Last Thursday, James Mason Baillargeon, a school custodian at Space Coast Jr/Sr High School was arrested.
According to public records, Baillargeon has been charged with 2 felonies.
- Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
- Child abuse without great bodily harm
- Improper exhibition of a weapon on school property
The arrest affidavit describes the incident below.
On Thursday, January 19, 2023, at approximately 1508 hours, the defendant, a custodian for Space Coast Jr/Sr High School, threatened a 14 year old student with a razor scraper. The victim reported he was in a bathroom within the school and the defendant was working on a toilet within the same bathroom. Another student entered the bathroom and asked what the janitor was doing and quickly left. As the victim walked out of the bathroom, the defendant walked closely behind and removed a razor scraper from his pocket and exposed the blade. The defendant made comments that he was “from the hood’ and he needed to be respected. The victim further stated the defendant told him he would “cut him in to pieces.”