Overview

• The 12- and 13-year-old suspects allegedly confessed and each faces two counts of burglary, two counts of trespassing on school grounds, criminal mischief and theft.
• Deputies responding to a fire alarm at Friendship Elementary in Deltona found a shattered glass door and a ransacked media center, as shown in bodycam footage.
• Investigators say the pair entered the school during daytime hours, then returned that night to view the scene and cause additional damage.
• Surveillance images and bodycam video posted by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office drew numerous tips before the boys’ mothers contacted authorities.
• Officials estimate at least $50,000 in damage; the case remains under investigation, with Det. Bartzer listed as the contact for additional information.