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Judge sentences teen in Kayla Rincon-Miller murder case to 25 years after plea deal

A teen defendant in the Kayla Rincon-Miller murder case was sentenced to 25 years in prison after taking a plea deal.

When
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Where
Lee County
Official source
WINK News
Posted by LeeScoop May 23, 2026 Lee County

What happened?

WINK News reports Christopher Horne Jr., the teen defendant in Kayla Rincon-Miller’s homicide case, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after accepting a plea deal. The sentence marks a major legal turn in one of Lee County’s most closely watched homicide cases. It also shifts the local conversation from trial buildup to the punishment phase and any next steps for the remaining case pieces.

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