Man Breaks Into School, Vandalizes It In Stafford: Police

STAFFORD, VA—A man was arrested Tuesday, April 16, after breaking into Ferry Farm Elementary School at 20 Pendleton Road during spring break and vandalizing a classroom, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Jeremy Bushey, 21, of Fredericksburg, was charged with breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony and destruction of property.

Around 8 a.m., police were dispatched to the school for a reported vandalism incident. An employee found a broken office window and a classroom that had been vandalized, with books scattered throughout the classroom and a broken vase.

Video security footage showed a man—Bushey—walking through a school hallway and entering a classroom. After about a minute, he walked out and left the building but walked into a courtyard where there's no exit. He then climbed on the roof, damaging drain pipes, gutters and a roof vent, after which he jumped onto a school walkway and left the area on a bicycle.

Another officer recognized the man from an April 15 incident in which Bushey was arrested for public intoxication. Police arrived at Bushey's home and took him into custody. He admitted to the school incident and said he had been "very intoxicated."