FL Teacher, Aide Tied Nonverbal Student To Chair: Bradenton Police

BRADENTON, FL — An elementary school teacher and a teacher’s aide face charges of false imprisonment after tying a nonverbal student to a chair Friday, according to a Bradenton Police Department news release.

Security camera video footage of the G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary School playground shows Exceptional Student Education teacher Carina Chindamo, 31, and aide Taylor Internicola, 39, tying the boy’s wrists with a nylon walking rope, a device used to teach students to walk in line.

The rope was then wrapped around the leg of a chair. The child sat on the ground behind the chair, restrained, for about an hour, the department said.

At various times in the video, Chindamo and Internicola were seen sitting on the chair, appearing to use their weight to keep the boy from getting free, police said.

Chindamo was taken into custody Tuesday night after a warrant was issued for her arrest.

Internicola remains wanted on an arrest warrant.

Detectives are looking into whether there are other victims.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Dalia Santana at
dalia.santana@bradentonpd.com or the Bradenton Police Department at 941-932-9300.

Submit tips anonymously to Crime Stoppers at manateecrimestoppers.com or 866-634-8477.