3 arrested in alleged Cherokee High School shooting plot

Canton police have taken three people into custody after uncovering an alleged conspiracy to commit a shooting at Cherokee High School. Federal agents alerted school district officers after spotting threatening posts on social media. School district police brought Canton detectives into the investigation on Oct. 19, prompting a search for those involved.Officers quickly zeroed in on a local teenager. Detectives arrested the youth on Oct. 20 on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and disruption or interference with the operation of public schools. Authorities are holding back the teen's name because of age restrictions.The investigation expanded across state lines over several days in late October. A Cherokee County magistrate issued arrest warrants for two additional suspects on Oct. 22.Officers made two more arrests on Friday, Oct. 23:Canton detectives, working alongside the FBI, Candler County Sheriff's Office, Georgia State Patrol, GBI and ATF, arrested 17-year-old Shane Keith Ta