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Florida College Student Arrested After Campus Delivery of Ammunition Leads to Discovery of AR-15 Rifle

WINTER PARK, Florida — A university student in Florida has been arrested and banned from campus after a suspicious delivery of 1,500 rounds of ammunition led campus officials and police to an AR-15 rifle hidden in his dormitory room.

Constantine Demetriades, a 21-year-old senior at Rollins College in Winter Park, was taken into custody on Wednesday. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, the investigation began when college staff became aware that the student had ordered a large quantity of ammunition to be delivered directly to the campus, a violation of university policy.

Acting on this information, law enforcement officers conducted a search of Demetriades' dorm room. There, they discovered an unloaded AR-15 rifle inside an unsecured black carrying case under his bed. The case also contained one loaded magazine and five empty magazines. Police stated that Demetriades was arrested without incident.

The student reportedly told investigators that he had legally purchased the firearm in New Jersey during the recent Thanksgiving holiday. While purchasing and possessing such rifles is generally legal for adults in Florida, state law strictly prohibits possessing firearms on the property of any school, college, or university.

The discovery sent shockwaves through the campus community, which is located just outside Orlando. Several students expressed fear and relief upon learning of the arrest.

Rollins College confirmed the incident in a public statement, noting that it received a report of a policy violation on Wednesday. "We immediately initiated an investigation," the statement read. "We quickly identified and contacted the student, who cooperated fully with College officials and local law enforcement... The student was arrested and is not permitted to be on campus while the College proceeds with the student conduct process."

Demetriades now faces a charge of possession of a firearm on school property. The AR-15 rifle, a semi-automatic weapon, has been used in several of the United States' deadliest mass shootings, including the 2022 attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

*Source: Based on reports from the Express UK, ClickOrlando, and the Independent, with information from the Orange County Sheriff's Office and Rollins College.*
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