A teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship has surrendered after a federal judge reversed his decision on pretrial release now that the teen is charged as an adult.

Months after 18-year-old Anna Kepner was found dead on the Carnival Horizon, her stepbrother will be held in a Miami detention facility ahead of his trial, according to court records obtained by News 6.

The step-grandmother of a teenager charged with murder and sexual abuse aboard a Carnival cruise ship is publicly calling for criminal charges against the adults she says were responsible for watching the kids.

Federal prosecutors want to keep Titusville teen Anna Kepner's stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, in jail until his trial for her violent rape and killing on board a Carnival cruise ship. To convince the judge, attorneys detailed graphic evidence about Kepner's death in court Wednesday.

Two hundred miles away from where 16-year-old Tim Hudson walked into a federal courthouse, his 18-year-old stepsister, Anna Kepner, would have graduated this month.

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal magistrate judge to detain a Titusville teenager accused of sexually abusing and murdering his 18-year-old step-sister aboard a Carnival cruise ship.

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal magistrate judge to detain a Titusville teenager accused of sexually abusing and murdering his 18-year-old step-sister aboard a Carnival cruise ship.

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 teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship will go to trial in over a month.

A teenager charged with killing his stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship has filed a not-guilty plea and waived his appearance at a hearing in Miami federal court.

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to revoke the release of a 16-year-old accused in the death of his stepsister Anna Kepner, arguing he should be taken into custody now that the case has been transferred to adult court

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday.

The 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner, the Brevard County teenager who was found dead during a Carnival cruise last year, has been indicted on murder charges in her death.

The death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner on a Carnival Cruise ship last fall has sparked a new child custody fight involving the Titusville teen’s stepsiblings, newly filed court records show.

A 16-year-old boy under investigation in a Carnival Cruise ship killing appeared in federal court last week, but the case is being kept secret.

Over two months after the body of 18-year-old Anna Kepner was found stuffed under a bed on a Carnival cruise ship, her stepbrother has reportedly found himself in court.

Nearly three months after a Titusville teen was found dead on a cruise ship, records obtained by News 6 indicate the case remains under investigation.

A 16-year-old boy being investigated in the death of his stepsister on a Carnival cruise ship last month has no recollection of the incident.

Over 100 pages of texts and emails were released last week as part of an ongoing child custody dispute linked to the mysterious death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival Cruise ship.

From the outset, the judge made clear that Kepner’s death on the Carnival Horizon would not be discussed in the courtroom. The hearing instead focused strictly on custody issues involving children from the stepmother’s previous marriage.

As authorities investigate the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner on a Carnival cruise ship, the Titusville teen’s father and stepmother are scheduled to appear in court in a separate matter.

On Wednesday, the judge overseeing the custody case denied Shauntel Kepner’s request to seal the records and prevent the parties from sharing information.

The death of a Florida teenager on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month has been ruled a homicide.

Anna Kepner’s stepmother is asking a judge to seal court records in a child custody case involving Kepner’s younger stepbrother who is under investigation for her “suspected murder” on a Carnival cruise ship, court documents show.

Hundreds of people filled the Grove Church on Thursday evening to honor the life of 18-year-old Brevard County resident Anna Kepner, whose death aboard a cruise ship earlier this month remains under federal investigation.

Amid an FBI probe into the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship, the teen’s stepmother appeared at a court hearing Thursday involving custody of two children from her previous marriage. One of those children, a 16-year-old boy, has been described by his parents as a “suspect” in Anna Kepner’s death.

The teenage stepbrother of an 18-year-old woman who died on a Carnival cruise ship is a suspect in the FBI investigation, according to court papers filed this week.

A church is preparing to welcome family, friends, and more in the community to celebrate the life of the Brevard County 18-year-old who died on a cruise ship.

The mysterious death of a high school student on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month is drawing international attention and intense speculation on social media.

The teenage stepbrother of Anna Kepner "is a suspect” in the 18-year-old’s death on a cruise ship, according to new court documents.

Over a week after an 18-year-old Titusville student was found dead aboard a Carnival cruise ship, new court documents show that one of her step-siblings may be investigated.

A week after a teenager died on a cruise, authorities still aren’t saying how Anna Kepner died.

According to media reports, Anna Kepner was on the Carnival Horizon when the ship docked in Miami on Saturday morning.

A Titusville community is in mourning after the reported death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, who authorities say was aboard a Carnival cruise ship that returned to Port Miami over the weekend.

An 18-year-old from Titusville was identified as a passenger who died while traveling on a Carnival cruise ship.