Man Accused of Killing Mother After Breaking Into Dwelling By way of Doggy Door

37-year-old John “Jake” Aylor was arrested on Tuesday in Brandon, FL and charged with Armed Housebreaking Of A Dwelling With Assault Or Battery and Homicide In The First Diploma Whereas Engaged In Housebreaking within the loss of life of his mom Julie Aylor, 64.

In accordance with Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, who spoke concerning the crime in a press convention, Aylor broke into his mom’s home “by crawling by the doggy door” — one thing he is allegedly completed “on a number of events” — round 4:30AM on August 12.

“He’ll break in in the midst of the evening and steal no matter he can get his arms on. This can be a household, it is a mom who’s been caring for his baby since she was born 10 years in the past,” stated Chronister. “As he is been out and in of jail since 2003, she’s been the caregiver, she’s been the particular person his daughter can depend on as her guardian.”

Per Chronister, Aylor’s “path of legal exercise” goes again to 2003 — and, since then, he is been arrested at the very least 24 instances for theft-related prices and drug-related prices. He had no historical past of violence, nevertheless, stated the sheriff.

Authorities imagine that after breaking into the house, he armed himself with a knife and went to his mom’s bed room — the place they suppose an “argument ensued over what he may steal” as he wasn’t “comfortable or content material on what he may take that day.” He then stabbed her as soon as within the chest, per the sheriff, calling it a “deadly blow.”

“This 10-year-old, and one other teenager who lives within the residence who’s additionally a member of the family, is woke up by their grandmother’s screams for assist. She’s now begging her son, the very one that simply fatally stabbed her, as she’s drying, pleading for him to assist her,” claimed Chronister, saying she was crying, “Jake, assist me. Jake, assist me.”

“That is what these poor youngsters get up to final evening. She’s panicking, she’s dying, she wants assist desperately,” he continued. “She crawls out of her bed room, crawls over to {the teenager}’s bed room whereas she’s making pleas for her to name 911.”

By the point first responder’s arrived, Julie was useless.

Aylor, who was reportedly experiencing homelessness, was apprehended by authorities on August 13 — following a name from a “involved citizen” — round 4:00AM. Bodycam footage above reveals his arrest.

“She simply wished me to assist her. I couldn’t assist her,” the 16-year-old teen within the dwelling, recognized as Jaylynn Blair,” advised FOX 13. “I simply miss her. She helped lots of people, she was all the time right here for me and all people round her. By no means let anybody go with out, by no means let her son go with out.”

In accordance with the sufferer’s daughter, Kristina Blair, the assault occurred days after her mom let her brother use her bathe and made him sandwiches at her dwelling, earlier than sending him away.

“I by no means thought in one million years, my brother would take my mother’s life. My brother took my mother from me, for the remainder of my life,” Kristina continued. “He acted like he had no regret, he did not care that he killed my mother. He took my mother from not solely me — my daughter, grandkids, great-grandkids, sisters, brothers. She liked all people. She took care of all people.”

Per Fox, relations stated Julie thought of her son a risk for years and repeatedly tried to make use of public sources for assist.

Chronister, in the meantime, stated this was the 14th family-related murder within the space this yr — after simply 16 for the complete yr in 2023.

“Household violence is a silent crime,” he stated in his presser. “The one means we will cease these kind of crimes is if you’re a sufferer of household violence and also you make that brave step to ask for assist … in case you have the braveness to say sufficient is sufficient and also you ask for assist … earlier than it is too late.”