Teen accused of derailing train, recording the crash and posting it online
A Nebraska teenager is accused of intentionally causing a train derailment and filming it, then posting the video online.
A Nebraska teenager has been charged with two felony counts of criminal mischief after he was accused of causing a train to derail, recording the crash and posting the video on YouTube, according to court records.
The 17-year-old was charged in Lancaster County Juvenile Court on Wednesday, but prosecutors have filed a motion to have the case transferred to adult court.
An investigator with BNSF Railway said in court documents that the teenager alerted authorities to the derailment and asked the investigator who arrived what caused the crash.
He is accused of tampering with a rail and causing two locomotives and five loaded BNSF cars to jump the rails in Bennet on April 21.
It wasn’t clear whether the teen had retained an attorney, and his parents couldn’t be reached for comment Thursday.
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