Two of three teen boys arrested and charged in the beating death of Winter Park teen Roger Trindade will remain in custody until early next year, an Orange County judge ruled Thursday.

The teens — a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old — showed little expression and few words as they faced the judge in juvenile court. 

An attorney for the 14-year-old, who is charged with tampering with a witness, tried to convince the judge to allow him to go home – with pre-trial conditions – based on the fact it’s a nonviolent offense.

But the state argued the 14-year-old, who is a student at Maitland Middle School, was the instigator of the fight with Trindade. The state argued that he asked another boy to spray Trindade with what’s described as a skunk spray and then called over other teens to fight him. That's when Winter Park Police said Trindade tried to fight back and was beaten.

The 15-year-old, who is charged with manslaughter and battery, also faced a judge. The state said he told investigators that during the fight with Trindade, his adrenaline was pumping, and he was upset because a taller boy — referring to Trindade — smirked at him.  State attorneys said the 15-year-old at one point spit on Trindade after Trindade was already on the ground, injured from the fight.

“I’m sure everyone can relate to that age," said the 14-year-old's attorney, John Sirounis. "They don’t think before they act, and ... it’s something that was terrible, and it’s a tragedy.”

“It was boys being boys," Sirounis said. "No one ever intended the consequences that happened that day.”

Since the arrests of the three teens, Trindade’s mother posted a statement on Facebook.

“I’m going to pay a very high price every day of my life for not having my son with me.  My penalty can not be bigger than theirs,” she wrote.

In October, witnesses told police that Trindade, who moved from Brazil about a year ago, was sprayed with something in his face, which instigated a fight near Central Park. Trindade died two days later.

Blanca Dauselt is in close contact with his mother.

"I was shaking. I was a mix of emotions. I cried," Dauselt, a family friend, said after the news of the arrests.

Winter Park Police said one of the reasons why it took two months to make the arrests was because they were waiting on autopsy results, which determined Trindade died from blunt force trauma.

"Hopefully the family and community can find solace in knowing that although the process seemed lengthy, it was necessary so as to provide the State Attorney's Office with sufficient information to proceed," Winter Park Mayor Steve Leary said in a statement.

The judge ruled to keep both teens in custody at least until Jan. 4.

The other 15-year-old facing manslaughter and battery charges was arrested in Virginia and was not at Thursday’s hearing.

Because of the three boys' ages, News 13 will not be releasing their names per this station's Crime Guidelines.