Joe Urias, a 34-year-old teacher from Florida, was arrested after being found naked in a classroom at Windmill Point Elementary School in Port St. Lucie.
Authorities arrived at the school around 9:30 p.m. on November 28 after a sheriff’s deputy noticed Urias inside the unoccupied school.
Upon seeing the deputy, Urias quickly dressed and fled to the back of the building, where he was eventually apprehended after allegedly punching the officer in the face.
Police discovered Urias’s belongings, including a laptop, food, clothing, sex toys, and less than 20 grams of marijuana in a clear plastic container inside the classroom.
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Urias told police he was experiencing homelessness and had entered the building through an unlocked window.
Urias, who worked as a teacher at Somerset College Preparatory Academy, faces charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, burglary, marijuana possession, and battery on an officer.
Despite the incident occurring outside school hours with no children present, the case has shocked the local community. Urias is currently being held on a $31,000 bond at St. Lucie County Jail.
