Prosecutors warn Anna Kepner’s stepbrother shouldn’t roam free after alleged cruise ship murder

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Chris and Shauntel Kepner avoid reporter's questions regarding the death of the 18-year-old cheerleader last month. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital) Federal prosecutors are trying to put accused teen killer T.H., 16, behind bars as his case in the cruise ship death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner. In a filing last week reviewed by Fox News Digital, prosecutors asked a judge to revisit the teenager's release and either jail him before trial or tighten the rules of his release, arguing the case has changed now that he is being prosecuted as an adult. The 16-year-old, whom authorities have only identified by his initials, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Kepner’s November death aboard a Carnival cruise ship. On Tuesday, T.H.'s attorney, Eric Cohen, filed papers waiving the teen’s appearance at his arraignment in court on Wed