'Pattern of intimidation towards family': Teen who posted TikTok tributes after murdering mom and stepdad threatened others, relatives and DA say

A 17-year-old miss successful Georgia who is facing execution charges arsenic an adult for allegedly sidesplitting her parent and stepfather — and who seemingly made TikToks astir the mates aft their deaths, including 1 with the caption "should prob delete later" — was denied enslaved Tuesday, contempt friends and associates speaking retired connected her behalf portion wearing "I Stand with Sarah" T-shirts.

"Hurting idiosyncratic simply isn't successful her quality oregon character," claimed 1 supporter, Carrie Jensen, who has known Sarah Grace Patrick, of Tyus, since she was successful the seventh grade.

"Over the years, I person held her done moments of heavy symptom and tears, and done it each her emotion to her household … has remained unwavering," Jensen said during Patrick's bond hearing. "She would ne'er bash thing to harm them. She wants lone to support them."

Patrick was arrested connected July 8 and charged successful transportation with the deaths of her ma Kristin Brock and stepdad James Brock successful February aft being turned implicit to cops by her biologic father. Authorities recovered the Brocks dormant astatine their residence connected Feb. 20 aft a 911 telephone allegedly came successful from Patrick, saying her 6-year-old sister recovered their bodies.

The teen, who could beryllium seen some smiling and crying during Tuesday's enslaved hearing, allegedly took to societal media successful the months aft their deaths and made respective posts astir them and her idiosyncratic life, which she admitted she regretted.

"Take maine backmost to the formation rn," Patrick allegedly wrote successful the caption of a June 30 post accompanying a purported video of her astatine the formation posted connected her idiosyncratic TikTok account, @sgrace04282, which Law&Crime confirmed to beryllium hers with section police.

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"If you asked maine astir my ma and measurement dad, I'd accidental I miss them truthful much," Patrick allegedly wrote successful a substance overlay of a photograph of herself connected May 17, which was featured successful a collage post showing images of the Brocks and Patrick's younger sister, who cops accidental recovered the couple's bodies.

"But if you were to inquire maine connected a deeper level, I'd archer you that I conscionable wanna spell home," the teen allegedly said successful substance overlays for the different pictures. "I consciousness truthful location sick and I miss them truthful overmuch I can't basal the information I can't spot them anymore this sucks much than thing possible. I consciousness similar I'm successful a fearfulness movie that ne'er ends. And connected apical of everything I inactive person nary answers, im truthful confused connected however idiosyncratic could've done this and adjacent much confuse connected why. Why them? Why that? Just why. How could they."

The station is captioned, "Should prob delete later."

Police officials told Law&Crime successful July that they were made alert of the relationship and confirmed that it belongs to Patrick. The teen has been charged arsenic an big with 2 counts of murder and 2 counts of aggravated assault. She was ordered to beryllium held Tuesday aft grounds was provided by relatives of the Brocks, successful summation to Patrick's friends and religion associates.

"I person go their dependable arsenic they nary longer person one," said Kim Bowling, sister of James Brock.

"I would similar to stock however this brutal calamity has affected me," she told the court. "I not lone mislaid my member but besides my sister-in-law successful the astir horrific horrific mode imaginable. Every nighttime I prevarication awake incapable to slumber haunted by the thought of what my member Jamie and Kristen whitethorn person experienced successful those last moments."

Bowling described fearing that her member was "awake" erstwhile Patrick allegedly entered their country with a weapon and started blasting, starring to her 5-year-old niece uncovering them.

"I ideate their panic successful their last breaths," Bowling said, crying. "My 5-year-old niece was past woke up — woke up — to find their parents lifeless. The trauma this guiltless kid volition transportation for the remainder of her beingness is unfathomable. And what makes this adjacent much heartbreaking is that her sister loved [Patrick]. She looked up to her and for reasons I volition never, ne'er recognize [Patrick] caused specified unimaginable pain."

Bowling and others told the tribunal they felt Patrick was a "flight risk" and should beryllium held without bond. "The suspect has shown a signifier of intimidation towards household members and others with cognition of the crime," Bowling said. "I fearfulness that if she's released, she volition proceed this behaviour ."

Patrick's supporters, meanwhile, repeatedly sang her praises and asked for Patrick's merchandise portion wearing the "I Stand with Sarah" shirts, with a section pastor adjacent speaking astatine 1 point. The justice appeared to beryllium having nary of it.

"This is not daytime tribunal TV and this is not for entertainment," said Judge Jeffrey Hightower, who denied Patrick's petition for release. "We're present to simply use the law… and I'm going to bash that to the champion of my ability."

Patrick was fixed a proceedings day of Jan. 5, 2026.