A former southwest Iowa resident is facing a felony murder charge in Texas.

Padilla, Miller and Pena (photo from Ninjacops.com)

According to the Omaha World Herald, 20-year old Tyler Miller, a 2010 graduate of the Shenandoah High School, is accused in the fatal beating of 47-year old Baldemar Perez. Another man, 21-year old Christopher Padilla, was also arrested in connection with the March 29^th incident, which occurred in San Antonio. Both men were charged Murder in the 1^st degree.

Padilla is also suspected of committing a robbery about midnight at before he and Miller, beat Perez to death. He was charged with Robbery in the 2^nd degree, which is also a felony offense. 35-year old Oscar Pena, who was in the home where Miller and Perez were arrested, was taken into custody on numerous warrants, but is not a suspect in the murder case.

Authorities say they believe the attack on Perez was a random incident that began with a series of crimes at a local strip club. Both men were being held in the Bexar County, TX, jail, where Miller’s bond was set at $250,000.