MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Bradenton police have arrested another person in the case of a student with special needs tied to a chair.

Hydalmy Ortiz is now a third person facing charges.


What You Need To Know

  • Bradenton police have arrested another person in the case of a student with special needs tied to a chair

  • Hydalmy Ortiz is now a third person facing charges

  • Police say Ortiz, teacher Carina Chindamo and teacher’s aide Taylor Internicola are all facing false imprisonment charges 

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Police said Ortiz, teacher Carina Chindamo and teacher’s aide Taylor Internicola are all facing false imprisonment charges.

According to authorities, the women tied up a 7-year-old, non-verbal student to a chair at G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary School.

Police say they found security footage showing Chindamo and the aides tying a boy with rope to a chair.

Police say the student sat tied up for nearly an hour.

According to authorities, Chindamo and the aides were observed on video sitting on the chair, using their weight to keep the child from getting free.

(Bradenton Police)