Father of teen who died on Carnival cruise evades subpoena in related custody case

The begetter of the Florida teen who died aboard a Carnival cruise was obscurity to beryllium recovered erstwhile a subpoena arrived for him up of a tense custody hearing.

Christopher Kepner is the begetter of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, who was recovered dormant successful her compartment astir 11:15 a.m. connected Nov. 7. She was connected a household abrogation with her father, stepmother, grandparents and immoderate of her siblings.

According to a process server’s sworn connection filed up of a contentious custody proceeding scheduled for Friday, Christopher was unreachable aft helium was ordered to attest during a Dec. 5 proceeding successful Brevard County.

Anna Kepner, 18, was recovered dormant aboard a Carnival cruise vessel connected Nov. 7, during a abrogation with her family.  (Anna Kepner/Instagram)

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Process server Michael D. Schotte wrote that Kepner’s SUV sat moving successful the driveway and the lights wrong the Titusville location were on, but nary 1 responded to repeated knocks oregon the doorbell.

Schotte said a "No Trespassing" motion was posted connected the spot and a Ring doorbell camera was disposable adjacent the entrance. He announced respective times that helium was determination to service a subpoena and near the paperwork connected the SUV’s windshield astatine 10:29 a.m.

When Schotte returned, the SUV had near and the subpoena helium placed connected its windshield was gone.

Read the verified instrumentality of non-service:

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While the bureau hasn't publically identified anyone arsenic a suspect, and nary transgression charges person been filed, the feud successful household tribunal betwixt Christopher's wife, Shauntel Kepner, and her ex-husband, Thomas Hudson, has revealed that their 16-year-old lad is being investigated by the FBI successful transportation with Anna's death.

The teen had been traveling connected the cruise vessel with household members erstwhile she died. Anna shared a country with her 2 stepsiblings connected the ship.

Anna Kepner, her father, stepmother and respective siblings successful a household photo. (Shauntel Kepner/Facebook)

After Anna's death, Hudson asked the justice for custody of the girl helium shares with Shauntel, arguing successful portion that her parenting has straight enactment their 16-year-old son's aboriginal "in jeopardy."

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"The Petitioner has not been allowed input into the children's lives and his deficiency of engagement has negatively impacted the children," Hudson wrote to the justice connected Nov. 17.

Christopher Kepner has not responded to Fox News Digital's attempts to scope him.