Renovo Area Man Taken into Custody in “Disturbing Message” Case

RENOVO — State police picked up a Renovo area man at 10:40 Wednesday night in connection with a Keystone Central School District report earlier in the day about “disturbing messages” posted on YouTube.

The incident came to light earlier Wednesday when school district superintendent Kelly Hastings posted a message of an individual in the Renovo area “who … posted some disturbing messages.” She said while there was not a direct threat to schools, “the individual does make general statements about children and his desire to do them harm.” She said state police and Clinton County District Attorney Dave Strouse were notified.

Wednesday night Strouse posted this message on his Facebook page:

“UPDATE:
 The alleged suspect has been taken into custody by the Pennsylvania State Police this evening at approximately 10:40PM. Thank you to KCSD administration, KCSD Police and Renovo Police and those members of the public for your help and assistance and bringing this troubling situation to a quick conclusion.”

While authorities did not release the name of the party taken into custody, therecord-online has learned he is Shawn Lovett, no age available. Details on charges are expected from authorities sometime Thursday morning.