have predicted probably six months , at least , in the hospital . And it is miraculous . '' Brewer had three skin graft surgeries during his stay in the burn unit and was on a ventilator for almost the entire first month . Three teenagers have been charged as adults with attempted murder in connection with the incident . Detectives said eyewitnesses told them that 16-year-old Jesus Mendez used a lighter to set fire to Brewer after Denver Jarvis , 15 , allegedly poured alcohol over him , and that Matthew Bent , also 15 , allegedly encouraged the attack . Detectives said Mendez admitted that he set Brewer on fire and that he made a `` bad decision , '' according to an arrest transcript . The three face a maximum sentence of up to 30 years in prison if convicted . Two other boys who were allegedly involved , a 13-year-old and 15-year-old , have not been charged in the attack . A court-appointed psychologist who examined two of the five boys allegedly involved in the attack told CNN they are competent to proceed and assist their attorney . Detectives believe that Brewer owed Bent $ 40
Miami , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A 15-year-old boy who was burned over 65 percent of his body in October , allegedly by a group of teenagers he knew , has been readmitted to a Miami hospital after he had trouble breathing , a hospital spokeswoman said Monday . Michael Brewer `` had complications with his breathing and is now back in the ICU , '' said Lorraine Nelson , spokeswoman for Jackson Memorial Hospital . Brewer was admitted to Jackson Memorial 's Holtz Children 's Hospital on Sunday night and is in serious condition , she said . It was not known whether Brewer 's condition was related to his severe burns . He was released from Jackson Memorial 's burn unit December 22 , more than two months after the October 12 incident . `` He had been doing very well . He had been going to physical therapy and doing well , but things happen , '' Nelson told CNN . At the time he was discharged from the burn unit , Dr. Louis Pizano , associate director of the burn center , told reporters , `` From what happened in the beginning , we would