Michael Troy Hutto, a cofounder of the ocean inspired clothing brand Salt Life, has been charged with manslaughter after police in Florida found a teenager dead in his hotel room.
Hutto, 54, is accused of shooting 18 year old Lora, though a motive has not been made public. Authorities say they found her body around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday during a welfare check at the Hilton Oceanfront resort on Singer Island near Palm Beach. Police say she had a single gunshot wound. Hutto was charged with manslaughter and a firearms possession violation. Charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Hutto and several friends started Salt Life in 2003 in Jacksonville, Florida, and sold the company for a reported $40 million in 2013. Salt Life later issued a statement saying Hutto no longer has any dealings with the company. “The co-founders have not been associated with the brand in any way since the purchase in 2013,” the statement read.
The relationship between Hutto and Lora has not been made clear, and a response from Hutto was not available at the time of publishing.
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