Seven charged with murder in Chicago beating deaths

CHICAGO -- Authorities charged seven people Saturday with first-degree murder for the deaths of two men who were stomped and beaten with bricks and stones by a mob after a traffic accident.

Each also was charged with felony murder and other counts in the deaths of Jack Moore, 62, and Anthony Stuckey, 49, the Cook County State's Attorney's office said.

Robert Tucker, 20, and Antonio Fort, 16, were ordered held without bond. The others -- Henry Lawrence, 47, his 43-year-old brother, Roosevelt, Lamont Motes, 20, James Ousley, 31, and Ricky Lawson, 43 -- faced bond hearings Sunday, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said they could seek the death penalty for six defendants, but added that decision has not been made. Prosecutors said they are prohibited from seeking the death penalty for Fort because of his age.

Saturday's hearing came four days after a mob pulled Moore and Stuckey from the van, which hurtled a curb and struck a group of people.