Timothy Hudson, 16, Surrenders After Judge Revokes Release in Cruise Ship Murder Case
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Updated · WPLG Local 10 · Jun 15
Timothy Hudson, 16, Surrenders After Judge Revokes Release in Cruise Ship Murder Case
3 articles · Updated · WPLG Local 10 · Jun 15
Summary
Federal authorities confirmed Monday that Timothy Hudson is now in custody after surrendering in Tampa under a sealed order revoking the pretrial release he had been granted in February.
Judge Edwin Torres reversed course after Hudson was transferred to adult court in April, ruling prosecutors had shown by clear and convincing evidence that no release conditions would reasonably protect the community.
Hudson, who has pleaded not guilty, will be held in an approved juvenile facility even as he faces adult charges of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister, Anna Kepner.
The case is in federal court because Kepner died in international waters aboard the Carnival Horizon in November; prosecutors say Hudson now faces a possible life sentence, increasing both danger and flight-risk concerns.