( CNN ) The bored teenager who gunned down a college baseball player in Oklahoma simply because he and his two friends `` had nothing to do , '' is now a convicted murderer . Chancey Allen Luna was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday for his role in the August 2013 drive-by shooting of Christopher Lane , a 23-year-old college student in Duncan , about 80 miles south of Oklahoma City . Luna was 16 at the time of the shooting . Lane , an Australian attending East Central University , was jogging when he was shot in the back by a gun fired by Luna . A jury recommended Friday that Luna spend life in prison without the possibility of parole , according to court records . Because he was under 18 when the crime was committed , he is not eligible for the death penalty . He 'll be formally sentenced in June . The vehicle 's driver , Michael Jones , pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison . Jones , who was 17 at the time of the murder , will be eligible for parole starting in 2051 , according to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections . Prosecutors dropped first-degree murder charges filed against the third suspect , then only 15 , after he agreed to testify against Luna and Jones , according to CNN affiliate KSWO . He will now be tried as a juvenile with accessory to murder after the fact . Duncan police Chief Danny Ford told Australian radio station 3AW that when police arrested the teens , Jones offered a motive that made clear that Lane , a baseball player on scholarship , was chosen at random . `` We were bored and did n't have anything to do , so we decided to kill somebody . '' After the verdict , Luna appeared to be crying as deputies led him out of the courtroom in handcuffs , whimpering `` I 'm sorry '' to a reporter . CNN 's Greg Botelho contributed to this report .
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