‘Kill List’ Found On Phone Of A 14yrs-Old Florida Student, Mom Booked On Drug Charges

A 14-year-old student at West Gate K-8 School in Port St. Lucie, Florida, has been arrested after school employees found a “kill list”on the teen’s phone.

The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office in Florida announced the arrest of the 14-year-old student after a disturbing find at a home last week, March 10, during a school threat investigation.

“After an anonymous tip on Tuesday afternoon, school faculty notified deputies of a list of eight juveniles’ names on the student’s phone that was labeled as a ‘kill list,’” Chief Deputy Brian Hester said. “The parents of these juveniles have been contacted.”

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Today Chief Deputy Brian Hester announced the arrest of a 14-year-old student after deputies initiated a school threat investigation involving a “kill list” on the West Gate K-8 student’s phone. Deputies also arrested and charged the student’s mother, 40-year-old Brooke Lynne Hinkle, for child neglect, possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia after a routine search of the juvenile’s home for any weapons.
“After an anonymous tip on Tuesday afternoon, school faculty notified deputies of a list of eight juveniles’ names on the student’s phone that was labeled as a ‘kill list,’” said Chief Deputy Brian Hester. “The parents of these juveniles have been contacted.”
According to Chief Hester, deputies did not find any weapons in the home, but they did find deplorable living conditions. Cocaine and drug paraphernalia were also in plain view.
“We are committed to providing a safe learning environment for our children and continue to work diligently with St. Lucie Public Schools to do so,” said Hester. “It is also imperative for parents to provide a safe home environment for their children and to talk to their children about the dangers of written and verbal threats in school settings as well as the consequences of their actions.”
The juvenile was transported to the Department of Juvenile Justice for processing, and Hinkle was booked into the St. Lucie County Jail and held on a $6,250 bond.

Deputies also arrested and charged the student’s mother, Brooke Lynne Hinkle, 40, for child neglect, possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia after a routine search of the juvenile’s home was conducted for weapons.

According to Hester, deputies did not find any weapons in the home but found deplorable living conditions. Cocaine and drug paraphernalia were also in plain view.

“We are committed to providing a safe learning environment for our children and continue to work diligently with St. Lucie public schools to do so,” Hester said. “It is also imperative for parents to provide a safe home environment for their children and to talk to their children about the dangers of written and verbal threats in school settings as well as the consequences of their actions.”

The teen was transported to the Department of Juvenile Justice for processing, and Hinkle was booked into the St. Lucie County Jail on a $6,250 bond.