WINTER PARK, FL - On Wednesday, December 3, a 21-year-old Rollins College student was arrested after a rifle and ammunition were found in his dorm room on school property.
The alleged suspect, Constantine Demetriades, was taken into custody by the Winter Park Police Department (WPPD) and faces a charge of possession of a firearm on school property, according to News6. The arrest affidavit that was reviewed by News6 states that the school's assistant campus safety director told police that Demetriades purchased ammunition online that was to be delivered to him at the school.
A search was then conducted on Demetriades' dorm room, which had two bedrooms occupied by himself and three other students. According to the affidavit, the assistant campus safety director found an unloaded AR-15 rifle under the student's bed inside an "unsecured black carrying case" with one loaded magazine and five empty magazines.
Demetriades reportedly told police that he had the rifle on school property because he had just returned from Thanksgiving break from New Jersey, where he said the firearms were purchased and registered legally. The student said he traveled with his rifle to New Jersey and returned to campus Tuesday morning, according to the affidavit.
He told police he did not have bad intentions and that he usually stores the firearm at a friend's house off school property. Demetriades, a Rollins College senior in his fourth year at the school, told police he was unaware that weapons were not allowed on campus and that his New Jersey concealed carry permit did not apply in Florida.
Florida is, in fact, a permitless carry state.
In response to the incident, Rollins College released a statement saying in part, "On Wednesday, the College received a report indicating a violation of our weapons policy. After receiving this information, we immediately initiated an investigation. We quickly identified and contacted the student, who cooperated fully with College officials and local law enforcement as we investigated the matter further. The student was arrested and is not permitted to be on campus while the College proceeds with the student conduct process."
The alleged suspect, Constantine Demetriades, was taken into custody by the Winter Park Police Department (WPPD) and faces a charge of possession of a firearm on school property, according to News6. The arrest affidavit that was reviewed by News6 states that the school's assistant campus safety director told police that Demetriades purchased ammunition online that was to be delivered to him at the school.
A search was then conducted on Demetriades' dorm room, which had two bedrooms occupied by himself and three other students. According to the affidavit, the assistant campus safety director found an unloaded AR-15 rifle under the student's bed inside an "unsecured black carrying case" with one loaded magazine and five empty magazines.
Demetriades reportedly told police that he had the rifle on school property because he had just returned from Thanksgiving break from New Jersey, where he said the firearms were purchased and registered legally. The student said he traveled with his rifle to New Jersey and returned to campus Tuesday morning, according to the affidavit.
He told police he did not have bad intentions and that he usually stores the firearm at a friend's house off school property. Demetriades, a Rollins College senior in his fourth year at the school, told police he was unaware that weapons were not allowed on campus and that his New Jersey concealed carry permit did not apply in Florida.
Florida is, in fact, a permitless carry state.
In response to the incident, Rollins College released a statement saying in part, "On Wednesday, the College received a report indicating a violation of our weapons policy. After receiving this information, we immediately initiated an investigation. We quickly identified and contacted the student, who cooperated fully with College officials and local law enforcement as we investigated the matter further. The student was arrested and is not permitted to be on campus while the College proceeds with the student conduct process."
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