Authorities say a Georgia teacher was killed in a prank gone wrong. A teen is charged with homicide

[ScratchCat]

18. I doubt the DA ultimately takes this to trial or insists on those charges

This will likely get plead out to something much less. This is especially true if the reports are true about the wife not wanting the kids charged with serious crimes.

Here in north Florida, we had an incident that didn't involve a death, but where the DA was acting ridiculous like this. It involved a prank where the kids were to knock on someone's door in the middle of the night, and when the occupant gets to the door, the kids are back in the front yard and have fireworks set up to go off. Well, as the kids were lighting the individual rockets, one's stick fell forward, changing the trajectory of the rocket. It went right at the house, hit a front window, went through and started a fire. Nobody was injured, but the family was traumatized by the fire and the house was significantly damaged. DA insists on taking Arson charges to trial. Everyone agrees it was an accident. No intent to burn someone's house down. Arson of an occupied dwelling has like a ten year sentence. Later at trial, I believe, the DA finally agrees to plead out to criminal mischief and the kids got probation.