Mothers Turn In Sons Who Caused $50K In Damages At FL School Library: Watch

DELTONA, FL — Two boys have been arrested after causing at least $50,000 in damages to an elementary school library over the weekend, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post.

Their mothers turned the youths in to authorities after seeing a video and images from the scene that were shared on social media by investigators. (Watch deputy-worn body camera footage and surveillance video from the library below.)

The boys, ages 12 and 13, were each charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of trespassing on school grounds, criminal mischief and theft.

Though deputies named the suspects, it’s Patch policy not to name minors accused of a crime unless they’ve been charged as an adult. It’s unknown whether he has been charged as a juvenile or an adult.

Deputies responded to a fire alarm overnight Sunday at Friendship Elementary School in Deltona, the sheriff’s office said.

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They found a glass door had been shattered and the media center had been vandalized.

Two persons of interest, later identified as the suspects by their mothers, were caught on camera at the scene.

The boys confessed to the incident, which caused at least $50,000 in damage to the media center.

They broke into the school during the daytime, then returned later in the evening to look at the damage and cause more, the sheriff’s office said.

Watch video from the vandalized library below: