A security guard at CREC Museum Academy in Bloomfield was removed from the position after police arrested him for illegally possessing guns and marijuana.
A security guard at CREC Museum Academy in Bloomfield was removed from the position after police arrested him for illegally possessing guns and marijuana.
The investigation started on January 6 at the Cumberland Farms on New Park Avenue in West Hartford. Police noticed a Honda Accord with “extremely dark tints” and “an extremely dark license plate cover,” according to an arrest warrant.
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Police said they pulled the car over at the Noble Gas station across the street and saw a large amount of marijuana in the back seat.
After searching the driver, 26-year-old Sayvon Brown, and the car, police seized 5.18 ounces of marijuana. Connecticut law says a person can store up to 5 ounces while transporting it in a car’s locked glove compartment or trunk.
Some of the marijuana was in a plastic bag, and the rest was packaged in metallic bags. Officers also found an electronic scale, $699 in cash, a gun with a “Glock switch” which turns the gun into a fully automatic weapon, a second gun, a high-capacity magazine, and ammunition.
Brown was charged with possession of a high-capacity magazine, two counts of illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, illegal possession of an assault weapon, two counts of carrying a pistol without a permit, possession with intent to sell, possession of cannabis over 5 ounces, use of drug paraphernalia, and tinted windows.
NBC Connecticut learned that Brown was working as a security guard at CREC Museum Academy from a tip to NBC CT Investigates.
Dr. Sasha Douglas, Superintendent of CREC Magnet Schools, said in a statement:
Late last week, CREC Magnet Schools was informed that a security guard assigned to Museum Academy in Bloomfield through our contracted security services provider, SSC, was arrested on serious charges unrelated to their work in our schools. The individual was immediately removed from their assignment by SSC and will not return to any CREC facility.
While the individual was not a CREC employee, we take this matter very seriously. We are working with SSC to review protocols and ensure that personnel assigned to our campuses meet the highest standards for safety and conduct.
At no point was there any known threat to students or staff during the individual’s assignment at Museum Academy. The safety of our students and staff remains our highest priority.
Brown is out on a $400,000 bond, and a judge ordered him to be GPS monitored 24/7.
The home address listed on Brown’s arrest warrant and court records matches the address of former Bloomfield mayor and current deputy commissioner of the state’s Aging and Disability Services agency, Suzette DeBeatham-Brown.
DeBeatham-Brown did not respond to a request for comment and has not yet heard back.
Brown’s next court date is February 25.