The teen accused of gunning down a Citadel cadet and his best friend racked up a rap sheet stretching back to 2021, authorities say, arguing he skated on charges again and again before the alleged double murder.The DeLand Police Department in Florida said Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18, were found dead at around 10:40 p.m.on July 29.
Officials announced on Tuesday that an arrest warrant was obtained for a 17-year-old male, who was arrested on Wednesday by the U.S.Marshals Service.During a Wednesday news conference, authorities said the three people "knew each other in some capacity," and said the teenager who was arrested has a "pretty good criminal history."TEEN ARRESTED ON MURDER CHARGES AFTER CITADEL CADET AND CHILDHOOD FRIEND FOUND SHOT DEADChildhood friends Dustin Rose, left, and Samson Campbell, right, were fatally shot in a vacant Florida lot as police search for a suspect.
(DeLand Police Department)Rose attended The Citadel Military College of South Carolina and was home on break at the time.In a message to the campus community shared with Fox News Digital, The Citadel President Gen.
Frank McKenzie described Rose as a "team leader and was a valued friend and classmate."Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said the 17-year-old, whom Fox News Digital is not naming because he has not yet been charged as an adult, has a lengthy criminal history that includes charges of assault with a deadly weapon, multiple counts of battery and drug possession."We're talking about aggravated battery and assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, multiple counts of battery, criminal mischief, vehicle theft, trespassing, drug possession, another aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, resisting an officer, all dating back to 2021," Chitwood said."Charges that were either dropped, non-filed, dismissed, or at best, resolved with probation."FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XSurveillance video shows Dustin Rose and Samson Campbell walking together o...