Oklahoma prosecutors have charged two teenage boys with first-degree murder in the random killing of Australian ballplayer as he jogged using a tree-lined road. One third teenager was arrested for as a possible accessory.
Officers say 22-year-old Christopher Lane was shot dead in what Captain Dan Ford identified as a thrill killing. Ford said a 17-year-old defendant told police the 3 teenagers were bored and shot Lane for "the it."
Two boys, ages 15 and 16, were charged with first-degree murder and ordered held without bond. Bond was set at $2million for the 17-year-old alleged accessory, who was simply also charged with using a vehicle while a weapon was discharged.
The 17-year-old wept in the courtroom after he attemptedto speak and was cut off with the judge.
