A third suspect in the death of an Orem teenager appeared in 4th Circuit Court for a bail hearing Wednesday morning.

Bail was set at $250,000. He is being held in the Utah County Jail.Utah County prosecutors are proposing charges of second-degree murder and distribution of a controlled substance against Benjamin Zee Jensen, 19, Provo.

Prosecutors suspect Jensen administered one of at least three drug injections to Natalie Michele Farrer.

Farrer, 17, was found dead behind a Utah County church Saturday afternoon. County sheriff's investigators have accused three acquaintances of giving her lethal injections of drugs at an Orem home and then dumping her body behind the Lakeview LDS Church, 1680 N. Geneva Road.

Monte Hatch White, 19, Orem, was booked into the Utah County Jail Monday for investigation of second-degree murder, distribution of a controlled substance, evidence tampering and abuse of a body. He remains in custody on $250,000 bail.

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A 17-year-old girl is being held in detention for investigation of destruction of evidence. No charges have yet been filed against any of the suspects.

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