Third arrest in ongoing investigation at G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary
February 22, 2024
Case #: 2024-000989
Bradenton Police detectives have arrested a third employee of G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary for false imprisonment of a seven-year-old, non-verbal student. The charge stems from an ongoing investigation initiated on Monday, February 5.
Hydalmy Ortiz, 41, a teacher aide, was arrested on Thursday, February 22. Exceptional Student Education (ESE) teacher Carina Chindamo was arrested on February 6, and aide Taylor Internicola was arrested on February 9. The women are charged with false imprisonment of a child under age 13.
Security camera footage recorded on the school playground on several dates shows one or more of the women tying the wrists of the boy with a nylon walking rope, a device used to teach students to walk in line. The video shows the women securing the rope to a chair and then sitting in the chair, appearing to use their weight to keep the child from getting free.
The most recent video was recorded on Friday, February 2.
Contact the Manatee County School District for information regarding the school or its employees.
If you have information about this case, 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 (TIPS).
