A federal judge has allowed a teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship to remain free for now.

A federal judge has allowed a teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship to remain free for now.

A judge is expected to decide whether a teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship will remain free as he awaits…

Timothy Hudson, 16, has been living in the custody of his uncle following the death of Anna Kepner, who was 18 when she died on Nov. 7, 2025 aboard a Carnival cruise ship.

The 16-year-old boy accused of killing his stepsister on a cruise is allowed to stay out of jail on bond, a federal judge ruled during a hearing in Florida on Wednesday.

A federal judge has allowed Timothy Hudson, 16, who is accused of sexually assaulting and killing Anna Kepner, his 18-year-old stepsister, on a Carnival Cruise ship to remain free…

Wednesday’s hearing ended without a final ruling

Timothy Hudson, 16, was charged with killing and sexually assaulting his stepsister, 18-year-old Anna Kepner, on a cruise ship.