TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A campus safety monitor is behind bars after allegedly bringing a gun to Sabal Palm Elementary School on Wednesday and leaving it in a restroom.
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office says Andrew Bleechington, 23, is charged with possession of a weapon or firearm on school property.
Andrew Bleechington’s mugshot.(Leon County Jail)
According to LCSO, “only certified law enforcement officers and individuals designated under Florida’s Guardian Program are authorized to carry firearms on school campuses.”
Law enforcement officials say a school administrator discovered the gun in the school restroom, and Bleechington later admitted that “the firearm belonged to him and he brought it onto school property.”
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