ORLANDO, Fla. — A 15-year-old accused of killing his classmate will stay behind bars until his trial.
WFTV was at the courthouse when the judge denied bail for Jacori Redding, who is charged as an adult in the manslaughter case.
Despite his age, Redding could be imprisoned for 30 years if he’s found guilty at trial.
Investigators say he brought a gun to Oak Ridge High School on Oct. 9.
According to detectives, he bumped into his classmate, 16-year-old Pinien Dalmacy, in the hallway that day. After he refused to apologize, they allegedly agreed to fight at nearby Vogt-Meloon Park.
Attorneys say Redding flashed disrespectful gang signs and taunted Dalmacy as Dalmacy’s friends egged the pair on.
Detectives say Redding brough the gun to the park in his backpack. Prosecutors said the teens fought for about 30 seconds before he shot Dalmacy twice, then ran back to the school, where he was caught.
Video taken by another teen watching the fight that day was played in court. In it, you can hear three gunshots as the teenagers struggled to control the gun. Detectives said the first shot did not hit anyone and was made as the two teenagers fought over the gun.
Redding is claiming self-defense. His attorney said Redding appeared to be more interested in taunting than fighting at first.
“This is a one-sided investigation,” Harold Thompson said. “Did my client swing first? No, he didn’t. Did he take his backpack off? No, he didn’t. That means he didn’t come to fight.”
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