SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Two Central Florida teenagers accused in a disturbing murder plot will remain behind bars after a judge denied them bond, citing video that shows the girls laughing as they were taken into custody.
Fifteen-year-old Isabelle Valdez and 14-year-old Lois Lippert appeared before a Seminole County judge after prosecutors played footage of the pair joking and smiling on their way to jail. In the video, the teens make light of their arrest, laugh about taking a “bonding experience” mugshot, and comment on how they felt “excited” about the situation. Prosecutors argued the recording demonstrates that both girls pose a danger to the community.
According to investigators, Valdez allegedly recruited Lippert to help kill a fellow student. Detectives say the victim was targeted because he resembled the gunman responsible for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting—someone they say Valdez had become obsessed with. Authorities allege the teens planned to attack the victim in a school bathroom, slit his throat, and drink his blood…