On October 25, 2006, Casey was lining up with his fifth grade class along the wall of the hallway at Beckendorf Intermediate School in Tomball ISD.  He accidentally bumped the cover of the alarm with his shoulder, and it partially came off.  He pushed the cover back into place without incident.  Upon seeing this, one of his classmates "dared" him to take the cover off again.  So, like many other children, Casey accepted the dare and removed the cover.  Only something went wrong this time.  A local alarm began to sound. (Local meaning only an alarm sound at that fire alarm site, and does not notify the fire department.  After the cover is removed, the alarm must then be pulled to call the local fire department.)  The teacher came over and asked who pulled the fire alarm, and Casey said he did.  No one realized that the actual alarm and the local alarm make two different sounds, and the actual alarm creates a strobe light effect.  The actual alarm also sounds throughout the entire building and notifies the dispatch company of a possible fire.
     This local alarm sounded near 10 a.m. in the morning.  Both boys were sent to the principal's office.  After being questioned by Mrs. Delores Guidry, the principal and  Ms. Lefleur, the assistant principal, the two boys heard Mrs. Guidry request "Officer Overcast to come over and teach these boys a lesson."  Officer Overcast arrived a little after noon.  After being questioned by the three adults, Casey was told he was "being arrested for terroristic threats."
     After 2 p.m. Casey's parents were notified that they should go pick their son up from the Tomball Police Department.  Casey's father works for the Tomball school district at the Alternative Education Campus.  During these four hours, there were no attempts made to contact him or Casey's stay-at- home mother.  Casey's parents arrived at the Tomball Police station at about 2:15.  By that time, Casey had been photographed, fingerprinted, and signed an admission of guild to a felony charge without any adult counsel or parent notification.  He was never told he could contact his parents or that he had the "right to remain silent."

     Casey explained to his parents that he NEVER pulled the actual alarm.  The alarm went off on Wednesday.  On Friday, Casey's father went to see Mrs. Guidry and request that she reevaluate the situation and check the fire alarm panel report.  On Monday, Mrs. Guidry stood by her decision and would only say that the alarm was activated.  
     The fire alarm panel report did show that the alarm was activated, but it also showed that it was silenced within 2 seconds and it was activated 4 times in less than 2 minutes.  How?  The office staff went to the fire alarm station with a key.  She put the key in, turned it, and proceeded to flip the switch inside the alarm several times.  SHE ACTIVATED THE ALARM!!!!! 

After going to jail, 2 days suspension, three weeks in the alternative school, 3 informal requests, 3 formal requests, 2 complaint hearings, a disposition hearing, a meeting before the school board, and 51 days of 2 parents doing everything within their power - someone finally looked one line above the activation of the fire alarm report to see that the alarm was silenced TWO seconds later!  (Superheros in Tomball?) No!  The office staff activated the alarm four times in less that two minutes.  Casey was charged with a state jail felony for "false report by alarm."  The school board requested Mrs. Guidry to contact the DA and explain the situation.  Her request was that the charges be "dropped or lowered."  And lowered they were - to a class A misdemeanor.  On January 25, 2006, Casey was offered a plea of 6 months probation, monthly meetings with a probation officer, and community service.  The plea was not accepted.  The court summons which was received March 13, 2006,  calls for a jury trial on May 15, 2007.  Casey still faces probation and a possible confinement to the Texas Youth Commission for up to one year.