Arrested teen of "DIY Chemistry Experiment" cleared of felony charges
Jonathan Cline
What's next, mixing baking soda and vinegar becomes a felony charge?
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/teen_arrested_in_exploding_water_bottle_experiment_will_return_to_regular/
Education Law
Teen arrested in exploding water bottle experiment will return to regular high school next year
Posted May 31, 2013 5:34 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
There’s more good news for a Florida teen arrested in an exploding water bottle incident.
Kiera Wilmot, 16, was arrested in April and sent to an alternative school after she mixed household products in a water bottle, causing a small explosion on the grounds of Bartow High School. The felony charges were dropped last month, and now Wilmot’s lawyer says the youth will be allowed to return to Bartow in the fall, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Wilmot, who has served a 10-day suspension, says she is eager to return to Bartow, the story reports. She says she brought the water bottle and products to school to show a science teacher for a possible class project. She says friends coaxed her into mixing the items, however, before the school day began.
Wilmot’s lawyer, Larry Hardaway, says his next project is to get Wilmot’s arrest record expunged.
Criminal Justice
Teen faces felony charges in exploding water bottle incident; was it a science project gone bad?
Posted May 2, 2013 6:00 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A video of explosions with the same chemicals.
Updated: A Florida teen is no longer facing adult felony charges after she caused a small explosion on school grounds in what her friends say was a science experiment gone bad.
Kiera Wilmot, 16, was accused of mixing household chemicals in a water bottle, causing the top to blow off and producing smoke, WTSP.com and the Ledger reported. No one was hurt, and Bartow High School property was not damaged.
Wilmot was initially charged with possessing or discharging a weapon on school property and discharging a destructive device. She was also expelled and will have to pursue her high school degree in an expulsion program.
But the criminal case was subsequently dropped, although it remains unclear whether she will be allowed to return to Bartow High School.
Students told WTSP.com that the incident was due to a science experiment that went awry. The school principal, Ron Pritchard, said he thinks Wilmot was just curious about what would happen when the chemicals were mixed and was shocked by the result. “She is a good kid,” he said.
The Miami New Times obtained a police report that said Wilmot mixed toilet bowl cleaner with aluminum foil, "a combination that has inspired hundreds of YouTube videos and generally produces a fairly unimpressive explosion," the New Times said. According to the police report, Wilmot told police that she thought the combination "would just cause some smoke."
Police report:
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I'm sure a 10 day suspension is nothing compared to what some people
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