Three suspects appeared in a Little Rock courtroom this morning and pleaded not guilty to murder charges in a burglary-turned-shooting Tuesday afternoon that left a homeowner dead. (Related story here).

The three juveniles are all charged as adults in the killing of Maurice Clark, 67, at his home at 4 Lark Place, just south of Baseline Road.

They're identified as:
Thomas Stacy Caffery, 17
Craig Deshaun Woods, 15
Mashawn Kendrick, 14

Bonds for each of the teens, who are all from Little Rock, were set at one-million-dollars.

They are also charged with theft of property and fleeing.

According to police reports read in court this morning, one of the teens told officers that the three suspects, along with a fourth person had gotten together before the burglary and decided to rob Clark's home. The fourth person reportedly led the others into Clark's home, striking him in the face with the butt of a rifle and knocking him to the ground.

While Clark pleaded for his life, the suspects demanded money, which he told them he didn't have.

He says Caffery and the fourth person came downstairs with guns and a flat screen TV, which they loaded into Clark's car in the carport. Kendrick said the fourth man went back inside and he heard two shots. When he asked him if he shot Clark, he said he only scared him.

The reports also reveal that when police arrived at Clark's home, they found him bleeding from the head. He was pronounced dead at Baptist Hospital just after 2:30.

As police were rushing to the scene, a witness pointed an officer on Baseline Road towards the fleeing car, and a pursuit began. The officer followed the suspects to Wakefield Drive, where they pulled into a yard and tried to run away before the three suspects were caught.

One officer suffered a knee injury in the chase of the suspects.