Campus security protocols just caught what administrators fear most.
In the three months since Charlie Kirk's assassination intensified campus safety concerns nationwide, colleges have scrambled to beef up weapons detection systems and ammunition monitoring.
But one order from a Florida college student just made campus security sound every alarm.
Campus safety flags massive ammunition shipment to dorm room
Constantine Demetriades thought nobody would notice 1,500 rounds of 9mm ammunition getting delivered to his Rollins College dorm room in Winter Park, Florida.
He was dead wrong.
Campus safety officials flagged the December 3 delivery instantly and contacted Winter Park police.
The assistant campus safety director searched the 21-year-old senior's bedroom and found an unloaded AR-15 rifle under his bed — no lock on the carrying case.¹
Six magazines sat nearby — one loaded, five empty.
Officers also found a tactical vest, multiple knives, ear protection, a black security vest, and a pistol storage case.²
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Demetriades shares his dorm unit with three other students, though each has a private bedroom.
Police arrested him on the spot and charged him with possession of a firearm on school property — a third-degree felony that carries up to five years in prison.
Student admits he knew weapons violated campus policy
Demetriades told police he traveled to New Jersey with the rifle for Thanksgiving break and returned to campus around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning.³
He usually stores the firearm at a friend's off-campus residence but brought it straight to his dorm because he was "late and tired" and had an early presentation the next day.
The senior admitted he knew Rollins College bans all weapons on campus.
He also acknowledged his New Jersey concealed carry permit doesn't apply in Florida.
Demetriades told officers "he likes to shoot as a hobby" and "used to work as an armed security" at Orlando nightclubs.⁴
He insisted he had "no bad intentions" and only brought the gun to campus once before.
Police weren't buying it.
A judge granted him pretrial release the next day, but Rollins College banned him from campus until the matter's resolved.
The college launched its own student conduct investigation on top of the criminal charges.
"On Wednesday, the College received a report indicating a violation of our weapons policy," Rollins stated. "The student was arrested and is not permitted to be on campus while the College proceeds with the student conduct process."⁵
Post-Kirk assassination, colleges can't afford to miss these signals
Here's what administrators won't say publicly but know privately: Demetriades got caught because campus security protocols changed after September 10.
Charlie Kirk's assassination at Utah Valley University forced every college in America to rethink how they monitor weapons on campus.
Ordering 1,500 rounds of ammunition to a dorm address three months ago might have slipped through the cracks.
Not anymore.
Campus safety directors now flag bulk ammunition purchases the same way they monitor suspicious package deliveries or concerning social media posts.
Demetriades fits the profile that keeps security officials up at night — a student with weapons training who worked armed security, legally purchased firearms in another state, and thought campus rules didn't apply because he had "legitimate" reasons.
The "I was tired" excuse doesn't cut it when you're hauling an AR-15 and enough ammunition to supply a small militia into a college dormitory.
Florida saw its worst campus mass shooting this year when a gunman opened fire at Florida State University in April, killing two people and injuring six more.⁶
School shootings dropped 22.5% nationwide in 2024-2025 compared to the previous year, but that still means 254 incidents — more than double the rate from 25 years ago.⁷
Demetriades is a champion rower who's won medals for Rollins since his freshman year in 2022.
That wholesome athletic background didn't matter once campus security spotted 1,500 rounds heading to his dorm.
The new reality for colleges is simple: every weapons-related violation gets treated like a potential tragedy waiting to happen.
Because after Charlie Kirk, administrators know the cost of missing the warning signs.
¹ Fox News, "Florida college student who allegedly shipped 1,500 rounds of ammo to dorm had AR-15 under bed," December 7, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ WKMG, "Rollins College student arrested for bringing AR-15 onto campus, police say," December 4, 2025.
⁴ Ibid.
⁵ People Magazine, "Florida College Senior Ordered 1,500 Rounds of Ammunition Delivered to His Dorm," December 6, 2025.
⁶ CBS News, "FSU mass shooting kills 2 people, injures 6; suspect in custody," April 18, 2025.
⁷ Campus Safety Magazine, "School Shootings Database Shows Big Drop in 2024-2025 Incidents," July 16, 2025.
