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Police in Canton Township, Michigan took a parent into custody after their toddler brought a loaded handgun to a daycare center last Monday. The incident was captured on video and involved swift action by the staff to ensure no one was harmed. One of the parents is a law enforcement officer from another jurisdiction, though it's unclear if that influenced the firearm being there; police are reviewing warrant requests but have not filed charges yet. Authorities emphasized the importance of secure storage of firearms around children.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-29,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Monday in Canton Township, Michigan, a toddler at Children’s World Early Learning Center pulled out a loaded handgun from his backpack. The incident occurred around 9 AM and no one was injured thanks to the quick actions of daycare staff who secured the weapon immediately. Police Chief Joseph Bialy commended the staff for their swift response.
One parent is a police officer in a neighboring community, though they were not arrested. The other parent, identified as Rabab Al Zayad, 27, and Brandon Ely, 28 (Ely being a Detroit-area police officer), was taken into custody. They appeared in court on Thursday where Ely faced charges of fourth-degree child abuse and Al Zayad faced charges of unsafe storage under Michigan’s secure storage law.
The couple was released on bond set at $10,000 each and are scheduled to return to court for a pre-trial conference on October 30. The judge also ordered them to surrender any firearms while their case is pending.
Written for “Toddler Brings Loaded Gun To Daycare” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.
A parent was taken into custody by police this week after a toddler at a Michigan daycare pulled from their backpack a loaded handgun in a holster, police said.
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No one was hurt in the Monday incident in Canton Township, and Police Chief Joseph Bialy praised daycare staff for their handling of the situation.
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“I’ve watched the video, I’ve seen what their staff did,” he said at a news conference Monday.
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“And they were prepared and ready to be able to remove this firearm and keep all the kids safe.”
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The parents involved were not identified by police, and no criminal charges had been filed by Tuesday afternoon.
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One of the parents is a law enforcement officer in a neighboring jurisdiction, Bialy said.
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That was not the parent who was taken into custody, he said.
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He did not belive the weapon was a service weapon.
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The firearm — a handgun that was inside a holster — came into the building in a backpack, Bialy said.
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The incident was captured on video that shows the toddler remove the firearm from the backpack, the chief said.
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“It’s shocking to see,” he said.
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A teacher was in the room the entire time, saw what was happening and took swift action to intervene, Bialy said.
“Had that not happened, I do not know where we would be right now, or what kind of conversation we would be having,” he said.
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The family has been dis-enrolled by the daycare center, NBC affiliate WDIV of Detroit reported.
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While Bialy praised the center’s safety protocols, he said the daycare center would also start searching backpacks entering the building.
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The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday afternoon that a warrant request was being reviewed but there would be no arraignment that day.
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Bialy called the situation a serious incident and that police were treating it that way.
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He stressed the importance of safe storage of firearms.
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“I don’t think there was any ill intent by truly anyone involved,” Bialy said.
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“I think it really falls back on safe security of a firearm.”
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“The law is clear”: If a child is present or anticipated to be present, firearms must be secured, he said.
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