Assistant teacher arrested for allegedly stinking up his school with fart spray
Authorities said the spray caused $55,000 in damages and sickened students.
A 32-year-old South Carolina assistant teacher has been arrested on charges he surreptitiously sprayed his school with a substance that smells like poop, sickening students and causing more than $55,000 in damages, authorities said.
Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis allegedly dispensed the substance at West Florence High School in Florence, South Carolina, over a nearly monthlong span, leaving school officials mystified as to the origin of the foul odor, the Florence County Sheriff's office said in a statement.
Lewis allegedly obtained the spray -- designed to imitate fecal odor -- from an online distributor, according to the sheriff's office.
"Investigators allege that Lewis used the spray on multiple occasions and over time resulting in a disruption of the school, children requiring medical attention for respiratory issues and requiring the school to incur an expenditure of over $55,000 for inspection and damage to the school air conditioning system," according to the sheriff's office statement.
A motive for the alleged act remains under investigation, according to the sheriff's office.
"He's not interested in making any comment at this time," a man who said he was Lewis' brother told ABC News on Tuesday when reached by phone.
Lewis was arrested on Friday on charges of disturbing schools and malicious injury to property with a value of over $10,000, the sheriff's office said.
He was booked at the Florence County Jail, where he is being held on $9,090 bond.
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Authorities said the spray caused $55,000 in damages and sickened students.
A 32-year-old South Carolina assistant teacher has been arrested on charges he surreptitiously sprayed his school with a substance that smells like poop, sickening students and causing more than $55,000 in damages, authorities said.
Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis allegedly dispensed the substance at West Florence High School in Florence, South Carolina, over a nearly monthlong span, leaving school officials mystified as to the origin of the foul odor, the Florence County Sheriff's office said in a statement.
Lewis allegedly obtained the spray -- designed to imitate fecal odor -- from an online distributor, according to the sheriff's office.
"Investigators allege that Lewis used the spray on multiple occasions and over time resulting in a disruption of the school, children requiring medical attention for respiratory issues and requiring the school to incur an expenditure of over $55,000 for inspection and damage to the school air conditioning system," according to the sheriff's office statement.
A motive for the alleged act remains under investigation, according to the sheriff's office.
"He's not interested in making any comment at this time," a man who said he was Lewis' brother told ABC News on Tuesday when reached by phone.
Lewis was arrested on Friday on charges of disturbing schools and malicious injury to property with a value of over $10,000, the sheriff's office said.
He was booked at the Florence County Jail, where he is being held on $9,090 bond.
Assistant teacher arrested for allegedly stinking up his school with fart spray
A 32-year-old South Carolina assistant teacher has been arrested on charges he spraying his school with a substance that smells like poop.
