[NYPOST] Three Colorado teenagers arrested last week for allegedly hurling a large rock that killed driver Alexa Bartell have been formally charged with murder and a dozen other crimes.
Nicholas "Mitch" Karol-Chik, Joseph Koenig and Zachary Kwak, all 18, each face charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault and attempted second-degree assault in Bartell’s killing and alleged attacks on six other cars in suburban Denver, First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King announced Wednesday.
"Based on the available facts and after careful legal analysis, we have filed charges and will now move forward with a criminal prosecution," King said in a statement.
All three suspects, dressed in orange jumpsuits, appeared in court during a brief hearing Wednesday afternoon. They did not make any statements beyond saying, "Yes, Your Honor," reported ABC News.
The defendants’ attorneys declined to have the charges against them read aloud.
Didn't want their slack-jawed faces on the news being read their crime charges?
The teen suspects are being held in jail without bond. They are due back in court for another hearing on May 16.
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