An assistant teacher at a South Carolina high school has been accused of unleashing a stomach-turning chemical prank that left students ill and caused tens of thousands in damages.
Assistant teacher charged with unleashing fart spray
Deputies in Florence County arrested 32-year-old Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis on Friday, charging him with secretly releasing a noxious fart spray inside West Florence High School.
The substance, meant to mimic the stench of human waste, was allegedly deployed across the school over a long period of time, from late August through mid-September, according to investigators.
Officials believe the prank sickened students, disrupted classes, and left the school with more than $55,000 in damages.
“Investigators allege that Lewis used the spray on multiple occasions and over time resulting in a disruption of the school, children requiring medical attention for respiratory issues and requiring the school to incur an expenditure of over $55,000 for inspection and damage to the school air conditioning system,” the sheriff’s office commented.
Reports indicate Lewis obtained the spray online before allegedly dispersing it through hallways and classrooms.
Assistant teacher sickened students and staff
Students described the odor as unbearable. “Personally, as a student, every time I go to my second block class, I walk up the stairwell and immediately, teachers are covering their noses and their mouths, coughing because of the smell,” a student remarked.
“I got physically sick the other day because of the smell. I feel like I’m going to pass out because I get so lightheaded and so dizzy.”
Authorities said Lewis’s alleged actions sparked complaints of nausea, dizziness, and headaches among students.
Investigators have not disclosed how they linked him to the stunt. He was booked at Florence County Jail on charges of disturbing schools and malicious injury to property worth more than $10,000.
His bond was set at $9,090, and officials warned that “the investigation into this matter is ongoing and additional charges are possible.”
While Florence dealt with the fallout from the prank, authorities in Ohio were unraveling the story of a Venezuelan migrant accused of passing himself off as a homeless teenager to enroll in high school.
Illegal immigrant pleads guilty to impersonating high school student
Federal prosecutors say 24-year-old Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra pleaded guilty Monday to lying on immigration documents and firearm forms.
According to the indictment, Labrador-Sierra “submitted a false date of birth to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on federal applications for Temporary Protective Status and Employment Authorization Documents in 2024 and 2025.”
Investigators said he used falsified paperwork, including a fake birth certificate listing a December 2007 birth date, to pose as a minor and gain access to Perrysburg Schools in November 2023.
Labrador-Sierra reportedly claimed to be homeless and a victim of trafficking in order to enroll.
Authorities allege Labrador-Sierra lived under this false identity for over a year, joining the school’s junior varsity soccer and swim teams.
He also allegedly obtained a Social Security number, legal guardianship, and even an Ohio driver’s license under the fake persona.
The deception began unraveling when a woman contacted the guardianship family, claiming Labrador-Sierra was the father of her child. The guardians alerted the school, which contacted police.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Labrador-Sierra also possessed a Taurus G3C 9mm semiautomatic pistol while in the country illegally.
He pleaded guilty to multiple charges including possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully in the U.S., making false statements in firearm purchases, and falsifying government documents.
Labrador-Sierra faces up to 30 years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced on January 23, 2026.
Convicted predator exposed himself to children at a high school
Meanwhile in Virginia, a convicted sex offender sparked outrage after allegedly exposing himself inside women’s locker rooms.
Richard Cox, 58, who identifies as a woman but remains biologically male, was arrested in December following complaints at Arlington’s aquatic center, which is connected to Washington Liberty High School.
Cox, a convicted sex offender, appeared in court Thursday for a lengthy preliminary hearing.
Prosecutors charged him with indecent exposure, loitering near schools as a sex offender, and taking indecent liberties with children.
A dozen witnesses testified against him, describing disturbing encounters.
One mother said she and her five-year-old daughter saw Cox standing naked in a shower stall with the curtain open, touching himself after a swim class.
Other women recounted similar encounters in the female locker rooms, some with young children present.
The prosecutor argued, “these facts speak clearly to Cox’s motive for visiting those facilities,” according to 7News.
During the hearing, Cox insisted he is a woman and urged the judge to instruct the prosecutor “to stop misgendering him.” The judge declined to do so.
Court documents show Cox’s status as a Tier III offender, meaning he is considered a high risk to re-offend and a danger to the public. His case is set to go before a Grand Jury next week.
He wants to be a woman? Cut the damn thing off and give him the physical appearance he wants.
Can’t change his sex, or alter his brain, but can change his appearance.
He isn’t the problem . He is sick mentally.
The problem is the idiots that allow this to go on, that defend them ,and we pay for it.