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JACKSON, MI -- Prison officials are investigating a bizarre situation, in which a USB-powered Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Heli Ball made it over the walls of the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center in Jackson.

The discount department store Five Below has a video showing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Heli Ball in action to give a better idea of what this toy is capable of.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Heli Balls sell for around $14 on Amazon and are advertised for being able to "hover 15-feet indoors."

The Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center is located at 3855 Cooper St. and houses new prisoners while they await permanent placement.

Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Gautz told the Detroit Free Press that the toy is basically a ball with two propellers and was too small to carry anything over the wall with it. He also said that the "heli ball" did not come into contact with any of the inmates.

Gautz did not immediately return the Citizen Patriot's call for comment.

"It's funny because it's truly a toy that came over," Gautz told the Free Press. "But in the larger sense, it is a very serious incident."

The spokesman told the Free Press that this incident sheds light on a area that has officials concerned, in the use of drones to smuggle contraband. Gautz said he is not aware of any instances in Michigan where a drone was able to smuggle contraband or survey a prison.

Two bills -- Senate 487 and 488 -- have been introduced to make the use of a drone within 1,000-feet of a state prison a felony. Senate Bills 487 and 488 were introduced by Darwin Booher, R-Evart.