{"id":364983,"date":"2026-08-07T04:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/364983\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T04:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:04:11","slug":"no-bond-for-man-charged-in-deadly-shooting-of-4-year-old-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/364983\/","title":{"rendered":"No bond for man charged in deadly shooting of 4-year-old boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/q079pcymdk1imk15.jpg\" alt=\"No bond for man charged in deadly shooting of 4-year-old boy\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/q079pcymdk1imk15.jpg\" alt=\"No bond for man charged in deadly shooting of 4-year-old boy\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image\" data-v-50c11e5b=\"\"\/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/video\/fmc-x515pd1bvapn8vef\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No bond for man charged in deadly shooting of 4-year-old boy<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-892ef6a8=\"\">An Orange County judge denied bond Thursday for an 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting a 4-year-old boy at an Orlando apartment complex, after prosecutors argued he posed a flight risk and presented evidence they say links him to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">ORLANDO, Fla. &#8211; An Orange County judge denied bond Thursday for an 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing a 4-year-old boy at an Orlando apartment complex.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Prosecutors argued he posed a flight risk and presented evidence they say links him to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WOFL\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Brandon McLeod is charged in the July 17 shooting at an apartment complex on Bent Willow Circle. Prosecutors allege McLeod was under the influence of drugs and was recklessly handling a firearm when it discharged, killing the child.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">During the hearing, prosecutors said investigators recovered a bullet from a trash can at the scene and found internet searches on McLeod&#8217;s phone about how to remove gunpowder residue. They also said McLeod fled when officers arrived to serve a search warrant, arguing those actions support keeping him in custody pending trial.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6814af4b-wofl-brandon-mccloud.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Defense attorneys asked the court to grant bond, arguing McLeod had only recently turned 18 and that his age and brain development should be considered when evaluating his actions.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The judge denied bond, ordering McLeod to remain in custody while the case proceeds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This story was written based on a bond hearing for Brandon McLeod, held on August 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/orange-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orange County News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No bond for man charged in deadly shooting of 4-year-old boy An Orange County judge denied bond Thursday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[630,47,115,1335,139,141,140,628],"class_list":["post-364983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-crime-publicsafety","tag-fl","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}