Walks Past Security Guard At “The Bridges” In Delray Beach, Enters Home Of FAU Fitness Instructor. Waits For Her Under The Covers.
BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A fitness instructor who works at Florida Atlantic University was shocked to find her ex-student in her bed Saturday in her home in the upscale community of “The Bridges” off Lyons Road in Delray Beach.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office tells BocaNewsNow.com that Stephen Castillo was found “lying in the (teacher’s) bed, under the covers,” when she arrived home around noon. Castillo had apparently just arrived at an area airport, took an Uber to the front gate of “The Bridges,” and walked right in. It was unclear how he gained access to the woman’s house. The woman called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office which responded with several deputies. They took Castillo into custody.
According to a police report obtained by BocaNewsNow.com, Castillo and the victim do not have a relationship of any sort, but it’s believed Castillo was infatuated with the victim.
Wrote police: “While Castillo was still attending FAU there were incidents where Castillo would show up to her class and disrupt it. Once Castillo no longer attended FAU he began to stalk her social media accounts and work email. (The victim) believes Castillo had over ten fictitious accounts which he would use to contact her. It got so bad that (the victim) had to delete some of her social media accounts. It was when Castillo contacted her on her work email that she reported him to FAU Police. (The victim) advised there was another incident where she reported him to Delay Beach Police. (The victim) provided countless screen shots in which Castillo is attempting to contact her, even after she has advised him to leave her alone.”
Castillo, who officially lives in California, was arrested and charged with residential burglary. He was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail. Castillo later posted $25,000 bond and was released pending trial. An order of “no contact” is now in effect. Communities up and down Lyons Road between Clint Moore and Atlantic continue to have issues with security gates and guards as PBSO continues to battle car thefts and other issues in the area. While drivers are stopped at gates and required to show identification, it is often quite easy to walk — or bike — into the gated communities in that area.
Andrew Colton is host of South Florida’s First News weekdays from 6-10 a.m. on NewsRadio 610 WIOD — the only English-language News Radio station in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale market. Listen to NewsRadio 610 WIOD, simulcast on 105.9HD2, and streaming in the IHeart Radio app.
