Published: February 03, 2009 07:00 pm      

Teens charged in window shootings

TRAVERSE CITY -- Two teens suspected of shooting out dozens of home and business windows in the Traverse City area face multiple criminal charges.

Stephen Zachoria Pina, 18, of Kewadin, and Kyle Patrick Leiter, 17, of Rapid City, each are charged with five counts, including felony malicious destruction of property and misdemeanor malicious destruction of a building, Grand Traverse Prosecutor Al Schneider announced Tuesday.

Police suspect the two used high-powered BB guns to shoot out more than 50 windows during a two-week rampage in late December. Police arrested the pair after a resident in Traverse City spotted their vehicle. The teens face up to five years in prison.