Canton Police Announce Arrest in Plymouth-Canton P-CEP Threats

have made an arrest in connection with two found Monday at Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Education Park, which includes , and high schools, according to Canton Police Detective Sgt. Dave Schreiner.

He said the teen who was arrested is currently at the Wayne County Youth Home, and the case has been referred to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. School district administrators indicated in a statement issued Friday evening that the juvenile, a male, voluntarily turned himself in to authorities.

Schreiner said the Police Department would not comment on specifics of the case, such as the motive behind the notes.

As for possible charges the teen could face, "That is certainly something for the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office to determine," Schreiner said.

Schreiner said the teen was taken into custody without incident and that any further information would be released through the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.

Schreiner praised the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools' administrators for their help this week as the investigaton was under way. He said Canton Police would continue investigating the tips received.

He said investigators were continuing to look "at all the factors that this case has brought to use. We're fairly confident we have information to support taking this person into custody."

The notes, found Monday and Wednesday mornings between 7 and 8 a.m., cause police to converage on the three-school campus which has a student body of about 6,000. On Monday, after a shelter-in-place lockdown; on Wednesday after police determined no threat existed, although the did respond to a call. The package examined by the bomb squad was quickly deemed innocuous, according to police.

As for plans for at Friday's Plymouth-Canton homecoming game and the dance scheduled for Saturday, Schreiner said the plans would remain in place.

"Because even though we have a kid in custody, people's anxiety levels have been raised," he said.

"People are on edge, and it's a large crowd," Schreiner said. "With or without the incidents this week, we would have extra police, but the incidents give us an additional reason to make sure people remain peaceful."

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools released the text of the statement it delivered to parents by phone and posted on the district's website Friday, calling the investigation "solved":

"We are pleased to report that the Canton Police have released the following statement:

Today, a student from the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park was taken into custody after voluntarily presenting himself at the Canton Police Department. The student is expected to be turned over to the authorities at the Wayne County Youth Home and the case is being referred to the Wayne County Prosecutor's office."

Parents expressed relief Friday on Canton Patch's Facebook page.

Venis Cox wrote that the scare this week and Friday's arrest "did change my plans for homecoming; I called my daughter to tell her that she is now able to attend the rival homecoming game."

Kim Harper said this week's incidents had not caused any change in homecoming weekend plans. But she wrote that she had prayed the culprit would turn himself in and that news of the arrest put her "just more at ease. I hope this kid gets some help."