Teacher arrested for allegedly bringing firearm onto school property

ONLEY, Va. – A substitute teacher has been arrested by Accomack County Sheriff’s Office for possession of a firearm while on school property.

Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received information on Wednesday, March 27, that a teacher at Nandua High School was in possession of a firearm.

An investigation into this incident led to the recovery of firearms from substitute teacher, Phillip Gordon Stewart. An arrest warrant was obtained on Stewart, 63, of Locustville, Virginia for Possession of a Firearm on School Property.

Stewart was being held at the Accomack County Jail with bond denied but was subsequently released on a $2,500 secured bond on Friday, March 29.

The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Onley Police Department.

Anyone with information on this or any other crime is asked to contact the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office at (757) 787-1131 or (757) 824-5666, or tips may be submitted through The Sheriff’s Office website.