Three players charged in student's murder

[TexasStooge]

HAYS, Kan. (Court TV) — Three Fort Hays State University football players and a fourth man were charged Monday with murder in the beating death of another student last month.

The players, Luis Anthony Llamas, 23, Christopher Ryan Ross, 19, and Bradley Darnell Deary, 21, and another student, Jaime Lopez III, 23, each were charged with second-degree murder.

They are being held on $500,000 bond. If convicted, they face between nine and 41 years in prison.

The men are accused of beating to death Clint Johnson, an 18-year-old freshman, during a Nov. 13 fight at an off-campus apartment complex. Johnson died two days later at a Wichita hospital.

Assistant Attorney General Stephen Maxwell will prosecute the case along with Ellis County Attorney Thomas Drees, according to a statement released by the Attorney General's office.

Llamas, a linebacker, transferred to Fort Hays State this year from Bowling Green University in Ohio. Deary is a defensive lineman who had transferred from Eastern Arizona Community College. Ross, a receiver, was an all-state high school player.