Recall Veteran G4S Security Guard Murders 49 In Orlando. In this week's horrible Texas church shooting, evidently the shooter was a security guard as well:
He apparently moved back to Texas and sought work as a security guard, obtaining a state private security license in June and getting a job at the Schlitterbahn water park in New Braunfels. But he was fired after less than six weeks, the water park said in a statement.
He then was hired as a security guard at the Summit Vacation Resort, also in New Braunfels. A manager there, Claudia Varjabedian, told the AP that Kelley “seemed like a nice guy” and didn’t cause her any problems.
Also reports that he had a history of violence:
“He assaulted his stepson severely enough that he fractured his skull, and he also assaulted his wife,” said Don Christensen, a retired colonel who was the chief prosecutor for the Air Force. “He pled to intentionally doing it.”
He was sentenced in November of that year to 12 months’ confinement and reduction to the lowest possible rank. After his confinement, he was discharged from the military with a bad conduct discharge.
I am well aware of the low pay for security guards and the subsequent low standards (e.g., Convicted For Shooting A Man, Prisoned For 7 Years, Becomes A Security Guard?).
However, is this an issue for the security guard industry? Should it be?
