Brown is being held without bail in San Diego.
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Former NFL player Sergio Brown was taken into custody in connection with his mother’s death, multiple outlets reported Wednesday, weeks after his mother was found dead and he was reported missing.Key Facts
Brown was deported from Mexico Tuesday and taken into custody by San Diego police, CNN reported, adding that authorities in San Diego are working to transfer the former NFL player to the Chicago area, where his mother died.
Police in Maywood, Illinois, the suburb where Brown’s mother was killed, issued a warrant for first-degree murder, authorities told USA Today.
Brown, 35, was charged with felony fugitive arrest and is being held without bail, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department.
