Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido announced that 42-year-old Crystal Royster of Detroit was sentenced after pleading guilty to a charge of reporting a false bomb threat toward Lake Shore High School.
On Thursday, January 8, Royster was sentenced by Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Michael E. Servitto on a charge of False Report or Threat of a Bomb, a 4-year felony after pleading guilty on November 13, 2025.
Servitto sentenced Royster to probation for 18-months with the first 14 days in the Macomb County Jail with credit for 3 days served. In addition to standard probation conditions, she can have no contact with the victims, she must notify the school before she has contact with school grounds and must take a Class A impulse control class.
On March 12, 2025, Royster made two false reports of a bomb at Lake Shore High School in St. Clair Shores. She made the calls after her daughter was not allowed to participate in the school play. The daughter could not participate per school policy for being sick and going home earlier that day. More than 700 people were evacuated from the building. St. Clair Shores Police and other jurisdictions cleared the school and no explosives were located.
“The defendant was sentenced today for making a false bomb report that resulted in a significant emergency response. While the court determined that probation was the appropriate outcome, her actions nonetheless caused disruption and concern within the community,” said Lucido.
On Thursday, January 8, Royster was sentenced by Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Michael E. Servitto on a charge of False Report or Threat of a Bomb, a 4-year felony after pleading guilty on November 13, 2025.
Servitto sentenced Royster to probation for 18-months with the first 14 days in the Macomb County Jail with credit for 3 days served. In addition to standard probation conditions, she can have no contact with the victims, she must notify the school before she has contact with school grounds and must take a Class A impulse control class.
On March 12, 2025, Royster made two false reports of a bomb at Lake Shore High School in St. Clair Shores. She made the calls after her daughter was not allowed to participate in the school play. The daughter could not participate per school policy for being sick and going home earlier that day. More than 700 people were evacuated from the building. St. Clair Shores Police and other jurisdictions cleared the school and no explosives were located.
“The defendant was sentenced today for making a false bomb report that resulted in a significant emergency response. While the court determined that probation was the appropriate outcome, her actions nonetheless caused disruption and concern within the community,” said Lucido.
