'Dance Moms' News: Suspicious Packages For Juvenile Cast Member Destroyed by Bomb Squad

Suspicious packages for a juvenile member of "Dance Moms" were destroyed at the Murrysville Post office in Pittsburgh last Tuesday evening, Sept. 3 as reported by WTAE. The said five packages were for Jojo Siwa, one of the girl dancers of the reality series of Lifetime.

The package as reported by WTAE contained "an Elvis blanket, a tribal-style blanket, a coffeemaker, a scrapbook and handwritten letters, and they were intended for JoJo, a young dancer on the show."

Workers of the post office inspected the said package and noticed that they would be needing help of the bomb squad team to investigate on it further. Allegheny County bomb squad were called up and arrived in the post office in the afternoon.

It was found out by the bomb squad team that there were no bombs found on the said package and the public are safe but Postal Inspector Tammy Mayle said in the report that, "They contained items that were inappropriate for minors -- harassing, stalking items."

Also according to the report, a 36-year-old man named Phoenix Sundown sent the package and TMZ reported in their article that Sundown was arrested in San Diego, CA and was accounted for sending obscene or explicit materials for minors. It was also included in the report that Sundown started harassing the girl two months back.

Currently, Sundown is facing charges for seducing the minor and he is scheduled to report to court on Thursday.

Jojo is the daughter of Jessalynn Siwa in "Dance Moms." She made a minor appearance on the show in its fourth season while in Season 5, she finished fifth place in Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition.

"Dance Moms" is a reality show in Lifetime. It features early dance careers of children and their mothers. The reality show just ended their fifth season last Aug. 18 and has already renewed for its sixth season.

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