county attorney, pete orpit. >> i don't want to scare kids, bully scare kids and let them know, if you can expect justice. we're pretty firm about it. >> when investigators said they were going to throw the book at these kids? >> yeah. i was for it. >> you were for it. >> i was for it, yes, absolutely. they make mistakes, so from that aspect of it, i can understand both side, but the overpowering part of it is that i am tara's dad and they made a mistake that killed my daughter. they have to take responsibility for that. >> but it never came to that. inside the county attorney's office, negotiations got under way and all three teens reached plea agreements. they pleaded guilty to drug sale charges in juvenile court and were sentenced to a combination of parole, fines and one weekend a month in a detention facility. >> you end up negotiating a pretty creative deal for the three high school students. >> i think so. >> why did you do that? >> because we try to be fair. they weren't the ones making money distributing it. this seemed like a one time deal. i don't want them to suffer but the