# Teen Tried as Adult for Paddleboarder Murder

> Maine teen charged with killing paddleboarder will face adult trial after misleading investigators.
- Title: Teen Tried as Adult for Paddleboarder Murder · Law & Crime
- Summary: Maine teen charged with killing paddleboarder will face adult trial after misleading investigators.
- Keywords: maine, murder, deven young, sunshine stewart, knox county, adult trial, paddleboarder, investigators, Law & Crime
- Source: Law & Crime — https://lawandcrime.com/crime/teen-who-allegedly-killed-paddleboarder-and-then-volunteered-to-help-investigators-while-misleading-them-will-be-tried-as-an-adult
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- Topics: maine, murder, deven young, sunshine stewart, knox county, adult trial, paddleboarder, investigators, crime, news
## Teen charged with paddleboarder murder
Deven Young, 19, was 17 when 48-year-old Sunshine "Sunny" Stewart died.
## Alleged murder on Crawford Pond
Stewart was found dead on an island at the center of Crawford Pond in Union, Maine.
## Cause of death confirmed
Maine State Police ruled her death a homicide with cause of death as strangulation and blunt force trauma.
## Investigation timeline
For nearly two weeks after Stewart's body was found, investigators searched for clues.
## Young misled investigators
Katharine Lunt, campground owner, said Young inserted himself into the case by "volunteering" to help investigators.
## Young directed police wrong
Lunt told authorities Young took them in the opposite direction of where Sunny was found.
## Young's presence at campground
Young was at the campground for two weeks, offering help to campers while acting like nothing happened.
## Adult trial confirmed
In a Knox County Superior Court status conference, a judge confirmed Young will be tried as an adult after waiving his bind-over hearing.
## Prosecution's goal
Maine Attorney General's Office wanted Young tried as an adult from the start of the case.
## Juvenile vs adult consequences
If charged as a juvenile, Young would likely have been released at age 21; as an adult, he faces 25 years to life.
## Current status
Young will be held without bail at Knox County Jail and faces a grand jury hearing in January.
## Key takeaway

Deven Young, 19, will be tried as an adult for the murder of Sunshine Stewart after allegedly misleading police during the investigation.