The murder of a College Station woman was from strangulation and her nine year old son was also strangled, struck, and stabbed with a gardening trowel.
Those are the allegations against 45 year old Stanley Griffin, who is being held in the Brazos County Jail on a parole violation as well as bonds of over one million dollars.
According to arrest reports, the boy saw Griffin choke his mother, 29 year old Jennifer Hailey.
Then some time later Griffin is accused of going into the boy’s bedroom and struck him in the neck and face, stabbed him in the neck, and attempted to strangle him. The youngster called his grandmother, who lives in Madisonville. She called 911 then Madisonville Police contacted College Station.
Local detectives began looking for Griffin after speaking to a friend of Hailey who said she had turned down Griffin’s request to move in three weeks ago. Through Griffin’s parole officer, investigators checked out a brother’s residence where Griffin was found hiding in a bedroom. Griffin was arrested initially for a parole violation. With the boy picking Griffin out of photo lineup, he was also held for murder and causing serious bodily injury.
Members of the Hailey family released the following statement through College Station Medical Center:
As you can imagine, these past two days have been extremely difficult for our family. Jennifer was a beloved daughter, wonderful mother and caring friend. There are no words to express the depth of our grief over the loss of her life.
At the same time, we are thankful that Cameron survived this horrible ordeal. It was only through God’s hand that he is with us today and we are confident that he will recover through continued love and prayer.
Our family would like to thank the College Station Police Department and Brazos County District Attorney’s Office for their quick action in Jennifer’s case and for keeping us informed of all that was being done to bring to justice those responsible.
We also want to thank the doctors, nurses and staff at the College Station Medical Center for helping save Cameron’s life and for treating us like their own family while we were dealing with this difficult situation.
Finally, we want to thank everyone in the Brazos Valley and across the state who have been praying for us these past two days. You will never know how much your love and support has meant to us.
While this senseless act has devastated our family, we will find peace and comfort through our Lord and the strong bond with each other that He has blessed us with. There is no doubt that Jennifer will be missed in the days, weeks and years ahead. But we know she will not be forgotten and that her spirit will live on in our hearts.