Father charged after student brings explosive materials to Michigan high school ‘We don’t believe it was any kind of malicious intent on behalf of the student,’ says MSP Tags: NEWAYGO COUNTY, Mich. – A father has been charged in western Michigan after his 16-year-old son allegedly set off explosives Monday at Newaygo High School. The day after the explosives were set off, David Saylor was in court facing two counts -- one for having possession of a molotov cocktail and another for contributing for the delinquency of a minor. According to WOODTV, Saylor was charged Tuesday in a White Cloud courtroom. His 16-year-old son brought explosive materials to school, which detonated. His son lost both his thumbs and is currently hospitalized. He is facing potential expulsion.