ROYAL BEACH BEACH — A Royal Palm Beach High School teacher is facing criminal charges after faculty district police say he introduced a loaded handgun and a knife to campus Thursday.
Officers took Robert Krasnicki into custody after studying he was in possession in of a 9 mm handgun and a pocket knife that had a 3 1/2-inch lengthy blade, in accordance to his arrest report.
Circuit Judge Kirk Volker on Friday granted the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office a brief order to take away Krasnicki’s weapons beneath Florida’s purple flag legislation, handed in 2018 in response to the mass taking pictures at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. It permits the removing of weapons when law-enforcement businesses consider an individual could also be a menace to themselves or others.
Volker scheduled a listening to for Monday to present proof that the weapons had been surrendered. A last listening to relating to the chance safety order is scheduled for Jan. 31. Krasnicki’s arrest report signifies he has been dealing with a doable psychological well being problem and was taken to a hospital for a voluntary analysis.
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Police found weapons whereas asking teacher about motorbike
Krasnicki, 42, teaches math at Royal Palm Beach, in accordance to faculty district data. Volker set his bail at $20,000 on two counts of possessing a weapon on faculty property, which is a felony in Florida.
Volker named the Palm Beach County Public Defender’s Office to signify Krasnicki. It doesn’t touch upon open circumstances as a matter of coverage. Krasnicki posted bail Friday afternoon and was launched from custody, jail data present.
Investigators say the scenario started at about 9 a.m. Thursday when an assistant principal notified faculty police a couple of motorbike blocking the campus’ north gate. A test of the car’s registration revealed it belonged to Krasnicki.
According to the report, officers police had been talking to Krasnicki once they discovered of the gun and the knife. Both weapons had been instantly confiscated and Krasnicki was arrested and pushed to the Palm Beach County Jail.
Krasnicki reportedly advised officers he was dealing with a private problem and that he had pushed the motorbike to faculty after one other particular person had tampered with the brakes on his automotive. According to the arrest report, he additionally made a press release indicating somebody was monitoring him by way of his telephone.
Principal: ‘Possession of weapons on School District property is a felony’
In a message despatched to dad and mom Thursday, Royal Palm Beach Principal Michelle Fleming stated that Krasnicki made no threats towards both college students or employees, however added that “possession of weapons on School District property is a felony and a violation of the District’s Zero Tolerance Policy.”
School district data present the district employed Krasnicki in February 2016. In 2018, The Palm Beach Post interviewed him relating to a robotics competitors between highschool college students on the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
“This teaches them so many things you can’t learn in a textbook,” Krasnicki stated in regards to the South Florida FIRST Robotics competitors.
The Palm Beach County School District didn’t instantly reply to a query relating to Krasnicki’s employment standing. However, Fleming stated in her message to dad and mom that he is not going to be returning to the college.
Julius Whigham II is a legal justice and public security reporter for The Palm Beach Post. You can attain him at[email protected] and comply with him on Twitter at@JuliusWhigham. Help help our work:Subscribe today
