Jesse Brandon Davis and Hector Manuel Rodriguez charged with murder in Fla. teens' deaths
(CBS/WKMG/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - Police say two men have been charged with murder in the killings of two teenagers whose bodies were found engulfed in flames along a central Florida trail.
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The Orlando Sentinel says 30-year-old Jesse Brandon Davis and 31-year-old Hector Manuel Rodriguez have been charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the deaths of 16-year-old Nicholas Presha and 18-year-old Jeremy Stewart in April.Davis and Rodriguez made their first appearance before a judge on Saturday. Both men were charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping. They were also denied bail.
Sheriff Jerry Demings said the high school students met the two men intending to sell them two stolen handguns. But he says the teens were robbed and shot with at least one of the stolen guns.
The teens' bodies were later discovered by a passerby on a charred patch of grass along a popular town trail near Full Sail University.
Officials told CBS affiliate WKMG that Nicholas is the son of Bernie Presha, an investigator for the state attorney's office and longtime former Orange County sheriff's deputy. The teens, who were best friends, attended Winter Park High School in the Orlando area.
Davis was arrested last month on unrelated charges. Rodriguez was arrested on Friday.