Tacoma teens plead not guilty to Gault Middle School arson, burglary charges

the fire. We're live in Tacoma with more on this story right now. Just one week after this fire destroyed the old Galt Middle School in Tacoma tips from a peninsula high school student and one of the teen's mothers broke the case. Now two teenagers, boyfriend and girlfriend, according to court papers, are each charged with felonies, arson and burglary. These are very serious charges. People could have been very seriously hurt. They could have been shot. According to court papers, which also say she told a school security specialist they jumped through a window and she dropped a taser inside in the process. Video shows a teenager throwing combustible items onto an already lit fire, according to those court documents, investigators said the 15 year old boy now charged was wearing the same shoes and backpack seen in the video at the time of his arrest. My understanding is from the school district that he was wearing the same shoes and backpack when he was shot. That makes him a flight risk. Both of his parents were in court and said they are trying to get him some mental health help. The girl's parents were also in the courtroom. Probations indicated that you don't work and you would be at home to be able to supervise. Is that correct? Yeah. Okay. The judge released both teens to their parents. They must now wear ankle bracelets and not leave home without permission from their probation officers. to be taken to a mental health facility. If the building is finally torn down, they say they'd really like to see a community center go up in its place. Into coma. Denise