An Oklahoma teenager who killed an Australian college baseball player has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Chancey Allen Luna, 18, was convicted of first-degree murder by a Stephens County jury in the August 16, 2013, killing of 22-year-old Christopher Lane. Authorities say Lane was shot in the back while he was jogging in Duncan. Defense attorneys say Luna, who riding in a friend's car, fired the shot, but only meant to scare Lane. Lane, from Melbourne, Australia, was in Oklahoma on a baseball scholarship. He was a catcher and preparing for his senior year at East Central University in Ada and was visiting his girlfriend and her family in Duncan when he was shot.Oklahoma judge sentenced 18-year-old Chancey Allen Luna to life in prison without paroleHe was found guilty in April of first-degree murder in the killing of Christopher LaneOklahoma teen shot Lane, an Australian baseball player, in the back from moving car as victim was jogging in Duncan on August 16, 2013Defense claimed Luna only meant to scare Lane, not kill him
At Luna's April trial in _, Oklahoma, a jury only took an hour to find the teenager guilty of first-degree murder. _'s parents and sister, who had read heartbreaking victim impact statements before the verdict was announced, expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the trial.