Florida moms call cops on sons after $50
Two Florida middle schoolers are facing serious juvenile charges after deputies say their own mothers
identified them as the suspects behind more than $50,000 in damage to a school library.
According to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, the boys—ages 12 and 13—wandered onto the Friendship
Elementary School campus in Deltona on September 13, then returned later that night.
Investigators allege they ransacked the media center, tossing books, overturning furniture, and scrawling graffiti.
Deputies responding to a triggered fire alarm found a shattered glass entry and a library in ruins.
Body-camera clips released online show the chaotic aftermath, with still photos capturing scattered stacks and broken fixtures.
Surveillance images circulated by the sheriff’s office appeared to show two masked youths entering the library.
One wore a distinctive Monster Energy cap, which helped identify him.
Tips poured in after the footage was posted, but the key calls came from the boys’ mothers,
who recognized their children and contacted authorities. In a September 15 update,
officials said both confessed to returning after dark “to look at the damage and cause more.”
The youths, identified as 12-year-old Felix Cohen Romero and 13-year-old Bentley Ryan Wehrly, now face multiple counts, including burglary, trespassing, criminal mischief, and theft. Losses to the media center are estimated at $50,000 or higher.
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