“..others have been arrested and would also face charges.”
Yes, per the article 5 others are under arrest. Not sure where that stand with trying the others as adults, some are too young, and the rest are in a gray area where each must be considered individually iirc.
Take them on a fishing trip halfway to the Bahamas toss all five overboard with only two life jackets and tell them to swim east to the Bahamas or west to Florida and if they made it their sentence would be reduced to time served.