Swing ride spins out of control at Georgia county fair; deputies say two 13-year-olds did it on purpose

A chain swing ride at the Columbia County Fall Fair in Grovetown, Georgia, went out of control on Saturday, slamming riders into each other, and the sheriff's office says two 13-year-olds caused it on purpose.

According to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, the two teens grabbed onto each other's swings while the ride was spinning, even though ride staff had warned them not to. That threw the ride off balance, and as it slowed, chairs began swinging wildly and crashing into one another.

Video shot by a parent, Kristen Murphy, whose own children were on the ride, shows the swings flying in every direction as riders scream for help. Murphy told local station WRDW that her husband ran to the control panel to stop the ride and other parents helped bring it to a halt.

A woman whose swing collided with another was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Two children were treated for minor injuries.

Both 13-year-olds were charged and released to their parents. The sheriff's office has not said what charges they face.