but after someone is dying .
police in conjunction with the state attorney ’s office determined that charges of " failure to report a death under florida statute 406.12 , " a misdemeanor , will be pursued , the cocoa police said in a statement today .
jamel dunn drowned in a cocoa pond july 7 5 teens laughed while filming drowning , police say cocoa police turned to state death - reporting statute for charges related : man 's body found at edge of cocoa pond identified see below : video of the drowning ▼ in a news conference , cocoa police chief michael cantaloupe did not describe the charges that will be filed against the five teenagers who recorded and mocked 31 - year - old jamel dunn as he drowned july 7 .
 
a day after police said that no charges would be filed despite the immorality of the teens ' actions , cantaloupe said his detectives and prosecutors from the state attorney 's office spoke for hours on friday , trying to find a way to press charges .
 
further research of the statutes and consultation with the state attorney ’s office yielded the decision to move forward with charges under this statute .
but he said that after looking long and hard at florida law , the teens would face charges for not reporting a death .
police said the charging document , case report and video evidence are being sent to the state attorney ’s office for review , and a decision about whether the charges will be prosecuted .