But not charged.
Parents do have the most risk and responsibility associated with their children. many a parent has coughed up civil damages for vandalism by the child.
There is no functional government safety-net for this sort of mental malfunction. Can't lock him up at home, can;t lock him up in proson, nut-house won't take him.
Separately, Ritaln?
It’s a mess. Major cities with homeless tents everywhere full of mentally ill and addicts, kids shooting up schools and murdering people as a way to act out. We’re in bad shape.
Ritalin? Maybe, or similar, but haven’t read anything suggesting his parents tried to get help for him.