Second teen accused in murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller to face charges as an adult

Christopher Devon Horne, Jr., 16, did not appear before a judge on Monday morning. The judge said there was no need to bring the teen into the courtroom as he will be charged as an adult.

WINK News Reporter Asha Patel attended Monday morning’s court hearing. She saw at least 10 of Horne, Jr.’s friends and family. His mother was in tears as she heard her son would face adult charges.

Horne, Jr. is the second suspect, the second teen, arrested for the murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller. 

He was arrested on Wednesday, April 17, one month to the day after Rincon-Miller was violently gunned down following an attempted robbery in Cape Coral. She, and two friends, were walking to a McDonald’s after going to the movies.

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Horne, Jr. is charged as a principal to a homicide while engaged in a robbery, the exact charges as Thomas Stein, a 16-year-old who faces charges as an adult.

Stein was arrested on March 19, two days after Rincon-Miller’s murder, accused of being the getaway driver during the robbery.