joy!!
Note: Cooperate, not Corporate
Cooperative, not Corporative
You’re Welcome!
She didn’t wait a year the day after she said it happened in late December after the police said their was no markings on her neck she left the country for 7 weeks then came back wouldn’t answer the DA calls and when she finally did she said he never touched her but she wanted to ruin him. Threatened her other boyfriend so bad he left town before this guy even met her. She’s a piece of work but her day is coming! She will have a mug shot soon!