- Sergio Brown was reportedly deported from Mexico
- Myrtle Brown was found dead near home in Chicago
The former NFL player Sergio Brown has been taken into custody after the death of his mother in September.
Police in San Diego said he was held after entering the United States from Mexico on Tuesday. He is awaiting extradition to Maywood, Illinois, where the body of his mother, Myrtle, was found near her home last month. Police had issued a warrant for first-degree murder after her death was ruled a homicide.