A federal grand jury indicted Kevin Thomas Winkle on two counts.

The first count is possession of firearms by a prohibited person. The indictment states Winkle being an unlawful user of a controlled substance.

The second count is Possession of a firearm in a school zone. The indictment states Winkle had six firearms on the grounds of St. Mary’s Cathedral School.

If convicted, Winkle will have to forfeit 151 firearms, accessories, and ammunition.

TIMELINE

Winkles was arrested the first time on September 9th for Unlawful Carrying a Weapon – Prohibited Place.

St. Mary’s was aware of Winkle from an incident on September 5, where officials said Winkle showed up that evening for a training to potentially become an usher for the church. According to officials, “During the training, Winkle made several alarming comments and displayed a rifle that he was carrying in a violin case along with three handguns that were in his possession, which led the leaders to fear for the safety of their members.”

On September 12, a separate warrant was issued for the arrest of Winkle out of Potter County for Exhibition, Use, or Threat of Exhibition or Use of Firearms, stemming from the incident at St. Mary’s on Wednesday, September 5. Officials said Winkle was found on the 8100 block of Challenge and taken into custody.

According to documents, during a search of his home on Friday, September 14, FBI and Amarillo Police found several items, including a partially smoked marijuana cigar, and other evidence of drug use.

On September 17, a federal complaint was unsealed and charged Winkle with possession of a firearm in a school zone. The complaint said Winkle talked to police about recent church shootings and kept asking if he would, “make the news.”

On September 19, a federal judge has ordered a psychiatric examination for the man arrested three times for bringing loaded guns into an Amarillo church.

