Young black boy 'killer', 12, is charged as an ADULT for first degree murder in Florida alongside two others, 16 and 17, who will all face trial for 'gang-related' triple slayings.
Christopher Atkins, 12, was indicted Tuesday for first degree murder of three teens whose bodies were found dumped in rural Ocklawaha, near Ocala.
Robert Robinson, 17, and Tahj Brewton, 16, have been indicted on three counts of first degree murder for the slayings.
Victims Layla Silvernail, Camille Quarles, both 16, and Michael Hodo Jr., 17, were all shot and discovered in different locations over a period of three days.
A 12-year-old boy has been indicted for first degree murder over the 'gang-related' slayings of three teenagers in a small Florida community and will be tried as an adult, authorities have announced.
Christopher Atkins faces one charge while Robert Robinson, 17, and Tahj Brewton, 16, have been indicted on three counts of first degree murder of the teens whose bodies were found dumped in rural Ocklawaha, near Ocala.
Victims Layla Silvernail and Camille Quarles, both 16, and previously unidentified Michael Hodo Jr., 17, were all shot and discovered in different locations over a period of three days from March 30.
William Gladson, State Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit, announced the grand jury indictments Tuesday, saying 'all three defendants will be charged as adults in Marion County Circuit Court.'
'Layla Silvernail was discovered lying unconscious near a dumpster on March 30 after being shot in the head,' said a release from Gladson's office, which added new details of the horror. 'She was transported to the hospital and died from her injuries.
‘Michael Hodo Jr. was found dead the following morning on the side of the road with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.’
'Camille Quarles was found dead in the trunk of Layla Silvernail's vehicle on April 1. Quarles had been shot two times and murdered while in the trunk of the vehicle.'
Hodo's name had previously been withheld because his parents had invoked Marcy's Law, a privacy entitlement to exclude victims' identities from official reports. Additionally, it had not been known exactly where or how Quarles had died.
The three accused have also been indicted on charges of robbery with a firearm and tampering with physical evidence. They are all currently held on no bond in Marion County Jail.
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