8th grader charged after investigators find ‘kill list’: Kent police

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KENT, Ohio (WJW) – An 8th grader from Kent City Schools was arrested on Thursday after investigators say they found the student’s “kill list.”

The investigation began around 10 p.m. Wednesday night, when it was reported to the Kent Police Department that an 8th grade student was rumored to have a “kill list” with students’ names on it, investigators say.

Officers then spoke with the student and his parents at their home. According to Kent police, the student denied having a list, saying that he had been joking and had no intentions of hurting anyone.

Officers didn’t find any weapons, but the student was kept out of school Thursday as a precaution.

The suspected “kill list” was later found through the investigation and police obtained a warrant for the student’s arrest, according to investigators.

The student, 14, was taken into custody around 3 p.m. Thursday. He’s charged with making false alarms.

“Kent PD takes any threat to our schools very seriously, and the safety of our students, staff and
community will always be our highest priority,” the police department said in a press release.”

The case remains under investigation by Kent police and Kent City Schools at this time.

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