Teens accused of killing man after he kicked them out

NEW BRAUNFELS, TX

The Austin American-Statesman reports an arrest affidavit says 69-year-old James Spencer of Canyon Lake was beaten and stabbed on New Year's Day. The affidavit says 19-year-old Austin Byrom and 18-year-old Skyler Burghart at times lived with Spencer but he asked them to leave.

The Comal County Sheriff's Office says the suspects were arrested Friday in Corpus Christi and charged with murder. They were transferred to the county jail in New Braunfels and were being held Tuesday on $500,000 bond apiece.

Spencer's vehicle was stolen following the attack. The car was recovered in Corpus Christi.

The sheriff's office Tuesday didn't immediately update the case.

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