GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Kentwood Schools custodian being investigated for the murder of a student kept his job after going to trial after being accused of stealing from the girls’ locker room in 2014.
Quinn James was accused of stealing from the girls’ locker room at East Kentwood High School in 2014, three months after authorities started investigating him for allegedly raping another teen.
He remained a district employee until last year, when he was accused of repeatedly raping East Kentwood student Mujey Dumbuya. Now, police are looking at him as they investigate the 16-year-old’s murder.
“I think he’s just extremely arrogant, I think he’s dangerous and he’s smart,” said Samantha VanderMolen, who is named as a victim in the 2014 larceny case James stood trial for.
VanderMolen was an East Kentwood student on the school cross country team back then. She and her teammates got into school early on Sept. 26, 2014 for a 6 a.m. team run. When they got back, a total of three phones and iPods were missing.
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