Timothy Hudson, 16, who is accused of killing his stepsister during a Carnival cruise in 2025, surrendered to U.S. Marshals on Monday after a federal judge ordered his detention. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
June 15 (UPI) -- The Florida teenager accused of killing his stepsister during a Carnival cruise in 2025 surrendered to U.S. Marshals on Monday after a judge ordered his detention.
Timothy Hudson, 16, was originally allowed to stay with an uncle while awaiting trial for the slaying and sexual assault of Anna Kepner, 18, but U.S. District Judge Edwin Torres issued an order on Wednesday for the teenager to be detained until trial.
Torres wrote Hudson displays "a level of psychopathy and lack of remorse that by itself raises a serious concern that Defendant can snap at any time, despite the well-meaning and serious efforts of his caretakers to make sure that does not happen," NBC News reported.
The judge wrote the teenager "presents a danger to himself and to others that no curfew, monitor, or custodial placement can be trusted to contain."
