SAGINAW, MI — The former Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy student who put semen in a breath mint drop bottle and distributed to students likely will have his record sealed.

Jordan T. Drake, 18, pleaded guilty as charged on Wednesday, Jan. 23, to adulterating a food item.

Drake was scheduled for a trial on the felony charge before Saginaw County Circuit Judge Robert L. Kaczmarek but instead pleaded guilty before Circuit Judge James T. Borchard.

Court records indicate that if he's eligible, Drake will be sentenced under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, which will seal his record. If Drake successfully completes his probation, the record will remain sealed.

A sentencing date was not yet set.

Saginaw School District Campus Patrol Officer Eric Poole and Saginaw Police Officer Jeffrey Wenzell testified during the first part of Drake's preliminary hearing in June that Drake admitted to putting semen in a bottle of "Ice Drops" breath mint drops. Poole testified that an assistant principal told him to speak with Drake after a student on May 15 reported "ingesting" something given to her by Drake.

Drake said the act was intended as a prank, the officers testified.

Drake's attorney, Jeffrey Rupp, argued in October that the breath mint product did not fall under the Michigan statute's definition of "food" and that Kaczmarek should dismiss the charge. The judge denied the request.

Saginaw School District Spokeswoman Safiya Mosley has said Drake was suspended the day of the distribution. Drake had enough credits to graduate, Mosley said, and school officials decided that his punishment would be to not be able to participate in commencement activities.

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