By By Kim I. Hartman Jul 7, 2011 in Crime Rushville - It was the last day of school when high school senior Tyell Morton slipped into a building with a package under his arm, planning to place a blow-up sex doll in a bathroom stall in the restroom. Little did he know a police bomb squad would soon arrive. Morton didn't consider he might be seen on security camera by a janitor who suspected something more sinister was taking place. Video footage showed a person in a hooded sweatshirt, wearing gloves, entering the school building with an box of unknown contents and then leaving just as quickly five minutes later, reports School officials responded by calling local and state police who arrived with K-9 units to lock the school down and search for possible explosives. Instead of bombs, guns and explosives, law enforcement found a blow-up sex doll hiding in the bathroom. The search and investigation resulted in the arrest of Morton, who was hit with a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct and a felony charge of institutional criminal mischief. The felony charge could mean up to eight years in prison for the young man who has been called "a good student with no criminal record" by the Jonathan Turley, law professor at George Washington University, asked on his blog, "What type of society we are creating when our children have to fear that a prank (could) lead them to jail for almost a decade," according to the Friends of Tyell Morton who have created a School officials say they have reviewed the situation and feel their response was appropriate."When you have an unknown intruder in the building, delivering an unknown package, we come up with the same conclusion. We cannot be too cautious, in this day and age," Rush County Schools Superintendent John E. Williams told the Morton was released on a $30,000 bond but was not allowed to participate in his high school graduation ceremony. Rush County Prosecutor Philip J. Caviness told the Joel Schumm, a professor at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, questions both charges filed by the prosecution against Morton. He told the Most everyone can remember an immature prank pulled by a classmate who wanted to become a legend before graduating from high school, and that may be what Morton was thinking when the 18-year-old came up with the idea for the final day of classes at Rushville Consolidated High School , in Indiana.Morton didn't consider he might be seen on security camera by a janitor who suspected something more sinister was taking place. Video footage showed a person in a hooded sweatshirt, wearing gloves, entering the school building with an box of unknown contents and then leaving just as quickly five minutes later, reports Associated Press School officials responded by calling local and state police who arrived with K-9 units to lock the school down and search for possible explosives. Instead of bombs, guns and explosives, law enforcement found a blow-up sex doll hiding in the bathroom.The search and investigation resulted in the arrest of Morton, who was hit with a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct and a felony charge of institutional criminal mischief. The felony charge could mean up to eight years in prison for the young man who has been called "a good student with no criminal record" by the Indianapolis Star Jonathan Turley, law professor at George Washington University, asked on his blog, "What type of society we are creating when our children have to fear that a prank (could) lead them to jail for almost a decade," according to the Washington Post . "What type of citizens are we creating who fear the arbitrary use of criminal charges by their government?”Friends of Tyell Morton who have created a Free Tyell Morton webpage and a Facebook page to gather support for the young man, are asking the same questions, as well as wondering if race is a part of what the Indy Star called 'the prosecutorial zeal in the post-Columbine mindset' of the community and country in general.School officials say they have reviewed the situation and feel their response was appropriate."When you have an unknown intruder in the building, delivering an unknown package, we come up with the same conclusion. We cannot be too cautious, in this day and age," Rush County Schools Superintendent John E. Williams told the Indy Sta r.Morton was released on a $30,000 bond but was not allowed to participate in his high school graduation ceremony.Rush County Prosecutor Philip J. Caviness told the Rushville Republican , "Although it is early, I think the facts bear out that there was no intent to hurt anybody and that a prison sentence is not warranted. I think that would be a little excessive in this case."Joel Schumm, a professor at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, questions both charges filed by the prosecution against Morton. He told the Indianapolis Star , "The use of the serious felony charge seems beyond the intent of the law. Their reaction is understandable, but use the school disciplinary process. Don't try to label the kid a felon for the rest of his life." More about sex doll prank, High school, high school prank, tyell morton, Rushville Consolidated High School More news from sex doll prank High school high school prank tyell morton Rushville Consolidat... teen high school pra...