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It happened during the morning hours on Monday when Thomas Franco, 19, of Walworth- an employee of the district- was involved in a fight with another employee.
Deputies said he had a knife. Now, we’ve learned that the deputy who was injured is said to have been shot in the foot by Franco.
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UPDATE: Monday 8:30 p.m.
Sheriff Barry Virts has provided another update on the incident that unfolded Monday morning at the Wayne Central Middle School.
Thomas Franco, 19, of Walworth is accused of brandishing a weapon at school officials during an altercation. A school resource officer, who is also a deputy for the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene- and the building was placed into lockdown.
Franco resisted during the arrest process- causing injury to the deputy.
The SRO was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital for treatment of his injuries and released. No students were injured or involved in the incident.
WHECTV Created: March 01, 2021 08:16 PM
LYONS, N.Y. (WHEC) A 19-year-old has been arrested for assault and criminal possession of a weapon for his role in the incident on Monday at Wayne Central Middle School.
The Wayne County Sheriff s Office says Thomas Franco of Walworth had an altercation at the middle school where he brandished a weapon at school officials. A Wayne County Sheriff s Deputy School Resource Officer came to assist and was injured as he made the arrest. The incident led to a
lockdown of the school for a time, but no students or staff were injured.
Franco is now charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon and two counts of second-degree assault. He was remanded to the custody of the jail in lieu of $2,500 cash or $5,000 bond. He will face the charges in the Town of Ontario Court at a later date.
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Thomas Franco was an aspiring doctor when he realized that his real passion was policy. While a premed student at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, Franco volunteered at a free health clinic outside of Cleveland. Talking to the patients helped him recognize the societal inequities that lead to poverty and, in turn, poor health outcomes. It was just like this moment where I realized,
OK, if I m going to make a difference, and I am going to change the narrative here, I have to dig deeper, Franco said. That change in direction ultimately helped lead 25-year-old Franco to Rutland, where he lives with his partner, George Hodulik. A first-time candidate, Franco is one of 17 people including three incumbents running for six at-large seats on the city s board of aldermen.