Judge Extends Timothy Hudson Plea Deadline to January in 2025 Cruise Murder Case
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 26
Judge Extends Timothy Hudson Plea Deadline to January in 2025 Cruise Murder Case
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 26
Summary
January is the new plea deadline for Timothy Hudson after a judge granted the defense more time to weigh a deal in the federal case over Anna Kepner’s death.
Hudson, 16 at the time of the Nov. 7, 2025 killing aboard the Carnival Horizon, is accused of sexually assaulting and strangling his 18-year-old stepsister and is being prosecuted as an adult in Florida.
Anthony Strazza, a former prosecutor not involved in the case, said the extension could signal talks over a guilty plea that might avoid a life-without-parole recommendation, though any sentence would still likely be lengthy.
A federal grand jury indicted Hudson in April, he pleaded not guilty, and he has been held in federal pretrial detention since June after earlier remaining with family under ankle-monitor supervision.