15 yr old son in trouble 1st time
Hi Everyone!
My 15 yr old son admitted to going with his 20 yr old friend to a neighbors home and watch him break in. Nothing was stolen. They have been friends since they were young. My son admitted it was dumb and we left it at that. A few days later, police came to our home looking for a gun! They found some things his older friend had given him, and my son told them he remembered seeing some guns in his older friends bedroom. They found it when they went over there, with only the older boys prints on it. They released my son to me after they had picked him up from school without me knowing, and put him on house arrest for now they said because they knew my son was involved in all this! My son told them he already told them what he knew, and we asked to talk to an attorney. A few weeks later we get court papers saying my son is charged with 8 counts of burglary and 1 count of armed burglary! OH MY GOD! Can anyone please help us! I am white, my son is Hispanic, we live in an almost all white community out in the country that has always made it very clear that they did not want us here... I am worried about this in particular, with everything happening in this country right now... I have never been in trouble before either, a few speeding tickets and some domestic abuse from former husband beating me, but this is a witch hunt! They profiled my son even before they had any evidence, believing this older boy, whom they probably scared half to death and gave a lesser sentence to, he is disabled mentally to top all this off! Why are they treating my sons first offense so strangely, it doesn't make sense! Thanks to anyone who can help!:eek: