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JACKSON, MI - A Springport man accused of shooting and killing two Jackson teens trespassing in his backyard two months ago has been charged and arraigned.

Tracy Lawrence, 53, was arraigned in Jackson County District Court Thursday, Aug. 11, and charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of felony firearms for the shooting deaths of Hunter Lentz and Matthew McMillen.

Lawrence remained silent as the charges were read to him by District Court Judge Joseph Filip.

McMillen, 18, and Lentz, 18, were shot and killed June 8 in the 13000 block of Town Road while they were allegedly breaking into a vehicle at Lawrence's home.

The two were found dead in close proximity to each other near the home after police responded to a call from an occupant of the home, police said.

"When news broke about this shooting, there were indications that they were breaking into Mr. Lawrence's home," said Jackson County Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kati Rezmierski. "We received and reviewed the whole report of the incident this week, and I can assure the court there is no evidence they were breaking in."

Defense attorneys Jared Hopkins and George Lyons were retained by Lawrence Thursday morning to represent him throughout the case.

"This is a self-defense case," Hopkins said. "He has no criminal record and has lived in the Jackson area his entire life. This is not a typical murder case."

Hopkins requested and was granted a $25,000 bond for Lawrence.

The maximum sentence for second-degree murder is life in prison.

A preliminary examination for Lawrence has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Aug. 24 in Fillip's courtroom.

To read all the stories about the shooting, click here.