Elementary School Teacher Accused Of Selling Assault Weapons Investigators Say Garrison Sold Weapons To Known Felon POSTED: 8:25 am EDT June 24, 2005 UPDATED: 12:40 pm EDT June 24, 2005 NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Federal agents arrested a South Florida elementary school teacher Thursday on suspicion of selling assault rifles to a convicted felon. Investigators said one of the weapons sold was an AK-47 similar to this one. Agents said Michael Garrison, who's a third-grade teacher at Madie Ives Elementary in North Miami Beach, sold an AK-47, a .308 caliber assault rifle and a 7.62 mm assault rifle to a known felon. Agents said he knew the weapons would be used in violent crimes. Garrison will appear in Federal court Tuesday. A Local 10 News crew stopped by Garrison's house, but no one answered the door. "He seemed like he was a very nice, intelligent young man," said one neighbor. "He didn't bother nobody around here." Officials said Garrison's prosecution was a result of the Street Terror Offender Program, or STOP, a joint federal, state effort which targets armed and violent felons who would trade in guns. Garrison is facing six different criminal counts. If convicted, he could face significant prison time and a $250,000 fine. http://www.local10.com/news/4647290/detail.html |