Hot Water: Teens Busted for Setting Football Field on Fire
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 | Updated 10:00 AM EDT
Adam Heinz, left, and Matthew Gauck, right, are accused of setting a high school football field on fire and causing tens of thousands of dollars in damages.
Two teenagers have been accused of causing $35,000 in damages by setting ablaze a high school football field.
An investigation by the Suffolk County police arson squad led to the arrest of the two teens -- Matthew Gauck and Adam Heinz -- on Friday.
One of the teens is a current student, the other a graduate of Newfield High School in Centereach.
The duo set fire to the end zone of the artificial turf field at about 2:50 a.m. on May 3, police say.
Gauck and Heinz were charged with second-degree mischief -- a class "D" felony. They were held overnight at a precinct jailhouse pending their arraignment Saturday in Central Islip.
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