The Brief A judge has ordered 16-year-old Timothy Hudson, who is accused of assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister, Anna Kepner, be taken into custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. Per the order, Hudson was ordered to be delivered to the Tampa Courthouse on Monday morning, June 15. He would then be transferred to the Citrus County Jail and held in juvenile detention. He will then be transferred to the Southern District of Florida where he will be held at a juvenile detention facility in Miami-Dade County, the court order said.



The Florida teen accused of attacking and killing his stepsister, Anna Kepner, aboard a family cruise vacation has had his release conditions revoked and has been ordered into custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, according to newly-unsealed court documents.

What happened to Anna Kepner?

The backstory:

Timothy Hudson, identified in court documents as T.H., has been charged with aggravated sexual abuse and first-degree murder in Kepner's death aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship. She was found dead in November 2025 and hidden beneath a bed, buried in life vests, in one of the cruise ship's cabins, court documents stated.

She died from asphyxiation, after she was assaulted, according to the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner, according to court documents.

After legal fight, judge orders 16-year-old suspect into custody

Federal prosecutors and Hudson's defense team have argued in recent motions and court hearings about whether Hudson could remain out of custody pending trial. A judge granted his release when he was initially charged as a juvenile. However, once his case was transferred to adult court and his charges upgraded to adult charges, prosecutors asked that he be held.

Despite the severity of the charges, a federal judge released Hudson back to his family in May, under the condition that he wear an ankle monitor. The judge also ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to locate housing options for the teen closer to Hernando County, away from South Florida.

The other side:

The decision to let the accused teen remain free before trial has drawn shar

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