My question involves criminal law for the state of: NY. My son was in a group of teens 6-10 total. They thought it would be funny to prank call the suicide hot line. The phone was on speaker phone, the whole group could be heard laughing and involved. NYS police traced the call which was made on another boys phone, not my child, and responded in force. As it turns out there was alcohol involved (state of mind issue??). The DA has decided to press charges for the falsely reporting the incident, however my son was the only person in the group to be arrested and taken to be finger printed. He is a straight A student, never had a issue with the law, and is easily influenced by his friends. With a record, his hope of West Point and officer school in one year is out the window. What can I do? Why is DA not going after underage drinking, or the parents that were present for providing alcohol to minors which is much bigger issue. Thank you in advance for any help.

