Kendra Mckenzie Gill, Beauty Queen Bomber, Arrested After Allegedly Tossing Homemade Bombs
In Utah, teen beauty queen, Kendra Mckenzie Gill, was arrested on Saturday along with three other people after allegedly making bombs and then throwing the explosives out of a moving vehicle in the vicinity of other pedestrians.
Gill was taken into custody along with Bryce Stone, Shanna Smith and John Reagh, all of whom are 18, and admitted to purchasing the materials for the explosives and also making the devices and throwing them from a vehicle, according to a Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office probable cause statement.
Gill was crowned Miss Riverton in June, and was set to compete for the Miss Utah title, according to KUTV reported.
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Investigators were alerted to the potentially deadly acts on Friday night from Riverton residents who heard "loud pops," according to Capt. Clint Mecham of the Unified Fire Authority which is investigating the case. "The adults who were arrested were driving around in a car throwing these devices at property and people," Mecham said.
Authorities found plastic bottles that contained household cleaning chemicals and aluminum foil strewn in streets around the community, he said.
"Not only do you have to worry about shrapnel, these type of devices have chemicals" that can cause burns, Mecham added. "This is not your average kid blowing up a mailbox," he said. "These devices, they have the power to create a fair amount of damage. They can maim or kill a person."
The teenagers allegedly throwing the devices could have been badly hurt, too, he said.
"They could have lost their lives, fingers, hands," Mecham said. "It's not a very smart thing to do all around."
