Hernando County para-professional Lyndell G. Hudson II arrested for armed kidnapping, robbery

Lyndell G. Hudson II, 25, a para-professional employed at Endeavor/Discovery Academy, was arrested off-campus in Brooksville on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, and booked into the Hernando County Detention Center on multiple felony counts, authorities said. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said the arrest was made with assistance from the United States Marshals Service and the U.S. Marshals Task Force; “He was arrested with the help of the United States Marshals Service,” officials posted.

The charges against Hudson stem from an alleged incident shortly after midnight on Feb. 4, 2026, in Hillsborough County at 14551 N. 46th St., Tampa Police Department investigators said. According to investigators, three adult males in their late teens were battered and held at gunpoint before personal property was taken and the victims were ordered to leave. Investigators characterized the case as interpersonal, saying, “This was not a random act of violence and everyone knew each other.”

Hernando County authorities processed Hudson at the Hernando County Detention Center following the off‑campus arrest in Brooksville. As part of the transfer plan outlined by deputies and reported by local outlets, “Hudson was booked into the Hernando County Detention Center and will be transported to Hillsborough County after being processed. Hudson and Williams will then be transported to Orient Road Jail.”

Tampa Police Department investigators arrested three other people in connection with the Hillsborough County incident. Those suspects are named in local reporting as Arianna Del Valle, 18; Jasmine Randazzo, 19; and Christion Williams, 24. Local accounts say the three are facing charges “like robbery and kidnapping” tied to the same Feb. 4 event; Tampa Police handled the Hillsborough County arrests while Hernando deputies and U.S. Marshals handled Hudson’s apprehension in Hernando County.

Local media and district officials identified Hudson’s employer and personnel history: he began working at Endeavor/Discovery Academy on Aug. 19, 2025. Hernando County Schools confirmed to 10 Tampa Bay News that Hudson “has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation and will not return to campus.” The district has not released additional personnel records or disciplinary details.

Charges reported by multiple outlets list armed robbery, armed kidnapping and aggravated battery with a firearm; some coverage also used the phrase aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Authorities say the investigation remains active as Hudson is processed for transport to Hillsborough County and as Tampa Police continue work on the Feb. 4 case.

Officials and records offices that can confirm next steps and formal charging documents include the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, the United States Marshals Service/U.S. Marshals Task Force, the Tampa Police Department, the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office and the Hernando County Detention Center/Orient Road Jail. Hernando County Schools and Endeavor/Discovery Academy are the appropriate contacts for employment and administrative‑leave questions.