I don't tend to associate second-grade teachers with "drifters". Not impossible but I'm guessing there's a lot more to this if it adds up. I'm also just a little suspicious of who might be tipping this off.
I also think Patsy's death is not incoincidental in the timing of the arrest.
Ten years is a long time ago. They never said WHEN he was a teacher.
The truth is stranger than fiction.
I think Patsy's death IS a coincidence. My opinion only.