According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert M.

According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert M. Maciol, three teens were charged with burglary in relation to an incident that occurred during overnight hours on July 28, 2025 at the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School. School employees came to work in the morning and found evidence of tampering and damage inside of the school. Members of the Oneida County Sheriff's Office Patrol, Forensic Identification Unit and Juvenile Aid Unit responded to investigate. Cameras at the school were reviewed and the suspects were identified as former students Aydin C. Varela and Aubrey T. Zabele, both 18, of Verona and a sixteen year-old male juvenile, whose name will not be provided due to age. Each of the three suspects was charged with Burglary in the third degree, a class D Felony as a result of the investigation. Zabele was arraigned in Oneida County CAP Court and released on his own recognizance pending his to return to Verona Town Court on a future date. The juvenile was arraigned in Oneida County Court Youth Part and released to a guardian pending his return to Oneida County Court Youth Part on a future date. Varela was not located and is believed to have left the state. An arrest warrant for Varela was requested by this office through Verona Town Court.