OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) — A Florida sheriff is raising questions after a teen who once faced charges for killing his father in Oklahoma last year was able to move to Florida, where he is now charged with murdering his mother.
Authorities in Polk County, Florida arrested 17-tear-old Collin Griffith after they say he brutally stabbed his mom, Catherine, to death inside her Florida home on September 8.
He is charged with first-degree murder for her death.
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Griffith previously faced a first-degree murder charge in Lincoln County, Okla. after authorities said he shot and killed his father, Charles, in their home near Stroud in February 2023.
The Lincoln County District Attorney’s office later dropped the charges against him, saying they could not rule out self defense.
The Sheriff in Polk County says he can’t help but wonder if Oklahoma authorities did all they could.
“When I look at him, I see a psychopath,” Polk County, Fla. Sheriff Grady Judd told News 4’s sister station WFLA during a news conference announcing Griffith’s arrest on Wednesday. “He’s violent. He’s dangerous. He showed zero remorse.”