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Two teens indicted in murders of two upstate New York boys
Posted: 12.21.2012 at 11:44 AM
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FONDA, NY (AP) -- Two teenage boys have been indicted on murder charges stemming from the shooting deaths of two other teens whose bodies were found in a Mohawk Valley field last summer.

Montgomery County prosecutors tell local media outlets that 15-year-old Matt Phelps of the town of Florida and 16-year-old Anthony Brasmeister of Amsterdam were charged Thursday with two counts each of second-degree murder.

They're charged with the killings of 13-year-old Johnathan DeJesus and 16-year-old Paul Damphier, both of Amsterdam. The victim's bodies were found in a soybean field outside Amsterdam on July 19, nine days after they were reported missing.

Authorities haven't commented on a motive.

Officials say Phelps lived with his mother in the state of Florida but was staying with his grandparents last summer.

Brasmeister's and Phelps' attorneys haven't returned calls seeking comment.

(Copyright ©2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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