A Miami-Dade school custodian was arrested Tuesday after police say he attacked a fellow employee at Van E. Blanton Elementary and was later found carrying a loaded handgun in his backpack.
The incident occurred around 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday at the school, located at 10327 NW 11th Ave., in the county’s Pinewood neighborhood, according to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department.
Police say Delvin James Sheffield, 46, of northwest Miami-Dade, followed the victim and another school employee down a stairwell before intentionally pushing the victim down the stairs and into a wall.
Authorities said surveillance video captured the attack, showing Sheffield grabbing the victim by the shirt and shoulders and shoving him forcefully against a stairwell door.
The victim told investigators he had an argument with Sheffield about two weeks earlier but had not had any problems with him since.
M-DSPD officials said they took Sheffield into custody at the school.
After being read his Miranda rights, they said he reportedly gave a full confession.
A search of his backpack, which he was wearing at the time of arrest, revealed a loaded .45-caliber FNACP semi-automatic handgun, with 13 rounds in the magazine and one chambered, according to investigators.
Jail records show Sheffield is facing charges of battery on a specified school employee or official, illegal possession of a firearm on school property and violation of a concealed weapon and firearm license.
He was not listed as an inmate on the Miami-Dade jail website as of Friday morning.
Local 10 News has request a statement from Van E. Blanton Elementary after learning about Sheffield’s arrest.
