January 1, 5th Grade Teacher Arrested After Disturbing Admission

A fifth-grade Catholic school teacher in Indiana who admitted she had an active “kill list” that included students and staff members has been arrested, according to authorities.

Officers from the East Chicago Police Department arrived at St. Stanislaus School around 5 p.m. on Wednesday after receiving a report regarding Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres, a 25-year-old teacher from Griffith, Illinois.

“At approximately 12:45 p.m. a 5th grade student told his/her Counselor that their 5th grade teacher made comments to him/her about killing herself, students, and staff at St. Stanislaus School,” East Chicago Police Department said in a statement posted on social media. “The teacher further told the student that she has a list and that he/she was on the bottom of that list.”

School administrators said Carrasquillo-Torres was immediately escorted to the principal’s office to discuss the disturbing incident. During the meeting with the principal and assistant principal, she admitted to making those statements to the fifth-grade student and making a “kill list.”

“While discussing the matter in the office the teacher allegedly admitted to the Principal that she did in fact make those statements to the student and confirmed that she did have a ‘kill list,'” authorities said. “During the conversation the teacher named a specific student on her list, but did not provide the list. The Principal then advised the teacher to leave and not return to school pending an investigation.”

Police said they were “not made aware of the situation until 4 hours later after the teacher was allowed to leave.” Once they were notified, they immediately obtained an emergency detention order for the teacher.

Officers from the East Chicago Police Department took Carrasquillo-Torres into custody at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Thursday without incident.

The investigation is still ongoing.

Source: Fox News