The Huss sisters beat the rap. Olivia and Brooke Huss, 10 and 12 respectively, were found not guilty on charges of criminal mischief after Springdale police charged them with breaking a swing at a borough park while playing with friends. In court documents, copies of which were supplied to TribLive

tl;dr; Two little girls twisted a swing up, chain broke, police charged them

Olivia and Brooke Huss, 10 and 12 respectively, were found not guilty on charges of criminal mischief after Springdale police charged them with breaking a swing at a borough park while playing with friends.

In court documents, copies of which were supplied to TribLive by the girls’ mother, Katie Huss, police accused the girls of breaking a chain on a swing set with “malicious intent.”

District Judge Michael Girardi on Aug. 20 found the girls not guilty, but not before they had to appear for two hearings on the charges.

Even with the acquittal, they might not be out of the woods yet. Katie Huss said borough officials have vowed to file a civil complaint in the matter to recover the cost of repairing the swing.