Director of Security at Florida school arrested for gun possession as convicted felon
Fort Myers Florida May 17, 2023 The Director of Security at the Canterbury School was arrested Monday night after he allegedly had a gun as a convicted felon.
Canterbury School announced that Wyatt Henderson, 64, joined the staff as Director of Security for the 2022-2023 school year — with more than 20 years of experience in law enforcement.
As the head of security, the school allowed Henderson to be armed, despite being a convicted felon.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), on May 11, 2023, a private investigator told deputies that he had information about Henderson after he was hired to complete background checks on the security guards at the Canterbury School.
The investigator was able to provide LCSO with documented evidence proving that Henderson was a convicted felon prohibited from having a gun. He also learned that Henderson had been openly carrying a gun while performing his duties at the school.
In the early 2000s, Henderson, a former Charlotte County Sheriff’s drug detective, was convicted by a jury after he pistol-whipped a teenager during a drug bust in Port Charlotte. Henderson broke the teenager’s jaw and lied about the incident to federal investigators.
Henderson served 27 months in prison followed by two years of probation.
We can’t have a convicted felon with a weapon patrolling the halls of a prominent private school the sheriff said.
For the time being, it’s unclear how Henderson got a job at the school in the first place.
Henderson was released from custody Tuesday afternoon after posting bond.
