Florida teens indicted as adults in killing of 14-year-old
A Santa Rosa County, Florida grand jury has indicted Gabriel Williams, 16, and Kimahri Blevins, 14, on first-degree premeditated murder charges in the killing of 14-year-old classmate Danika Troy, who was lured to a wooded area in Pace, shot multiple times and set on fire after being reported missing on Dec. 1, 2025. Prosecutors will try both as adults, holding them without bail in the Santa Rosa County Jail ahead of Jan. 8, 2026 arraignments, while Sheriff Bob Johnson says the teens’ claimed social-media dispute motive does not match forensic evidence and Danika’s mother rejects their account as an “excuse.”
📌 Key Facts
- A Santa Rosa County grand jury indicted Gabriel Williams, 16, and Kimahri Blevins, 14, for first-degree premeditated murder in the death of 14-year-old Danika Troy.
- Troy was reported as a runaway on Dec. 1, 2025 and found the next day in a wooded area in Pace, Florida, shot multiple times and set on fire.
- Both defendants, who knew Troy from school, will be tried as adults, held without bail in Santa Rosa County Jail, with arraignments set for Jan. 8, 2026.