While teaching at Simi Valley High School, armed robbery defendant David Considine was a drug addict, according to the judge who presided over his divorce.
Considine is an actively using drug addict and could pose a danger to his child.
Considine, 47, who has taught at Simi Valley High School since August 2005, has been charged with robbing a Simi Valley 7-Eleven store at knife point on Sept. 29, a felony. He also faces charges of possessing a pipe commonly used to smoke crack cocaine or methamphetamine, a misdemeanor.
Considine, who remains in custody in lieu of $60,000 bail, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to six years in state prison.
After his Oct. 6 arrest, Considine was placed on paid leave from his teaching job pending the outcome of his case.
Don Gaudioso, assistant superintendent of the Simi Valley Unified School District, said Thursday that had the district known about the judge's finding, officials immediately would have placed Considine on leave pending further investigation.
One of Considine's former students, Rachel Kellogg, said he freely talked in class about taking illicit drugs while in college. Other former students of Considine's were stunned about his arrest.
Simi Valley police said Considine robbed the 7-Eleven at 1494 Madera Road about 3:22 a.m. Sept. 29, brandishing a knife at a clerk and demanding money. The clerk complied and Considine left the store with an undisclosed amount of cash, driving off in a vehicle, police said. No injuries were reported.
Investigators found the vehicle Oct. 6 with the help of the store's surveillance footage and later found and arrested Considine, police said. When police searched his home on Royal Avenue, they reported finding evidence related to the robbery and the drug pipe.
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