Florida teens to be tried as adults in brutal killing of 14-year-old girl

Two Florida teens volition beryllium tried arsenic adults aft a expansive assemblage indicted them for premeditated execution successful the sidesplitting of a 14-year-old miss who was changeable aggregate times and acceptable connected fire.

Gabriel Williams, 16, and Kimahri Blevins, 14, were each indicted by a expansive assemblage with first-degree premeditated execution for allegedly luring Danika Troy to a wooded country successful Pace earlier sidesplitting her, the Office of the State Attorney said successful quality releases connected Friday.

Williams and Blevins volition beryllium tried arsenic adults and volition beryllium held without bail successful the Santa Rosa County Jail. Both cases were acceptable for arraignment connected Jan. 8, 2026.

Danika’s parent reported her arsenic a runaway connected Dec. 1. The adjacent day, a passerby discovered her assemblage successful a wooded country successful Pace, a assemblage successful Florida’s Panhandle. Investigators said she had been changeable aggregate times and acceptable connected fire.

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A expansive assemblage indicted some Kimahri Blevins, 14, and Gabriel Williams, 16, with first-degree premeditated execution successful the decease of 14-year-old Danika Troy, authorities said Friday. (Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office)

Investigators rapidly identified the suspects arsenic Gabriel Williams and Blevins, 2 teens who knew Danika from school, and took them into custody.

Danika Troy, a 14-year-old Florida teenager, was recovered changeable aggregate times and burned successful a wooded country successful Pace, Florida, connected Dec. 1, 2025. Danika's parent had reported her arsenic a runaway the time prior. (GoFundMe)

Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson described the sidesplitting astatine a quality league aft Danika’s assemblage was recovered earlier this month.

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"This is wherever it gets truly horrific," helium said, explaining that Williams allegedly stole his mother’s handgun earlier shooting Danika. "It’s atrocious capable you termination a 14-year-old. You’re 14. You’re 16. Shoot her aggregate times, and past they acceptable her connected fire."

Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson told reporters that the suspects were supposedly friends with the unfortunate from school. He said investigators were inactive moving to find a motive during a quality league connected Dec. 4, 2025. (Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office)

The motive for the sidesplitting remains unclear. Johnson said the explanations the teens offered astatine the clip "don’t acceptable the forensics oregon immoderate facts of the case," adding, "so we don’t person a legit motive."

Detectives initially believed the execution whitethorn person stemmed from a social-media quality implicit Thanksgiving break. According to the sheriff’s office, the boys claimed they targeted Danika due to the fact that she had blocked Blevins connected societal media and called Williams "worthless and a pack banger."

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Danika's mother, Ashley Troy, rejected that narrative, telling the New York Post, "What those boys said is an excuse."

Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price contributed to this report.