According to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation, Sergio Brown, a former NFL player, has been placed under arrest by authorities in relation to the death of his mother, who was discovered dead last month close to her suburban Chicago home.
Brown, who had traveled to Mexico, was deported Tuesday and taken into custody by US law enforcement officers near San Diego, the source said, based on an arrest warrant issued in Illinois.
Police in San Diego are working to transfer Brown from Southern California to the Chicago area, the source said.
Mexican law enforcement officers have known Brown’s whereabouts since at least September 19, the source said, and deported him after authorities in Illinois finally obtained an arrest warrant pertaining to the death of Brown’s mother.
Authorities discovered the body of 73-year-old Myrtle Brown last month after relatives alerted police they’d been unable to find or contact her or her son, the Maywood Police Department said in a news release.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Myrtle Brown died from injuries related to an assault, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide, according to spokesperson Natalia Derevyanny.
Sergio Brown, 35, played for Notre Dame before signing with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2010.
He participated in seven NFL seasons as a player for the Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, Patriots, and Indianapolis Colts.
