Phoenix, Arizona 🇺🇸 — A 16-year-old girl, Jaidynn Penberthy, is facing a lengthy recovery after a car component allegedly thrown into a Halloween bonfire exploded, seriously injuring her and several other partygoers. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. on October 30, near West Saddle Mountain Road and North New River Road. According to Phoenix police, someone allegedly threw an object into the fire. Approximately three to five minutes later, it exploded, leaving Jaidynn with serious facial injuries and causing minor injuries to several others. Her brother, Ethan Glass, described the incident, saying, “There was a lot of blood,” and “It was like a scene out of a horror movie.” According to her family, Jaidynn suffered a broken jaw, multiple facial fractures, missing teeth and burns. She has received extensive medical treatment, undergone facial reconstruction surgery and still requires additional operations. Police arrested 24-year-old Samuel Wolf Schnee on November 6 in connection with the incident. He faces three counts of aggravated assåult and seven counts of endangerment, according to court records. During his court appearance, prosecutors alleged that Schnee admitted to throwing an old shock absorber or vehicle strut into the fire. His attorney, Jerald Schreck, disputed whether investigators had definitively established which object caused the explosion and who threw it. The judge, however, said, “There are at least two or three witnesses that do identify the defendant [Schnee] as placing a shock in the fire.” The judge set bail at $25,000, and Schnee was subsequently released after posting bond. His attorney described the incident as “tragic” and said, “I am praying for her to have a full and speedy recovery.” Meanwhile, Jaidynn's family has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover her medical expenses. Despite the painful recovery ahead, her family says she is grateful to be alive. SOURCE: PEOPLE, Arizona’s Family (KTVK), FOX 10 Phoenix and Arizona Republic. #PhoenixArizona #USA #JaidynnPenberthy #SamuelSchnee #japd - @japdmedia26