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    Strange Story

    Missing Galveston teen has a secret 33-year-old husband: Facebook says she's fine, police aren't so sure

    Tyler Rudick
    Aug 12, 2013 | 11:55 pm

    A Galveston teen who went missing for at least two days during a getaway to New Orleans thankfully appears to be safe and sound . . . at least according to Facebook.

    Officials with the New Orleans Police Department tell CultureMap they are working with Houston area law enforcement to confirm the whereabouts of 18-year-old Hailey Kristine Cokins, whose friends filed a missing persons report for her after she disappeared into the French Quarter on Saturday, getting separated from her group.

    New Orleans police began to recalibrate the search when Cokins' Facebook page showed a freshly updated profile picture at 2 a.m. early Monday morning along with this reassuring comment:

    What A Hell Of A Day. Talked To Police Numerous Times Letting Them Know Im okay Yet They Still Asked If I Was Ok lol, Well Here's a Tip; if You Wanna Ruin Someone's Day Fausly Report Someone Missing. Ha."

    Oddly, the Houston and Galveston Police Departments have been unable to verify Cokins is fine as of late Monday, leaving a pervasive air of mystery about a case that's already exploded in the blogosphere.

    Citizen journalism site AllVoices has uncovered a strange prayer page titled "God Save Hailey" that was created for Cokins in late June. In addition to noting two previous minor drug arrests for the teen, the site also discovered that the teenager has been married for two months and has already filed separation paperwork.

    While AllVoice doesn't list the name of Cokins' better half, a collection of poems posted on Tumblr reveal the husband to be 33-year-old Conroe resident Michael Brent Sewell, who was arrested in 2012 for posting an illicit video of an ex-girlfriend on YouTube.

    Sewell's Twitter page discusses marrying his 18-year-old bride in March. While the account has been changed to reflect his new married name — Michael Brent Cokins, yes he took her last name — his post from July 8 claims the two are divorcing amicably.

    Someone posted on Cokins' Facebook page that she is safe, but police have been unable to confirm that.

    Hailey Kristine Cokins Galveston woman missing in New Orleans August 2013 RUN FLAT
      
    Photos courtesy of KHOU Houston Channel 11
    Someone posted on Cokins' Facebook page that she is safe, but police have been unable to confirm that.
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    a safe haven

    Houston nonprofit devoted to homeless youth unveils new $55 million campus

    Holly Beretto
    May 19, 2025 | 3:15 pm
    Covenant House Jamey Rootes Campus exterior
    Daniel Ortiz
    Covenant House opened its new Jamey Rootes Campus facility in Montorse last week.

    Houston nonprofit Covenant House Texas, a Montrose-based organization that provides housing and support services to youth experiencing homelessness, opened its new, state-of-the-art campus last week. Located at 1111 Lovett Boulevard, the new 104,000-square-foot building is built on the site of the original facility, which was demolished in 2022.

    The new facility will allow the organization to serve 50 percent more at-risk youth seeking shelter and access to resources to help them build independent lives away from the streets.

    The $55 million facility is named The Jamey Rootes Campus in honor of the former Houston Texans president and longtime leadership volunteer for Covenant House Texas, who passed away in 2022.

    In addition to marking the grand opening of the new facility, Covenant House Texas also welcomed its new CEO, Anthony Flynn.

    “The transformation of this corner lot in the heart of Montrose is nothing short of breathtaking, especially when you think about the impact it will have in helping countless youth experiencing homelessness to find their pathway to independence and a brighter future,” said Flynn.

    Designed by architecture, design and planning firm Gensler, the new, four-story building provides sleeping accommodation for up to 150 youth nightly. Soft materials, layered textures, wood tones, and warm colors are meant to create a nurturing and calming environment, while large windows create bright spaces and views of outdoor greenery, which is known to benefit mental well-being.

    Youth will be able to access a variety of wraparound services located within the facility. An expanded, updated clinic space will allow the organization’s clinical staff to provide physical and behavioral health care, while a digital resources library, computer lab, music studio, fitness center, chapel, and outdoor gathering spaces offer a home-like atmosphere.

    The facility was designed with built-in flexibility to meet changing needs. For example, an indoor basketball court can quickly be set up with cots for emergency overnight stays, such as during extreme weather events.

    For 41 years, the faith-based facility has served youth ages 18 to 24, offering them a youth a safe haven, absolute respect, unconditional love, and a path to lasting independence. In addition to providing a place to stay, Covenant House Texas provides mental health and substance abuse counseling, educational and vocational training, transitional and permanent living programs, street outreach and prevention, pastoral ministry, parenting classes, and other services.

    The new Covenant House campus was funded through a public-private partnership, with investments by the City of Houston and Harris County, as well as gifts from private foundations, corporations and individual donors to the nonprofit’s “Building for Life” capital campaign, helping the organization raise more than $52,000,000 of the $55,000,000 campaign budget.

    Covenant House Jamey Rootes Campus exterior
      

    Photo by Daniel Ortiz

    Covenant House opened its new Jamey Rootes Campus facility in Montorse last week.

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