FORT MYERS, Fla. (Court TV) — A teenager took the stand on Friday, pointing the finger at his co-defendant in the death of a 15-year-old girl killed in a robbery gone wrong.
Thomas Stein appears in court. (Court TV)
Thomas Stein, 18, is standing trial on charges of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted robbery in the death of Kayla Rincon-Miller, who was killed on March 17, 2024. Christopher Horne Jr., 18, previously pleaded no contest to one count of second-degree murder and three counts of attempted robbery in a plea agreement with the prosecution.
While the agreement required Horne to testify truthfully against Stein, the prosecution didn’t call him as a witness in its case-in-chief. He was the first witness called by the defense when it began presenting their case on Friday afternoon. Horne walked in, wearing a red shirt and pants that identified him as an inmate at the Lee County Jail…