Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Former NFL player Sergio Brown was arrested by law enforcement on Tuesday in connection with the death of his mother, whose body was found near a creek behind her home in Illinois last month, police said Wednesday.
Brown, 35, was taken into custody after trying to re-enter the United States into California from Mexico by the San Diego Police Department Threat Management Unit and several other agencies, including local and federal, after a warrant for his arrest was issued in Illinois.
Sergio Brown of the Colts reacts after breaking up a pass intended for Jermaine Gresham of the Cincinnati Bengals on Oct. 19, 2014, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) He was arrested on a first degree murder charge in connection with the homicide of his mother, 73-year-old Myrtle Brown.
He is currently awaiting extradition to Illinois. SERGIO BROWN APPEARS ON VIDEO PARTYING IN MEXICO WEEKS AFTER MOTHER'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH Myrtle Brown was found dead near a creek behind her home in Maywood, Illinois, on Sept.