An argument over finances is what allegedly led a Kyle man to fatally stab his stepfather and injure his mother during a Sept. 22 altercation at a home in the Plum Creek subdivision.
Giovanni Alexander Salinas, 21, of Kyle, was arrested and booked into the Hays County Jail on a first-degree felony charge of murder, along with a first-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Authorities also charged Salinas with evading arrest, a Class-A misdemeanor, as well as tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony.
According to an arrest affidavit magistrated by Hays County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Smith, authorities were dispatched to the 1200 block of Kirby at 11:51 p.m. Sept. 22 for a reported stabbing.
When authorities arrived, they found a man, later identified as Timothy Michael Hinsley, 42, unresponsive in the back bedroom of the home and lying in large pool of blood. Emergency officials conducted live-saving measures but stopped shortly after they began. Hinsley was pronounced dead by Smith.
According to the affidavit, Salinas got into a verbal altercation with his mother, later identified as Priscilla Hinsley, over financial issues. At one point during the argument, Salinas allegedly went into the kitchen where the argument continued. Salinas then went into a nearby bedroom, then pushed past Priscilla Hinsley and another witness, who then followed him into Timothy Hinsley’s room.
According to the affidavit, the two of them saw Salinas repeatedly stabbing Hinsley several times with a kitchen knife while he lay in bed. In an attempt to stop Salinas, Priscilla Hinsley got between them and was subsequently stabbed in the eye and the shoulder. Priscilla Hinsley was transported to an area hospital for her injures. Her condition is unknown at this time.
Authorities did not locate the knife in the home, according to the affidavit.
Salinas fled the scene, but was later discovered by police who were canvassing the area. Salinas then attempted to evade authorities during a short chase before eventually surrendering several minutes later in the area of Sampson and Fairway streets.
After he was placed in custody, Salinas told police he allegedly threw the knife in a storm drain, which was later recovered.
Salinas is being held in the Hays County Jail on a total bond of $1,033,500 for all four charges. The Kyle Police Department is investigating the incident.
