Suspects indicted
in murder of gay Florida man

Two men have been indicted on charges of first-degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon in the death of a gay Florida man.

Ryan Skipper was allegedly robbed and murdered the evening of March 13 by Joseph Eli Bearden and William David Brown. They were arrested March 16. According to The Ledger, a central Florida newspaper, the sheriff's office has described the murder as a hate crime because Skipper was gay.

An arraignment date has yet to be set, but both men are being held without bail, The Ledger reports. (The Advocate)