Florida teen sentenced to 40-years in prison

A Marion County teenager who was charged with killing three of his friends at the age of 12 will spend decades behind bars. A judge sentenced Christopher Atkins, now 15 years old, in connection to the killings of Layla Silvernail, Camille Quarles and Michael Hodo in 2023. Atkins was one of three charged in the murders. He and the two others, Robert Robinson and Tahj Brewton, pleaded guilty this past spring. Robinson was 17 at the time and Brewton was 16.