The tight-knit group of high schoolers accused of beating 16-year-old Preston Lord to death on Halloween are turning on each other, according to a report, with one even attempting to turn in a video of the alleged killing to authorities for the reward money.
Lord was attacked outside a Halloween house party on Oct. 28 and died two days later.
Queen Creek Police Chief Randy Brice spoke to AZ Family after his department released a 1,163 page report with more than 40 minutes of 911 calls, as well as text exchanges between the suspects discussing the incident. The report goes on to reveal that the accused teens started a group chat and purchased burner cell phones days after Lord died.
The 7 suspects went from threatening others to turning against each other, according to Brice, with one,Taylor Sherman, 19, saying they wanted in on the $10,000 reward.
"Oftentimes, people turn on each other. They revert to saving themselves," Brice said to AZ Family.
Brice also added that there are two new charges for adult suspects that police have recommended to prosecutors, the outlet reported. However, he wouldn't say if these are for suspects who attacked Lord or others, perhaps for obstruction.
HNGN previously reported that Lord was badly beaten at a Halloween party on Oct. 28 and succumbed to his wounds in a hospital two days later.
Authorities in Queen Creek, a suburb of Phoenix, Ariz., began investigating his death as a homicide and have since arrested the seven suspects in relation to the crime.
According to People, the police report revealed that the suspects allegedly discussed the deadly attack via text message after it occurred.
Talan Renner, 17, Talyn Vigil, 17, William Owen Hines, 18, Dominic Turner, 20, Taylor Sherman, 19, Treston Billey, 18, and Jacob Meisner, 17, are facing first-degree murder and kidnapping charges.
