CHILI, N.Y. (AP) -- Four teenage boys who damaged a CSX freight train by putting a boulder on the tracks last year have pleaded guilty to felony criminal mischief.
Authorities say a CSX train hit the 3-foot-wide boulder in March in the Rochester suburb of Chili. One of the train's engines was damaged, and parts of two roads were blocked for 11 hours while the wreckage was cleared.
In Monroe County Court this week, 18-year-old Michael Ciarmaglia and 17-year-olds Jordan Leipold, Joseph Relyea and Aaron Spencer pleaded guilty. Under the plea deal, they'll be sentenced to 200 hours of community service, four weekends in jail and five years of probation. They'll also pay $20,000 to CSX for the damage.
Charges are still pending against a fifth defendant, 18-year-old Joseph Neerbash.
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