That kid was probably arrested just for envy of that gorgeous head of hair.
I have a 16 year old grandson in S. Carolina who is in Scouts, who is extremely bright, who is a member of Jr. Naval ROTC; and who spent a week last winter in a special program at the Pentagon designed for high achieving kids interested in a career in Intelligence. I could see him being arrested for such a story and having his record ruined for possible admission to any of the Service Acadamies (one of his goals). Idjits!
When I was in JROTC, they actually issued us rifles - M1 Garands.