Florida Teen Accused of Killing Stepsister on Cruise Will Remain Free
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A federal judge on Wednesday declined to detain a Florida teenager accused of murdering and sexually assaulting his stepsister during a cruise, allowing him to stay in the custody of a relative while awaiting trial. Timothy Hudson, 16, has been free since the murder of Anna Kepner, who died on November 7, 2025, aboard a Carnival cruise. The victim was 18 years old. Hudson was initially arrested and processed as a minor, and he was allowed to live with an uncle due to his age. However, in April, a federal grand jury formally charged him as an adult, which opens the possibility of incarceration while he awaits trial. 'If this were a 20-year-old in the same circumstances, I probably would have detained him,' said U.S. District Judge Edwin Torres. 'The presumption would be that we simply wouldn’t take that risk.' 'This is a different case,' Torres said.
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