By Caitlin O Kane
May 5, 2021 / 12:37 PM / CBS News
A Florida mother and her teenage daughter each face up to 16 years in prison after rigging a high school homecoming court competition, officials announced on Tuesday. The daughter who, was 17 when the crime took place, recently turned 18 and will be tried as an adult.
50-year-old Laura Rose Carroll, an assistant principal at Bellview Elementary School in Pensacola, Florida, was arrested alongside her daughter, Emily Rose Grover, in March.
The arrests came following an investigation that began in November when the Escambia County School District contacted law enforcement to report unauthorized access into hundreds of student accounts, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in a press release.
First Posted: May 05, 2021 12:32 AM EDT
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A Florida teen who allegedly rigged a homecoming election is being charged as an adult. Emily Rose Grover was arrested in March and was only 17 years old at the time.
Grover turned 18 last April. With this, the state of Attorney s Office in Escambia County confirmed Tuesday that she would be tried as an adult.
Emily Rose Grover allegedly rigged the election with her mother, Laura Rose Carroll, 50. She and her mother face multiple felony charges from the October homecoming vote at Tate High School in Pensacola, Florida, Click Orlando reported.
Homecoming Queen Hacker to be Tried as an Adult
A teenager from Florida who allegedly hacked into the accounts of Pensacola high school students to cast fraudulent homecoming court votes for herself is facing felony charges.
Tate High School homecoming queen Emily Rose Grover allegedly teamed up with her mother, 50-year-old Laura Rose Carroll, to cast nearly 250 fake votes. Carroll works as an assistant principal at Bellview Elementary School in Escambia County.
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Pensacola residents Carroll and Grover on March 15, 2021.
Each defendant was charged with one count each of offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks, and electronic devices (a third-degree felony), unlawful use of a two-way communications device (a third-degree felony), criminal use of personally identifiable information (a third-degree felony), and conspiracy to commit these offenses (a first-degree misdemeanor).