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HALEYVILLE-A 16-year-old Marion County boy is charged in a Sunday morning stabbing that killed his mother and seriously injured his father, according to Sheriff Kevin Williams of Marion County.
The Haleyville Police Department, Haleyville Fire Department, Bear Creek Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Department, and Marion/Winston District Attorney’s Office responded to a stabbing at 334 Slaughter Pen Road near Haleyville. According to family at the scene, the stabbing occurred around 11:00 p.m. Sunday night, but the victims were not found until a neighbor heard them screaming for help in the early hours Monday morning. Investigators said the son fled the scene and the father, who had a cell phone but no reception, made his way from the bed to a window and continuously cried for help until a relative who lives nearby heard him and called 911 about 4 a.m.
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Williams said Renee Montgomery, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her husband, Wade Montgomery, 49, was flown from the scene to UAB Hospital where he is listed in stable condition. The sheriff said Travis Montgomery was arrested this morning around 11 a.m. at a friend’s residence at Royal Oaks Apartment in Haleyville. He is charged with murder for the death of Sarah Renee Montgomery and charged with attempted murder for the stabbing of Wade Montgomery. Travis is a sophomore at Phillips High in Bear Creek and will be charged as an adult. He has refused to speak to investigators until he has an attorney. Williams said an attorney will likely be appointed following a Tuesday morning bond hearing.
Sheriff Williams said investigators were still trying to develop a motive for the stabbing.
Travis Montgomery was being held in the Marion County Jail without bail this afternoon and will be tried as an adult.
