USA: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Chemistry Teacher Arrested After Leaving Fully Loaded Gun In A Public Restroom!

Sean Simpson; Via cbsnews.com

''A chemistry teacher at the Florida school where 17 people were shot to death has been arrested. Authorities say he left a loaded gun in a public restroom, where a drunk homeless man picked it up and fired it,'' cbsnews.com reports.

Sean Simpson, who previously said he would be willing to come to school armed after the Parkland shooting that left 17 people dead, was charged with failing to safely store a firearm after leaving his gun at a men’s bathroom at the Deerfield Beach Pier.  

According to the arrest report, Simpson told police he left the gun behind by accident while using the bathroom on Sunday. As he was returning to retrieve the Glock 43 9mm handgun,  he heard a gunshot and found out that a man had picked it up and fired a shot. Simpson was able to take the gun away from the man, Joseph Spataro, who was charged with firing a weapon while intoxicated and trespassing.

He was later released after posting a $250 cash bond, the Miami Herald reports. The arrest comes right after the Broward School Board rejected Florida’s new program to arm school staff unanimously, following the Feb. 14 shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.