Judge to seal some statements made by Gibsonton teen charged with murder
Hunter Eargood, who was 15 when he was arrested in March, made statements that could be construed as a confession, his public defender says.
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Prosecutors are charging a teenage boy as an adult in the slaying of a Tampa man. [ Photo illustration by ASHLEY DYE and MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times ]
Updated May 17
TAMPA â Before he was arrested on a murder charge two months ago, records show, 15-year-old Hunter Eargood talked.
Early on the morning of March 11, Eargood fatally stabbed a man in Gibsonton, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriffâs Office. Court records say Eargood, who has since turned 16, made statements before and after the slaying that were heard by witnesses and he made spontaneous statements to a sheriffâs detective.