Gayle Jean Thornberry accused of trying to hire someone to kill the adoptive mother of her biological grandchildren

Gayle Jean Thornberry allegedly wanted the adoptive mother of her biological grandchildren dead. She’s accused of trying to hire someone to kill the Webb City woman. The details are really, really strange.

According to The Crime Scene, Thornberry, 45, was arrested at a motel after trying to buy a “throwdown” weapon from an undercover agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Saturday. Thornberry’s wicked intentions (allegedly) were discovered on February 6. Thornberry allegedly told the children’s biological mother that she wanted to tamper with the adoptive mother’s brake line. She also allegedly mentioned wanting “a quick and silent weapon that she would throw into the ocean in Florida.”