Man arrested for allegedly stabbing his mother to death in Brandon: HCSO
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County deputies have caught the man they say stabbed his own mother to death on Monday.
The sheriff's office also released new video Tuesday of John Aylor, 37, being arrested about 24 hours after the stabbing death of his mother, Julie Aylor, 64, at her home in Brandon.
"She just wanted me to help her. I couldn't help her," said her granddaughter, Jaylynn Blair, 16, who was in the home at the time of the attack.
John Aylor fled the home on Silvercrest Ln. after deputies say he stabbed Julie Aylor to death. A tip from someone who had seen him on the news led deputies to a homeless encampment Tuesday morning, where he was arrested.
Family says she had let him in four days earlier and let him bathe.
"She made him a couple of sandwiches and told him ‘you still have to go, son,’" said her daughter, Kristina Blair. "I love you, and I don't like to see you like this."
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But Monday morning, the sheriff says, he broke in to steal things he had hoped to trade for drug money. He stabbed her as they argued.
Family says she had long considered him a threat, and that she repeatedly tried to access public resources.
He had been Baker Acted before and had been arrested three dozen times as his dependence on drugs grew.
Photo courtesy: HCSO
"I never thought in a million years that my own brother would take my mom's life," said Kristina Blair. "My brother took my mom from me for the rest of my life."
Sheriff Chad Chronister said Tuesday that there have been 14 family related homicides this year, compared to 16 all of last year.
Julie had been caring for her son's daughter, who lost her grandmother and father all at once.
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"The only constant in her life being her grandmother, is now gone. What happens to her?" said Chronister. "The ripples of this violence will go on forever."
Even in the neighborhood, she was known for always being on walks with her grandchildren, and for helping whoever needed it.
"I just miss her. She just helped a lot of people," said Jaylynn Blair. "She was always here for me and everybody that was around her. She never let nobody go without, never even let her son go without."
The sheriff pleaded with anyone who is dealing with the threat of domestic violence to get in touch with public resources like The Spring of Tampa Bay.
The suspect is due in court for his first appearance Wednesday afternoon.
Julie Aylor's family has set up an online fundraiser to help with funeral expenses. Click here for more.
According to HCSO, John Aylor has an extensive criminal history with their sheriff's office dating back to 2003. Some of those charges include grand theft of a motor vehicle and felony petit theft.
This is an ongoing investigation.