Two juveniles charged in Six Mile school bus incident

Pickens County detectives have charged two children in the incident Wednesday involving a school bus in Six Mile. The children are 11 and 15 years old. The two were identified  after interviewing Bridwell Road neighbors. Information collected corroborates that the bus window was damaged after being shot by an air gun that uses compressed air cartridges as the propellant for shooting small pellets or BB’s. The shots were fired at close range from a wooded area just off the roadway as the bus passed by. No injuries were sustained to the passengers; however, a student was seated next to the window that was struck by the projectiles. According to the Sheriff’s Office, no information has been discovered that would indicate that the incident was directed at any particular student but rather a spontaneous decision to shoot at the bus as it traveled down the road. The juveniles have been released to their parents with the following charges to be heard in Family Court: malicious damage to property and interfering with the operation of a school bus. This investigation is on-going and the Pickens County detectives say they have not ruled out additional charges against other parties.