The fact that Askins was charged as an adult at the age of 16 — just a few years earlier — with attempted murder in relation to a drive-by shooting that targeted a member of the rival Gorilla Gang is perhaps the most
Concerning, according to Fox. Although the teen’s accusations were ultimately dropped, his two co-defendants in the case received lengthy prison sentences. He may have gotten
Away with it in the past, but since he was an adult when he chose to carry out the carjacking and kidnapping, he wasn’t going to have the same luck this time.
Askins was arrested on the same day as the other three suspects. Montez Taylor, the 15-year-old suspect, brought himself in at the Orange County sheriff’s office on Friday morning after the carjacking and
Kidnapping, accompanied by his parents. Sheriff Demings said McDonald was detained that evening and that Redding, the 16-year-old suspect, was taken into custody a few hours later.
The two younger teenagers, who also had prior legal issues, were detained at the state Juvenile Detention Center in Orlando following their arrest.
