PARKLAND – The now previous principal of Somerset Parkland Academy is experiencing costs soon after investigators say she brought two guns into the school making about the summer months.
Geyler Herrera Castro, 40, has been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm on college property and one rely of culpable negligence, which are all misdemeanors.
Castro has a hid carry weapon permit, which would make the demand of bringing a weapon onto faculty assets a misdemeanor, alternatively of a felony.
In accordance to the probable lead to affidavit from the Broward Sheriff’s Workplace, back on June 2nd:
“There were being two firearms positioned inside of the convention home In a compact, gentle zippered pouch (black bag with handles) accompanied by two loaded publications. There was no lock on the pouch and no bring about lock on the firearms. The firearms have been very easily attained and accessed by getting into an unlocked door, and unzipping the zipper to the pouch.”
The firearms were identified by two school staff members customers.
The affidavit goes on to say Castro admitted the guns ended up hers. She stated one particular belonged to her, and the other experienced belonged to her father, but she had been in possession of it for a handful of years.
In accordance to the report, she told investigators:
“She set the firearms in her motor vehicle to convey to the write-up business to put in a ‘safety deposit box.’ Castro does not don’t forget when she set the firearms in her motor vehicle and did not know how they got inside of the college.”
The report claims Castro recommended they may possibly have been in a box that was brought in by staff users assisting her unload her auto. On the other hand, the investigation revealed only Castro was seen heading to and from her motor vehicle for two weeks prior to the discovery.
“She’s a consummate skilled and focused her whole adult life to training and for the betterment of the kids and the college technique by itself,” suggests Castro’s attorney, Luis Fuste.
“Ms. Castro will get her, as they say, working day in court,” he continues. “We have comprehensive religion in the program to prevail all through the criminal proceedings, ought to the State Attorney go forward on this.”
He tells us Castro no longer functions at Somerset Parkland Academy, but that she has been reassigned by the non-income constitution college group Somerset Academy Inc.
She was scheduled to be arraigned on November 1st, but the day has been moved. Fuste claimed they do not know when the new day will be still.
