VISTA — An arraignment was held October 29 for two former Camp Pendleton-based Marines charged with murder for allegedly beating and stabbing an Oceanside business owner in a dispute over a car sale.

Xavier Akeem Adams, 19, and Raphael Roshod Davis Ramey, 20, are charged in the August 23 death of 23-year-old Charles Evan Williams. If convicted, both men may face the death penalty.

Earlier this month, Oceanside police Detective Bill Weese testified during a preliminary hearing that the defendants were tracked down at a home in Fallbrook hours after the victim’s body was found at his bu...