The mother of a Florida teenager accused of carrying out a brutal stabbing of a 13-year-old girl last month has been charged with tampering with evidence for allegedly washing a pair of bloody jeans her son had worn, according to an arrest warrant.
Crystal Smith, 35, was booked into the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Detention in St. Augustine, Florida, on a $25,000 bond, the sheriff's office said in a news release.Her son, 14-year-old Aiden Fucci, was charged last week as an adult with first-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, prosecutors have said. He allegedly stabbed her more than 100 times, according to authorities.
The drain of the bathroom sink where Smith was seen scrubbing the jeans also tested positive for the presence of blood, according to the warrant."Crystal Smith will be held responsible for her role in this case and justice will be served for Tristyn Bailey and her family," the sheriff's office said Saturday in a news release. Smith entered the detention facility shortly after noon on Saturday and was released less than two hours later, the facility's website said.
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