Florida faculty pupil stashed AR-15 below mattress, and tactical vest and ordered 1,500 rounds to his dorm room, police say | EUROtoday

Students at a Florida faculty described their shock after a classmate was arrested after having 1,500 rounds of ammunition delivered to his dorm room – the place authorities additionally discovered an AR-15 hidden beneath his mattress, based on experiences.

Rollins College senior Constantine Demetriades, 21, was arrested on Wednesday on a cost of possession of a firearm on college property.

According to an arrest affidavit, the varsity’s assistant campus security director instructed police that Demetriades bought ammunition on-line that was to be delivered to him on the college’s campus in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando, Click onOrlando reported.

A search of Demetriades’ dorm revealed an unloaded AR-15 rifle beneath his mattress inside an “unsecured black carrying case” with one loaded journal and 5 empty magazines.

“I’m happy they’ve found it because I’ve seen him around campus, and if they didn’t do anything about it, I’d personally fear for my safety,” a pupil instructed Click onOrlando.

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Demetriades instructed police that he had the rifle on college property as a result of he had simply returned from Thanksgiving break in New Jersey, the place he mentioned the firearm was bought legally, based on the affidavit. While Florida is an open-carry state, firearms are banned on the faculty campus, based on The Sun.

The pupil instructed authorities he didn’t have unhealthy intentions and shoots as a interest. He mentioned that he normally shops the firearm at a pal’s house off college property.

He additionally admitted to buying the ammunition on-line and “was not under the impression that it was against the law to possess ammunition on campus,” based on an arrest report obtained by Fox 35 Orlando.

During their search, authorities additionally discovered a black safety vest, ear safety and a pistol storage case, based on the report.

Demetriades additionally instructed police that he was conscious that weapons have been banned from the campus and that his New Jersey hid carry allow didn’t apply in Florida.

“It’s crazy, it shocked me,” one other pupil instructed Click onOrlando.

A 3rd mentioned: “He could just be super interested in firearms but then again, that’s no excuse.”

Rollins College addressed the incident in a press release, saying, “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.”

Demetriades was arrested with out incident and transferred to the Winter Park Police Department for reserving.