ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A teenager accused in a deadly shooting of a classmate near Oak Ridge High School will remain in jail while awaiting trial.
In a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Cherish Adams ruled there was enough evidence for the pre-trial detention of 15-year-old Jacori Redding.
Redding is being tried as an adult on a charge of manslaughter in the shooting death of 16-year-old Pinien Dalmacy.
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In Wednesday’s hearing, the state introduced testimony from the lead homicide detective in the case and showed cellphone video taken from a witness moments before the shooting.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Redding shot the victim on a basketball court at Vogt-Mellon Park hours after the two were involved in a confrontation at nearby Oak Ridge High School.
Sheriff John Mina said the two students got into a disagreement over a bump in the hallway.
According to deputies, Redding ran back to Oak Ridge High after the shooting and was found in the cafeteria with a gun in his backpack.
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Prosecutors said Redding has a record of 39 discipline incidents with Orange County Public Schools, which included 17 for physical altercations.
The state also said Redding was out on bond for a charge of grand theft of a motor vehicle at the time of the shooting.
Redding has an in-jail arraignment scheduled for Thursday at 8:15 a.m.