ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Two teens accused of targeting an autistic St. Augustine man in a car theft turned deadly shooting have been indicted on first-degree murder charges, the State Attorney's Office announced Friday.
It's not yet clear whether prosecutors will seek the death penalty in their cases.
Christopher O'Neal, 16, and Kevin Williams, 18, both of Jacksonville, will be charged as adults in the murder of Carl Starke, 36, of St. Augustine, who was found dead of a gunshot wound at the Vista Cove Condominiums Aug. 18, prosecutors told reporters at a news briefing.
The teens had identified Starke as a "soft" target when they spotted him in the parking lot of Walmart and later followed him home with plans of stealing his car, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
Instead, Sheriff David Shoar has said, they murdered him in "cold blood."
Starke's murder triggered a massive manhunt the following day that locked down six nearby schools.
