GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – At 9:36 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, deputies from the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Michigan State Police, Traverse City Police, and Peninsula Township Fire and EMS, rushed to Old Mission Peninsula School in Traverse City after reports of a man breaking in with a hammer.

Lockdown protocols activated.

Authorities say a 41-year-old Traverse City man, now identified as Isaiah Moger, forced entry, causing damage both while breaking in and inside the building. The school immediately went into lockdown, following emergency plans that kept students safe. A Peninsula Township Community Police Officer was first to arrive on the scene at 9:43 a.m. – about seven minutes after the initial call. The suspect was arrested in the front lobby. According to a statement from the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Department, Moger was lodged at the Grand Traverse County Jail.

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According to the Traverse City Record-Eagle, Moger forced his way into the school while classes were in session by repeatedly striking the glass of a locked main entrance door with a hammer, eventually breaking a hole large enough to crawl through. It took several blows to shatter the glass. After entering the building, the man allegedly used the hammer again to smash a glass panel on the door to the front office, where several staff members were present at the time. No one was reported to be injured during the incident.

Parents notified, investigation continues.

The Grand Traverse County Emergency Manager shared information with nearby residents, and students were released to their parents. The school was closed for the remainder of the day and also on Tuesday as police continue to investigate the incident.

Sheriff addresses online speculation.

Online speculation had suggested the incident may involve the same individual who was reportedly seen on school property last week. Michigan News Source contacted Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael D. Shea, who said he believes it was the same person, but that the individual had left the area before law enforcement arrived. Shea also indicated the person appeared to be using some type of loudspeaker outside the school.

Moger was charged with false report or threat of terrorism and malicious destruction of personal property today and is being held on a $1 million bond. A probable cause hearing is scheduled for February 24 at 2 p.m.