Mount Dora High School's recent hire for head football coach, Colby Erskin, 39, was arrested yesterday in Seminole County on charges that include solicitation of a child and transmitting harmful materials to a minor, as per reports from the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. His arrest comes on the heels of an active warrant from Broward County, where the alleged offences were committed, as ClickOrlando reported.
While Erskin's encounter with the Seminole County deputies who served the arrest warrant took place at the intersection of Lake Mary Boulevard and Botanical Way in Sanford, his tenure as the school's football coach has henceforth been abruptly halted, a tenure that had just begun and now ends shrouded in scandal.
Lake County Schools, addressing the situation with a swift blade of justice, parted ways with Erskin, confirming through a statement to WESH, "Mr. Erskin is no longer employed with Lake County Schools. He was dismissed today, while still in his probationary period with the district, after we learned of his arrest."
Details surrounding Erskin’s arrest remain limited, but authorities say the charges are serious. He is being held without bond as he awaits his court appearance, where prosecutors are expected to present the full case against him.
