Antonyo Woods sentenced to life for 2015 murder of 2-year-old

Stephen Monroe has been sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of 16-year-old Noah Smith during a drive-by shooting in Bunnell, Florida, in January 2022. Monroe was found guilty after a three-day trial, where it was revealed that he, along with two others, retaliated against gunfire from another individual, resulting in Smith being fatally shot. In a separate case, Antonyo Woods was also sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son in May 2015; Woods was found guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse. Evidence indicated that Woods inflicted severe abuse on the child, culminating in fatal blunt-force trauma to the head. The verdicts reflect ongoing efforts by state authorities to combat gun violence and child abuse within communities. Both cases underscore the severe consequences of violent crime in Florida.