TAMPA, Fla. (Court TV) — A Florida judge ordered a teenager accused of murdering a prostitute, attempting to burn her body and dumping it in a vacant lot to be held without bond.

Justin Hawker appears in court during a pretrial detention hearing on Oct. 9, 2025. (Court TV)

Justin Hawker, 17, is charged with second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in the death of Andie Morrell, 37. Morrell’s body was found decomposing in a vacant lot on Sept. 20, but investigators say she was murdered sometime between Sept. 10 and 11.

Judge Christopher Sabella granted the prosecution’s motion for pre-trial detention following a hearing on Thursday, finding that the serious nature of the crime and weight of the evidence merited Hawker being held without bond, despite his young age.

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