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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Teen pleads guilty, then appeals in Seminole County club mass shooting
A now-17-year-old boy has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for bringing a gun into a crowded Seminole County club last April and opening fire. 10 people were injured during the Cabana Live shooting, including when a second person shot back. One of those injured was Houston Texans Wide Receiver Tank Dell. On Tuesday, court records show Christopher Bouie pleaded guilty to attempted murder, to which the judge sentenced him to the minimum mandatory, plus five years of probation. Records had previously shown the two sides were attempting to reach a deal as prosecutors struggled to get witnesses to cooperate. Channel 9 showed up in court Tuesday morning expecting to watch Bouie plead, but attorneys huddled with the judge out of earshot and then left the court room. A source said Bouie had not yet formally signed off on the deal. Apparently, all he needed was a few hours. Records did not specify why Bouie decided to appeal his own plea. In past cases, defendants claim their counsel was ineffective or forced them into making the agreement. Records show Bouie immediately parted ways with his attorney before appealing. The attorney, James Crock, did not respond to a request for comment. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
17-year-old Sanford club shooter appeals 10-year prison sentence after ‘no contest' plea
The teen who shot up the Cabana Live club in Sanford last year was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after pleading no contest this week to multiple counts of attempted murder. As part of his plea agreement, Christopher Bouie, now 17, also was handed five years of probation and required to undergo mental health treatment in addition to the prison bid. The plea was filed in Seminole County court Monday, exactly one year after the shooting that injured 10 people and a week before jury selection was set to begin for his trial. But on Wednesday, Bouie filed a notice to appeal his sentence in state court, which will draw out his case as he sits behind bars. Bouie was charged as an adult in the shooting, which took place at an event hosted by Cabana Live called the 'Nobody Leaves Sober Pool Party,' which the Orlando Sentinel previously reported was likely held without proper permits. Surveillance video showed a crowd of more than 200 people scattering as gunfire erupted seconds after a fight broke out inside the club. Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell was among those injured in the shooting before a security guard tackled Bouie and disarmed him. The incident was among 502 mass shootings reported in 2024, according to the Gun Violence Archive, with Florida the site of 32 of them. It's not clear what prompted the fight or how the teen was allowed inside. Months later, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office named a second shooter who fired back inside the club but court records show prosecutors never brought charges against him. In addition to Bouie's criminal charges the shooting refocused attention on Cabana Live's past run-ins with law enforcement. Sheriff Dennis Lemma said deputies were called 85 times in the year before the incident for reports ranging from fights to crowd overflows in the parking lot. The club has faced a number of lawsuits filed by the shooting victims claiming inadequate security that night resulted in the incident. Those lawsuits are ongoing.
