Gail (left) and Chase Stanfield.Photo: Gail Stanfield/Facebook
A 19-year-old Arizona man is behind bars this week after being charged five months after the fact with murdering his parents last October.
Hunter B. Stanfield is facing two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Chase J. Stanfield, 39, and Gail M. Stanfield, 50, according to apress releasefrom the Gila County Sheriff’s Office.
It is not immediately clear if he has entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.
On Oct. 17, 2022, deputies found the victims with gunshot wounds just before 11 a.m. inside a home in a subdivision north of Payson, which is about 90 miles northeast of Phoenix.
“We did interview Hunter on Tuesday for [approximately] an hour, and after that interview is when he was arrested for the crimes committed against his parents,” Garrett told the outlet.
There were no signs of a struggle, Fox reports.
Hunter Stanfield.Gila County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
“I am thankful to the Detectives that have worked this case non-stop to follow all leads, collect and evaluate all evidence,” the sheriff’s office said in the release.
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“This was a time-consuming investigation and the detective’s dedication to the community and justice should be commended.”
Hunter is being held at the Gila County Jail. Bail information was not immediately available.
Chase and Gail’s funeral service was held on Dec. 12, 2022, at French Funerals and Cremations in Albuquerque, N.M., according to their obituary.
source: people.com
