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    Unauthorized man barricades self, 2 students in bathroom at Suffolk elementary

    By David Lance,

    2024-06-14
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    A man is in custody Friday after police say he entered a Suffolk elementary school without permission and occupied a bathroom with students in it.

    Suffolk Emergency Communications received notification of an unauthorized man at Kilby Shores Elementary School around 11:30 a.m. on June 14, according to a release from SPD.

    Officers found Vontrail Marquis Thorpe, 42, in the bathroom with students present, preventing staff from entering.

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    SPD says they detained Thorpe minutes later without incident. There were no injuries reported.

    Thorpe faces multiple 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

    He is currently being held at Western Tidewater Regional Jail without bond.

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