A high school student, who created a stir by leaving an inflatable sex doll in the girls’ bathroom, resulting in a bomb scare, claims that authorities are exaggerating the situation.
Tyell Morton, a senior at Rushville High School, might face a potential jail sentence of up to eight years after being captured on security cameras entering the girls’ bathroom with a package and then leaving without it.
Staff members who were observing Morton, dressed in a black hooded sweatshirt, became concerned and quickly contacted the Indiana bomb squad. Upon arrival, they discovered the inflatable doll on the bathroom floor.
Unfortunately, what was meant to be a harmless prank backfired for the typically well-behaved Morton, leading to his appearance before a judge and facing charges of felony criminal mischief.
As he was escorted from the courtroom in black and white prison attire, Morton expressed his disbelief and maintained his innocence.
‘It was just a senior prank, you know. I mean they’re blowing it out of proportion,’ Morton stated to a TV reporter while handcuffed.
‘I didn’t hurt anybody; I didn’t mean to embarrass anyone. What did I do wrong, you know?’
Due to the incident, the school has prohibited Morton from accessing its premises, which may result in him missing his graduation.
While opinions vary on whether the punishment is appropriate for the offense, Rush County Prosecutor Phil Caviness expressed no sympathy for the teenager, citing that the ‘post-Columbine world’ has led to a zero tolerance policy within the community.
