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Three Arrested in Alleged Cherokee High School Shooting Plot

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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U.S. authorities arrested three people for an alleged Cherokee High School shooting plot in Canton, Georgia.
The FBI identified threatening posts and seized firearms, ammunition and electronic devices.
A former Cherokee High student juvenile was arrested on Oct. 20 and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and school disruption.
Seventeen-year-old Shane Keith Taylor of Metter, Georgia, was arrested on Oct. 23 and placed in the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center.

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U.S. authorities arrested three people for an alleged Cherokee High School shooting plot in Canton, Georgia.
The FBI identified threatening posts and seized firearms, ammunition and electronic devices.
A former Cherokee High student juvenile was arrested on Oct. 20 and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and school disruption.
Seventeen-year-old Shane Keith Taylor of Metter, Georgia, was arrested on Oct. 23 and placed in the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center.