Deputies say the case began when the girl and her mother told a school resource deputy that Garcia had asked the young child to raise her dress while she was seated on the bus. The deputy began investigating<\/a> immediately, finding evidence that Garcia had made additional inappropriate comments and may have pinched the child over her clothing in the pelvic area. <\/p>\n The affidavit outlines further allegations, stating the child later described a pattern of unsettling interactions with Garcia, including repeated comments and requests directed at her during the route to school during the months of February and March.<\/p>\n Garcia allegedly commented to the young girl, “Finger licking good.” <\/p>\n In addition to her account, a St. Lucie County School employee told investigators that Garcia is known as “the creepy guy” around the schoolboard and there have been previous allegations from other young girls that were unsubstantiated.<\/p>\n Garcia was arrested on March 6 and charged with two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation involving a victim under 12 by an offender over 18\u2014both serious felonies under Florida law. He was booked into the St. Lucie County Jail <\/a>that evening.<\/p>\n See also: Motorcyclist fights for life after SUV crash in West Palm Beach<\/a><\/p>\n Jail records show<\/a> Garcia was released the following day after posting the full $500,000 surety bond. Authorities have not released additional investigative details publicly due to the victim\u2019s age, and the case remains active. <\/p>\n St. Lucie Public Schools said it is cooperating fully with the sheriff\u2019s office and has taken immediate steps following Garcia\u2019s arrest. The district notified families of the charges and emphasized that student safety remains its top priority. Officials have not confirmed Garcia\u2019s employment status since the arrest.<\/p>\n Detectives continue to encourage anyone with information\u2014or any additional victims\u2014to come forward. The St. Lucie County Sheriff\u2019s Office asks that tips be directed to Detective Cpl. Hunter Limb at 772-462-7300 or emailed to CrimeTips@StLucieSheriff.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A St. Lucie County school bus driver is facing serious child sex…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187441,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-187485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"FILE](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8c644922-2989-41ff-943d-04f79cce1d8d-Screenshot20260311120736.png\"\/)
FILE – On March 6, 2026, St. Lucie County deputies arrested 71-year-old school bus driver Edwin Garcia after a child\u2019s report and a newly released affidavit outlined allegations of lewd molestation, additional student concerns, and a staff member\u2019s claim he was known around the school as \u201cthe creepy guy.\u201d (SLCSO)<\/p>\n