The attack came as a result of Brewster owing one of the attackers $40 for a videogame that the two went in on together. In retaliation for Brewster not immediately paying back the $40, the attacker allegedly stole a bicycle belonging to Brewster's father. Brewster called the cops reporting the theft and an arrest was made later that day. Here is where things take a turn for the worse.
Three juveniles were arrested Monday night, hours after the incident, and two others were arrested Tuesday, sheriff's Sgt. Steve Feeley said.
"A couple of them last night were laughing about it," he said. "One of them arrested today seems genuinely sorry about it."
The youths all attend school together, police said, and Brewer apparently owed one of the suspects $40 for a video game and had not paid it. So the suspect allegedly stole the victim's father's bicycle, Feeley said. Brewer reported the bicycle stolen Sunday, and the suspect was arrested that day, taken to a detention center and released to his parents early Monday, police said.
Neither Brewer nor the suspect went to school Monday, and the victim was waiting at the apartment complex for his friends when the suspect and two other people approached him, Feeley said.
From what the suspects and witnesses have told police, the suspect yelled, "He's a snitch, he's a snitch" and "pour it on him." Another juvenile threw what police believe was rubbing alcohol on Brewer from a plastic jug and used a lighter to set him on fire, he said.
"A couple of them last night were laughing about it," he said. "One of them arrested today seems genuinely sorry about it."
The youths all attend school together, police said, and Brewer apparently owed one of the suspects $40 for a video game and had not paid it. So the suspect allegedly stole the victim's father's bicycle, Feeley said. Brewer reported the bicycle stolen Sunday, and the suspect was arrested that day, taken to a detention center and released to his parents early Monday, police said.
Neither Brewer nor the suspect went to school Monday, and the victim was waiting at the apartment complex for his friends when the suspect and two other people approached him, Feeley said.
From what the suspects and witnesses have told police, the suspect yelled, "He's a snitch, he's a snitch" and "pour it on him." Another juvenile threw what police believe was rubbing alcohol on Brewer from a plastic jug and used a lighter to set him on fire, he said.
Brewster is in critical condition with second degree burns present on over 80% of his body. He is expected to be hospitalized for at least five months.
Five arrests have been made in the case. Three actively partook in the incident while the other two "helped surround Brewer and prevented him from leaving."
Police Chief Al Lamberti said, "in my 31 years -- I always say, 'it's the most heinous crime I've ever seen'. This one fits in that category. The fact that a person would intentionally ignite another child on fire -- it's indescribable."
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