Darvis Griffin

Introduction

Darvis Griffin, 55, the Executive Director of Information Technology at Texas A&M University, was arrested on September 3, 2026, by Texas A&M University police on a warrant out of McLennan County, Texas, and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a young child — a first-degree felony that, according to jail records cited by KBTX, carries a possible sentence of 25 years to life in prison. Texas A&M has confirmed that Griffin has been suspended pending further investigation. The charge is an allegation, not a conviction: Griffin has not stood trial, the evidence behind the warrant has not been tested in any public proceeding, and he is entitled to the presumption of innocence unless and until proven guilty.

Background Information

Griffin built his career in Texas public-sector technology. Before joining Texas A&M, he worked for Waco Independent School District, where he served as chief technology officer and as assistant superintendent of technology — two senior roles on both the operational and administrative sides of a school district’s technology function. According to his LinkedIn profile, as reported by KBTX, Griffin then moved to higher education, joining Texas A&M in 2020 as the university’s assistant chief information officer. In 2023 he was promoted to Executive Director of Information Technology, the title he held at the time of his arrest.

That timeline is corroborated by the university itself. KTEM reported that Texas A&M stated Griffin had been with the university since 2020 and was promoted in 2023, matching the LinkedIn record. Beyond those dates and titles, little biographical detail about Griffin has appeared in the available reporting — an information vacuum that extends to the criminal case itself, where even basic elements of the allegations have not been made public.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Allegations, not adjudication. Griffin faces a criminal charge. Nothing in the available reporting describes the evidence underlying the warrant, no hearing on the charge has been reported, and the case and court records may be sealed for now, according to multiple sources who spoke to KBTX. The relationship between Griffin and the alleged victim has not been disclosed. He is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

On September 3, 2026, officers with the Texas A&M University Police Department arrested Griffin on a warrant issued out of McLennan County. The warrant charged him with continuous sexual abuse of a young child, a first-degree felony with a sentencing range of 25 years to life in prison, according to jail records cited by KBTX; KTEM reported the same sentencing exposure.

The structure of the offense is what separates it from single-incident charges. As both outlets reported it, to convict on this charge prosecutors must prove two or more acts of sexual abuse against a child under the age of 14, committed over a period of 30 days or more — a pattern of alleged abuse sustained across at least a month, rather than one alleged act. Both KBTX and KTEM noted that the relationship between Griffin and the alleged victim has not been disclosed, and KBTX reported that multiple sources say the case and court records may be sealed for now, which would keep the underlying documents out of public view for the time being. KBTX described the matter as a developing story that it would update as more information becomes available.

Public Reaction and Consequences

News of the arrest became public days after it happened, through local news coverage rather than any announcement of the arrest itself. KBTX reported on September 8, 2026 that Griffin was behind bars on the McLennan County warrant, and KTEM News followed on September 9 with an account of the arrest, the charge and the suspension. Both outlets framed the case around the same core facts: a university technology executive, a warrant from McLennan County, a first-degree felony charge involving a young child, and an administrator now removed from active duty at the university.

The most concrete consequence reported so far has been professional. Texas A&M confirmed to KBTX that Griffin has been suspended pending further investigation, and KTEM likewise reported the suspension. Beyond that, the documented response has been shaped by how little is public: with records possibly sealed and the relationship between Griffin and the alleged victim undisclosed, neither outlet was able to report the substance of the allegations behind the warrant, and neither reported any public statement from Griffin or anyone speaking on his behalf. The absence of detail is itself part of the record — much about the case, as KBTX noted, remains unknown.

Current Status

Griffin is being held in the Brazos County Jail, awaiting extradition to McLennan County, where he is expected to face a judge on the charge. His suspension from Texas A&M remains in effect pending further investigation, and no further university action has been reported. The case and court records may be sealed for now, according to the multiple sources cited by KBTX, and both KBTX and KTEM characterized the matter as a developing story — meaning the publicly available picture could change as records unseal or as the case moves toward its first court appearance. What is established so far rests on the arrest, the jail records and the university’s confirmation of the suspension.

Impact on Their Career/Life

The suspension removes Griffin from the executive post he had held since his 2023 promotion, though the university has described it as pending further investigation rather than as a termination. It interrupts a career that, on the documented record, moved steadily upward: chief technology officer and assistant superintendent of technology for Waco Independent School District, assistant chief information officer at Texas A&M from 2020, and Executive Director of Information Technology from 2023. Where that career goes next depends entirely on the criminal case, which remains unadjudicated.

The stakes of that case are severe. A first-degree felony conviction on the continuous sexual abuse charge carries a possible sentence of 25 years to life in prison — a range that, for a man who turned 55 before his arrest, extends from nearly three decades to the rest of his life. Those are the potential consequences of a conviction, not the outcome of one: as of the latest reporting, Griffin has been charged, suspended and jailed pending extradition, and nothing more. Until the case is adjudicated, the public record consists of the charge, the suspension and his custody status — and the presumption of innocence stands between him and any of those consequences.