The teen was originally charged with second-degree murder, but the charge was upgraded because of the severity of the crime.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A Florida teenager faces a possible life sentence after he pleaded guilty Monday to and leaving her body in a wooded area near their homes in 2021.
“I just want to say I plead guilty and I’m sorry for the Bailey family and my family,” Fucci, 16, told the judge in St. Augustine on Monday morning. The girl’s family reported her missing on Mother’s Day 2021, and her body was found in the woods following a daylong search. Evidence, including video surveillance, led investigators to Fucci. He was originally charged with second-degree murder, but the charge was upgraded because of the severity of the crime.
In a statement sent Monday, St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick credited the work that investigators put into the case.
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