This article was edited on Oct. 11 2021 to correct editorializing in the headline

Three students charged with vandalizing the Redstone Lofts have pleaded not guilty to one count of burglary. Sophomores Zachary Schaab, Joseph Levenson and Cameron Rivers were arraigned in Chittenden Superior Court April 10, one week after they allegedly damaged windows, toilet bowls, sinks and fire extinguishers on the Redstone Lofts construction site. The damages amount to approximately $50,000, construction project manager Larry Bertand said. UVM police officers Mark Schwartz and Robert Bailey were dispatched to the construction site at around 2:00 a.m. after a student called saying she heard the sound of breaking glass, the affidavit stated. Schwartz noticed blood upon entering one of the buildings and later found Levenson and Schaab in the breezeway, according to court documents. Schaab had a bloodied t-shirt wrapped around his right hand. The officer saw the third student, Rivers, walking down the stairs with fire extinguishers in each hand, the documents stated. “As we were waiting for rescue to arrive, Levenson and Schaab kept saying ‘We are so fucked, we are so fucked,'” Schwartz’s testimony stated. “Schaab was crying uncontrollably.” While Schaab was taken to the hospital for medical attention, Levenson and Rivers were transported to the UVM police station, he stated. The court documents revealed that during interviews with police, Levenson said he had been drinking in his Christie dorm room with Rivers and Schaab before heading over to the Lofts with a group of approximately 20 people. A Breathalyzer test showed that Rivers had a BAC level of .139, the court documents stated. Upon returning to the scene, Officer Schwartz observed 15 broken windows and a pile of debris directly below the windows consisting of kitchen cabinets, several fire extinguishers, a toilet bowl, sink and other miscellaneous items, the affidavit stated. Doug Nedde, co-owner of the Redstone Commercial Group developing the Lofts, said that the damages would not delay construction. “We will still be opening on August 1,” Nedde said. “We’re looking forward to it. It’s just unfortunate.” While Judge Crucitti decided to release all three defendants and allow them to remain living in their Redstone dorms until the end of the school year, the University will conduct its own judicial process. President John Bramley declined to comment on this process. “There is a legal process underway and I don’t think any further University comment is warranted or appropriate at this time,” Bramley stated in an email. Because UVM Police services are still investigating the case, the criminal process has not yet been concluded and may delay the student conduct process. “The students will have a campus judicial hearing at the proper time,” associate vice president of student life Annie Stevens stated in an email. “If they are found responsible for violating university policy, then appropriate sanctions will be imposed.” Each of the defendants are facing a maximum prison term of 15 years and a fine of up to $1,000, the court documents stated.