Police and fire officials investigated a suspicious package found at Mary Eyre Elementary School in southeast Salem shortly after a suspicious man was arrested near the school grounds Wednesday afternoon.

A student at Mary Eyre found a sealed plastic soda bottle full of liquid on school grounds about an hour and a half after Jerry Simpson, 27, was taken into custody by Salem Police. Janitorial staff at the school discarded the bottle, but discovered later in the day that the contents of the bottle were reacting, causing it to swell.

More at source: Statesman Journal