Dedré Jefferson, a Christian mother, former teacher and vice president of the Alief ISD School Board in Houston, Texas, was attacked and stabbed to death by her 22-year-old son, Blake Jefferson, after he took some pills on Friday police say. The family pastor said, however, that the son was “having visions” lately.
Investigators told local news station WFAA in Dallas that Dedré Jefferson was stabbed multiple times while on the phone with her mother.
“Her daughter called her to tell her, her grandson was acting strangely then started screaming that he was stabbing her,” Sgt. Ben Beall with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said. “He began to hallucinate. He had taken some of her pills.”
Pastor Gregg Patrick of The Bridge Southwest Community Christian Center said he could not reconcile the murder with the young man he baptized at 8 years old.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said Patrick. “Something made him snap.”
“I baptized him at 8 years old. He’s been in my church most of his life. He’s not a violent young man. He’s a very intelligent and thoughtful young man. He always has been.
“He had been having visions. He had been having communication he felt with the Lord. I felt that I should meet with him immediately,” said Patrick.
That meeting between Patrick and Blake, however, did not happen until his mother’s death. Detectives told WFAA that they found the 22-year-old hiding in the closet of a nearby townhome he allegedly broke into after the death of his mother. Blake Jefferson has been charged with murder.
Our prayers are with the Jefferson family…..
