Teens accused in slaying ordered to remain held

A judge ruled Thursday that two 14-year-old boys charged with capital murder will remain in custody for allegedly killing a mother of three who was delivering an Uber Eats order to an apartment building in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Ryan Graham, 31, was delivering food Saturday to a Haltom City apartment complex and was fatally stabbed in her neck during a robbery, police said Thursday. The defendants were arrested Wednesday, and their names are withheld because they’re juveniles.

Officials said during a hearing Thursday that a confidential informant tipped off authorities on the defendants’ connection to the killing and their plans to skip town.

Judge Alex Kim said the defendants indicated in an interrogation that they attacked Graham because they were trying to steal her car. When they couldn’t find the keys, one of them stabbed her in the neck.