Video obtained by News 3 shows the moment a man trespassed onto school property at Kilby Shores Elementary and barricaded himself inside the bathroom with students in it, according to court documents.
Court documents say on June 14 — the last day of school — an unauthorized man made his way into the school around 11:30 a.m. while school was still in session.
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Officers say they found Vontrail Marquis Thorpe, 42, in the bathroom with students present, preventing staff from entering. Police say they detained Thorpe minutes later.
News 3 obtained video of the incident after our investigative producer Brianna Lanham filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The full video can be seen below.
The video shows a man, presumably Thorpe, running into the school and entering a girls' bathroom. Employees are shown in the video trying to get the door open, and there are several moments where they almost pry the door open entirely but never fully.
A spokesperson with Suffolk Public Schools released the following statement to News 3 regarding the incident:
"Thank you for reaching out to us. We respectfully decline to speak on the video and the incident that took place on that day. We also respectfully warn that playing this video risks re-traumatizing the families involved and that the school division is not in support of doing so."
At the end of the video, an officer is seen pulling the man out of the bathroom.
Thorpe is facing the following charges:
- Two counts felony abduction
- One count felony trespassing
- One count felony possession of a schedule I/II substance on school property
- One count felony breaking and entering
- One count misdemeanor disorderly conduct
