Loggers’ Run Middle School teacher Sheena Studstill was arrested Saturday by Palm Beach Gardens police and charged with Grand Theft. Booked late at night, she was released Sunday just before noon.
We attempted to contact the school and the school district but were unable to reach anyone who could comment. The principal and vice-principals were in a meeting, and the person answering the phone at the school district communications office did not seem to understand the English language, nor how to operate their phone system.
Ms. Studstill, whose reported address is in Riviera Beach, has had quite a few cases in Palm Beach County. Court records show felony drug court from back in 2003, a 2004 domestic battery charge that was dropped, criminal traffic charges from 2009 and 2012, and several other traffic cases. All of the criminal charges against her in the past were dropped by prosecutors.
The 2003 and 2004 incidents led to state discipline in 2007 (yes, they move that slow) regarding her teacher’s license, including a letter of reprimand and 2 years probation. It is our understanding that she teaches Civics, Social Studies and/or History, and she is not in school today.
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Bank Robber Arrested Again
We previously reported on an alleged bank robbery of the Wells Fargo in Sandalfoot Square. The man accused in that incident, Ronel Laurent (above, 46), was arrested again Monday accused of Grand Theft of a motor vehicle. This arrest was made by Boca Raton city police.
Court records indicate that Mr. Laurent is being held without bond pending a mental health assessment. Both cases have been assigned to the Veterans Court division, and he’s scheduled to appear in front of Judge Kelley on Thursday morning.
Adriana Colon Arrested – Grand Theft
Adriana Colon (26) was arrested by deputies on Thursday for Grand Theft. Ms. Colon has a significant history in the Palm Beach court system, with several cases including two prior felonies.
In 2011 she was charged with petit theft, marijuana possession and something to do with transporting drugs. That charge was “downfiled” to misdemeanors.
In 2010 she was charged with felony retail theft, and that charge was also downfiled to five counts of petit theft and all of those were dropped by prosecutors.
She also has had quite a few cases in Broward, including two separate felony incidents in 2012 and another in January of 2014.
On the bright side we didn’t find any cases in Miami-Dade.
On the new case, whatever she’s accused of allegedly occurred in December of 2013. However, the charge was not filed until late July. Delays like long often indicate problems for the prosecution.
Her reported address is in Mizner Pointe off Boca Rio. She was released the same day she was arrested.
Career Criminal Rearrested on Warrant
In an early June crime report we mentioned Larry Burdgick, who had been arrested on June 5th and charged with multiple counts of larceny and burglary. Burdgick was released on bond June 9th.
He showed up again in the blotter just now, booked this morning on an “out-of-county warrant.” We looked around and see he has two pending cases in Miami-Dade County for Grand Theft that appear to have happened after he was released on his pending cases here.
FDLE lists Burdgick as a career offender, and he has a lengthy history of burglaries, thefts and more in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties dating back as far as 1988.
Burdgick’s reported address is in the Tiburon apartments near the corner of Camino Real and Powerline.
10 Arrests for Early July
As always, those arrested are innocent until proven guilty.
We have ten (Update: two removed so now eight) arrests to report for early July. First up is “JL Bosarge” (top left, 54) whose address is listed as “At Large” (in other words, homeless) in Boca Raton and was arrested by PBSO deputies, charged with a county ordinance violation for open container. Mr. Bosarge was booked Wednesday morning and released Thursday evening. The blotter shows his release as for “time served” which suggests he pled guilty to whatever it was. The court docket does not reflect that, however. We see some prior history including a felony arrest back in 2002 and a few other cases.
Top center is Francine Jackson (49), accused of grand theft. Boca PD’s blotter indicates it was a retail theft. Her reported address is in Century Village. Booked on Tuesday, she has not been released yet. Bond is set at $3K. Ms. Jackson has a few cases in the system including felonies from 2011 and 2013. She pled guilty to dealing in stolen property in the 2013 case and did a short jail sentence along with probation, which is probably ongoing. The 2011 case was a grand theft, dropped to petit theft and then dropped completely.
Bottom left is Douglas Gallop (39), charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm. His reported address is in Tudor Woods just west of the Sandalfoot trailers. Arrested Tuesday, he was released Wednesday evening. It’s an odd battery case because the offense date is back in early May.
Monique Baz (bottom center, 23) was arrested for battery on Friday and released the next day. Her reported address is in Arbor Oaks, just north of West Boca Medical Center. The courts have it as a domestic incident. We see no priors.
West Palm Beach police arrested Matthew Hanyecz (bottom right, 26) on Thursday and he’s charged with grand theft, fraud, and dealing in stolen property. The police blotter indicates this arises out of an incident reported to them a couple days earlier at a home on Dock Street just north of Belvedere near I-95. Court records say the offense actually occurred in early June. Hanyecz is a West Boca High grad. Court records show drug trafficking and grand theft charges from 2007 that led to a 3-year prison sentence.
Mr. Hanyecz may still have an interest in marijuana and/or other drugs.
Paul Tedaldi (left, 58), a new resident of Island Lakes, was arrested Friday for battery and released about 24 hours later on $1000 bond. It’s being treated as a domestic incident.
Robert Hanson (2nd from right, 49) was arrested late Tuesday for robbery and battery on a person over 65. His reported address is in the Sandalfoot trailers and brings up an almost artistic view on Google Street View:
Per the Palm Beach Post, Hanson asked an older friend for $6, and then:
took the man’s belongings, removed the man’s pants … hitting him in the back of the head multiple times, throwing him to the ground and stepping on his neck, cutting off airflow.
Mr. Hanson has not been released yet. Court records show an aggravated battery with a deadly weapon back in 1997 for which he got 3 days in jail; a 2002 burglary charge that was dropped; a 2007 battery on a police officer that was reduced with little or no consequences; a 2008 domestic battery that was dropped; and some traffic cases.
Last in this report is Jose Sousa (right, 45), arrested late Friday or possibly early Saturday for DUI. His reported address is in Sandalfoot Cove, just southeast of the soon-to-open Walmart.