Three arrested over alleged Cherokee High School plot

Three people were arrested in connection with an alleged plan to carry out a shooting at Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia, after the FBI alerted school police to threatening social media posts, authorities said. Police said there is no ongoing threat to the school or other schools in the county. A juvenile who lives in Canton was arrested October 20. Shane Keith Taylor, 17, of Metter, Georgia, and Michael Brandon Terry, 21, of Chatsworth, California, were arrested October 23, police said. Taylor and the juvenile were charged with conspiracy to commit murder; the juvenile also faces a charge of disrupting or interfering with the operation of public schools. Terry was charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Investigators seized firearms, ammunition and electronic devices during searches connected to the arrests, according to police. The juvenile’s name and age have not been released. School district officials said the juvenile was a former student at Cherokee High School. Arrest warrants allege that the suspects obtained a floor plan of the school and selected August 20 of the next school year as the date for the attack. The warrants also allege that Taylor and Terry...