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UPDATE: TEXAS A&M FIRES PROFESSOR ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO STUDENT’S APARTMENT

JONG WHA CHANG HAS BEEN PLACED ON LEAVE FROM HIS JOB AND HAS BEEN ORDERED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE STUDENT AND HER APARTMENT


Jong Wha Chang was arrested in May and charged with criminal trespass and
released on a $8,000 bond.(Mug shot provided by Brazos County Detention Center)
By Rusty Surette
Published: May. 23, 2024 at 12:35 AM MESZ|Updated: May. 23, 2024 at 8:30 PM MESZ
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Texas A&M University says it has terminated an
associate professor accused of breaking into a student’s apartment earlier this
year.

Jong Wha Chang was an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Science at the
College of Pharmacy.

According to a probable cause affidavit filed by College Station police, in
March Chang stole a student’s key, made a copy of it, and broke into her
apartment while she was away for Spring Break.

The report says the victim and another student were in Chang’s office on March 5
and briefly walked away to heat their lunch in another room.



While they were gone, police say the 51-year-old went through the student’s tote
and stole the key to her apartment.

Later in that same afternoon, police say Chang was seen on surveillance camera
going to the student’s apartment, unlocking the door, locking it back, and then
leaving.

Chang then texted the student and said he found her key in the parking lot near
her car and returned it, said police.

Three days later, Chang is seen on camera again going to the student’s apartment
on Harvey Mitchell Parkway, unlocking the door, and entering. He then exited the
apartment and locked it before leaving the property.



In their report, police say they have reason to believe Chang made a copy of the
student’s key and then returned her original key before the burglary.

The arrest report does not say if anything was taken from inside the apartment
but it did say the victim was away at the time on vacation.

On March 21, students at the College of Pharmacy were notified that Chang was
placed on leave, according to an email shared with students that was obtained by
KBTX.

That was also the same day that Chang was involved in a crash on Highway 6 in
which his vehicle hit the back of an 18-wheeler that was parked on the shoulder
of the highway, according to multiple sources.



Following his release from the hospital, Chang was arrested on Sunday, May 11,
and charged with criminal trespass.

He was released the same day on an $8,000 bond.

On Tuesday, May 21, Chang was fired from his job, according to a university
official with knowledge of the situation.

Texas A&M University shared the following statement on Wednesday with News 3′s
Rusty Surette:



“We want to assure the Texas A&M community that allegations of policy, rule, or
legal violations are taken with utmost seriousness and that appropriate measures
are being taken to address the situation. The safety of our students, staff and
faculty is paramount.”

The cause of the crash was being investigated by Texas DPS.

Copyright 2024 KBTX. All rights reserved.


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