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Florida Man Charged With Spraying Disabled Students at Bus Stop Is Released From Jail

Deputies say he used cameras to time his sprinklers toward the stop in a dispute over its location.

A man pushes a student in a wheelchair towards a school bus moments after sprinklers were activated following the arrival of the bus in Ocala, Fla.
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Antonio Roman (Marion County Sheriff’s Office)
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Overview

  • Antonio Roman, 61, turned himself in in Marion County on Sunday after an earlier warrant and was taken into custody at his Ocala home.
  • He faces four counts of stalking, two counts of battery, and two counts of battery of a disabled person, according to the sheriff's office.
  • Investigators documented sprinklers activating as the school bus arrived and shutting off when it left, and obtained video corroboration.
  • Reported targets include a 17-year-old with Prader–Willi syndrome and a 22-year-old with autism and Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome, with the family alleging roughly 400 incidents over more than a year.
  • Inmate records show he was released Tuesday after bonding out, and The Independent reports a court date set for September 16.