Gilbert Goons gang 'BETRAYED each other when cops started probing Preston Lord's killing at party - as it's revealed suspect discussed cashing in on $10,000 REWARD for information by hunting down video of the attack'

A group of Arizona teens accused of beating a 16-year-old to death at a party turned on each other as police narrowed in on them, police documents reveal.

Preston Lord died two days after being brutally attacked at the Halloween event on October 28 in Queen Creek, Phoenix.

A five-month investigation led to the arrest of seven young men with links to the so-called Gilbert Goons - a gang of wealthy kids who have been terrorizing the area.

The suspects went from allegedly threatening witnesses and deleting evidence to turning on each other in hopes of obtaining the $10,000 reward for information on the murder, the police documents claim.

Accused killer Taylor Sherman, 19, discussing the cash reward in an exchange with an unnamed person

Preston Lord, 15, died two days after being brutally attacked at a Halloween party on October 28 in Queen Creek, a Phoenix suburb

The police report into the probe reveals how the suspects discussed how they could cover their tracks, with accused killer Taylor Sherman, 19, discussing the cash reward in an exchange with an unnamed person

'Oftentimes, people turn on each other. They revert to saving themselves,' Queen Creek police chief Randy Brice told Arizona's Family. 

The police report into the probe reveals how the suspects discussed how they could cover their tracks, with accused killer Taylor Sherman, 19, discussing the cash reward in an exchange with an unnamed person.

The unnamed person texted Sherman: 'Yo tell me you didn't delete the video of the dead kid. It's 10k if you give to the popo.'

Sherman replied: 'Huh, that's going to make me a victim you stupid f***.'

Police noted in the police report that Sherman probably meant 'suspect' instead of 'victim.'

In other text exchanges reviewed by police, murder suspect Jacob Meisner, who is also charged in other Gilbert Goons assaults, asked people to deleted the videos. 

An officer noted: 'Taking videos of fights and sharing them has been a common behavior with individuals involved in this investigation.' 

In another text exchange between Sherman and an unidentified person, a message read: 'Talan killed someone with his hands - referencing accused killer Talan Renner, 17.

Preston's dad Nick Lord is seen with the teen's stepmother Melissa Ciconte 

Within a week of the murder, police obtained search warrants and had the names of the primary suspects, as well as evidence that they discussed deleting pictures and bought burner phones days after Preston was killed, according to their report. 

When asked why the delay in arrests, Brice said: 'An arrest is not enough, it's a conviction that we are looking for.'

In the weeks after Preston's murder, one of the suspects, Renner was allowed to keep playing football after police served him with a warrant at his charter high school. He was Talan was seen as the running back for the American Leadership Academy in Gilbert on November 17 and was awarded 'player of the game'.

A police report reveals that Renner's parents, who have been accused of trying to help cover up his involvement in the murder, pulled him out of school early on October 31.

Renner's parents told the school he was being called a murderer on social media and he did not return to school for the rest of the week.

The seven suspects in Preston Lord's murder from top left to bottom right: Jacob Meisner, Talan Renner, Taylor Sherman, Treston Billey, Talyn Vigil, Dominic Turner, William Owe Hines

On November 2, the dean of students at ALA Gilbert North contacted the Queen Creek police department to share that students were talking about Renner's  involvement in the murder.

But by November 6, the teen was back in school, where he was approached by detectives, who took his cellphone, photographs and DNA. Court documents noted he had 'minor discoloration to his right and left hands on the knuckles and a small cut on his left hand near his wrist area.'

Police were informed at the time that Renner's father Travis Renner had obtained a lawyer and was not allowing the teen suspect to speak with detectives.

Aside from police showing up at his school, there was more evidence pointing to Talan as a suspect in Preston's murder, as revealed by the police report into the case.

Talan reportedly boasted to Snapchat friends after throwing 'hammer punches' on Preston.

He allegedly wrote: 'I got in a fight, a big group fight and I accidentally killed a kid. I guess I'm just too strong.'

Police records allege one unnamed boy danced on the dying teen's body shortly after the beating, while others performed 'humping' - simulated rape acts - to further degrade their victim.

Newly-released communications said to be between Talan and friends offer a chilling insight into the aftermath of the deadly beating, AZFamily reported.

Talan allegedly couldn't help but brag after Lord was killed, texting fellow suspect Taylor Sherman to say: 'I might have hospitalized that kid. I hit him pretty hard.'

The millionaire gym owners' son is also said to have shown a video of the fatal beating he'd recorded on his phone to friends while declaring: 'Oh, I put this kid on life support.'

Police are seen trying to raid Renner's family home to execute an arrest warrant earlier this month, only to find no one there 

Talan Renner, one of seven teens and young men charged with Preston's murder, was awarded the honor of Player of the Game on November 17 - two weeks after Preston was assaulted

Arizona businessman Travis Renner has been accused of trying to help his teen son cover up the murder 

More messages were sent two days after the attack. 'Bro, that kid died,' one said. 'Tresty or Talan might be getting charged with murder,' said another - referencing Treston Billey, who had allegedly stomped on Preston's head.

All seven suspects have pleaded not guilty, but not before Talan Renner's parents allegedly tried to plot an escape from justice for their son.

Talan's father Travis Renner allegedly tried hide evidence from the night of the beating and shift blame to another boy with a similar name.

Ashley Reynolds, who worked for Talan's father Travis Renner, has claimed she was an unwilling participant in a coverup that allegedly began as soon as Preston was critically injured.

The former employee at Relentless Media Agency told Arizona Republic that her bosses Renner and Adam Kifer, CEO of Relentless Media Agency, openly discussed their plans to hide evidence and shift blame on another boy with a 'similar name.'

Travis Renner and his business partner reportedly plotted to bring Talan to a cabin until the injuries he sustained while handing out the beating healed. Detectives recorded that Renner's family had 'financial means to aid in fleeing to Mexico' and he was taken out of the Phoenix area after the attack on Preston.

On March 7, Talan Renner's parents Becky and Travis Renner were escorted through a back exit of the Durango Juvenile Court in Phoenix as they attended their son's first appearance in court

Travis Renner's other son Kyler has been charged in connection with two gang attacks at a parking garage and a house party in 2022

Phoenix police had to apologize earlier this month after Talan's parents Becky and Travis Renner received special valet parking services from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office cops.

A deputy was seen pulling the millionaire gym owners' white Tesla Model X into a private car park so they could avoid running a gauntlet of journalists.

Authorities took months to name the suspects, with enraged locals who demanded justice and claimed the young boys' powerful families were preventing justice from being served.

Renner's other son Kyler is said to be a violent bully too. He has been charged in connection with two separate gang attacks at a parking garage and a house party in 2022.

Travis Renner was also arrested in January on suspicion of drug possession and paraphernalia charges while his son Kyler was taken into custody over the gang violence claims.

He has not been charged with the alleged cover up attempt.