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Two Okla. Teens Charged with Murdering Australian Baseball Player

A third charged as accessory

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TWO of the three boys who allegedly shot dead Melbourne baseballer Chris Lane in Oklahoma have been charged with first-degree murder.

James Edwards, 15, and Chancey Luna, 16, were charged with first degree murder and face life in prison if convicted.

Michael Jones, 17, was charged with using a vehicle to facilitate the discharge of a weapon and accessory after the fact of murder in the first degree.

Edwards and Luna were refused bail. Bail for Jones was set at US$1 million (A$1.1 million).