A teenage boy posted a disturbing image on Snapchat after he was busted for the slaying of a 13-year-old cheerleader found dead in a remote wooded area of Florida, cops said Monday.
Aiden Fucci, 14, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tristyn Bailey, whose body was discovered on Sunday evening just hours after she went swimming, according to St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick.
In a twisted Snapchat posted after the arrest, Fucci can be seen giving the peace sign in the back of a patrol car.
“Hey guys has anybody [sic] seen Tristyn lately,” read a caption on the social media post.
Bailey, a seventh-grader at Patriot Oaks Academy, where Fucci is in the eighth grade, was last seen Sunday at around 1:15 a.m. at a community center, local outlet WJXT reported.
Her family reported her missing at 10 a.m. — and a large search of the area ensued, with dozens of community members scouring the woods near the North Amenity Center.
The body of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey was found in wooded area after she went missing in St. Johns County, Florida. SJSOBailey’s body was found by a neighbor at around 6 p.m. in a remote wooded area near a pond.
Later that night, Fucci posted the photo with the twisted message on Snapchat, according to WJXT.
Fucci took this pic on the back of a squad car after his arrest for the murder of a cheerleader. SnapchatThe sheriff said that authorities were aware of the chilling selfie, but didn’t comment on it further.
Aiden Fucci, 14, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey. St. Johns County SheriffThe investigation is still in the “very beginning stages,” Hardwick said.
He also didn’t immediately provide a motive for the murder, or a cause of death for Bailey, who was fully clothed, when she was found.
In addition to attending the same K-8 school, the teens grew up in the same neighborhood, according to local outlets.
Tristyn Bailey Bailey was last seen Sunday at around 1:15 a.m. at a community center. SJSOFucci was being held at a Department of Juvenile Justice facility in Volusia County. He is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday morning.
A candlelight vigil for Bailey was planned for Monday night in the Durbin Crossing neighborhood.
Tristyn Bailey was a seventh-grader at Patriot Oaks Academy, where Aiden Fucci is in the eighth grade. SJSO





