Man accused of kidnapping girl from middle school said he took her to play video games

wtvm ^ | September 25, 2025 | Jordan Gartner

[quilterdebbie]

Wow! The person at the school who signed her out really messed up!

[ssfromla]

In the schools in my parish no one but the parent who has custody (if parents have divorced).

That has been in place since the 80's.

Some people are stupid and should not have a job at a school. "Life is hard but it's even harder if you're stupid" lol Senator Kennedy.

I just realized after writing that who I sounded like. It's because we don't live that far apart :D

[crusty old prospector]

“Hey, I’m your Uncle Rico. Grandma had an accident out at the dunes and broke her coccyx. Get in the van.”

[Jan_Sobieski]

California just legalized this very scenario

[Safrguns]

And Newsom in CA just signed a law making what this man did PERFECTLY LEGAL!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

“Playing video games.” Isn’t that how Charles Hamilton impregnanted Scarlett?

[Ezekiel]

This was not a red flag for a 13 YO?

Special needs?

And this guy knew who she was?

Social media stalker?

And then the school was like, “Sounds legit”...

43 and playing video games? Sure bet he wasn’t school administrator material. Oh wait...

[Bon of Babble]

James E. Paulette, 43, is accused of posing as a family member to sign an eighth-grade student out from Cross Keys Middle School on Tuesday.

What idiot would do that?

Lawsuit incoming unless James E. Paulette was on the kid's emergency card giving him specific permission to pick up the kid.

When I went and got one of my kids at school, I had to show a driver's license, sign my name - and then my name was checked against what was on the kid's emergency card as to whom was allowed to take the student out of the school. Had to do this each and every time even though the staff knew me.

[Ciaphas Cain]

Love that movie!

[HYPOCRACY]

Get some pampers for you and your brother.

[OldHarbor]

This guy is 43. I wonder if he works or is hooking up with middle schoolers his full time occupation ?

[gundog]

It’s not out of the question that the girl was in on it. Sounds like a 13 year-old’s genius scheme to disappear for a few hours during school. Parents will never know.

[shelterguy]

Go make yourself a dang quesadilla.

[PAR35]

I wonder if the person in the school office knew / was in cahoots with the kidnapper.

[citizen]

If they were chatting online or via text, it will be quickly found out - if anyone actually investigates, that is.

[quilterdebbie]

Hmmm, that’s interesting. I also find interesting the speculation from another commenter that the girl was in on it too to get out of school.

[POGO163]

This guy will be killed in jail.

[Tudorfly]

I miss listening to Rush, the man you just sounded like, every day. God bless you and your family.

[Ezekiel]

You make a great point. I should have thought back to the historical documents because

we all know about Sloane and the death of her grandmother.

“So *that’s* how it is in their family.” ~ Principal Rooney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsdmOeA46LQ