An Aug. 16 preliminary hearing was set on May 20 for three 17-year-old boys being tried as adults for murder in the death of Garrett Berki following a deadly Craiglist transaction in which he hoped to buy a computer. Rashon Jay Abernathy, Shaquille Jordan and Seandell Lee Jones have been charged with murder in the death of Berki, 18, a Mission Beach resident, and a 2010 graduate of La Jolla High School. He was a student at Mesa College. They are also charged with shooting at an occupied vehicle and two counts of robbery involving Berki and his girlfriend. Berki and his girlfriend reportedly met with the three suspects on May 11 after answering a Craigslist ad for a $600 computer. They met the youths in Paradise Hills and were reportedly robbed of their cash and cell phones at gunpoint, according to police. Berki reportedly followed the robbers in his car to try and get their license plate number as they turned into a cul-de-sac. Deputy District Attorney Kristian Trocha said Abernathy fired a shot through a windshield and a bullet struck Berki in the chest. Berki died later that night in a hospital. The mothers of Jordan and Jones appeared at the arraignment and told reporters their sons didn’t shoot Berki. “I’m very sorry for any part my son had in it. Shaquille didn’t rob them, didn’t shoot them,” said Jordan’s mother, Patricia Dykes. “He’s hurting because someone got killed.” Jones’ mother, Shearese Johnson, said, “My son didn’t kill anyone, so I don’t know why bail is as high as it is. It’s just unfair.” Trocha said all three teenagers are legally responsible for the murder under the felony murder rule. “All of them participated in the robbery. The murder was a part of the robbery and (they) tried to escape,” Trocha said. “These three gentlemen are 17 years old. Some are six months shy of being 18. It was this office’s choice to try them as adults.” If convicted, they all could be sentenced to 25 years to life for the murder and receive a consecutive 25-year term for using a gun in a homicide.