Former NFL player Sergio Brown has pleaded not guilty in relationship to the homicide of his 73-year-old mother. As previously reported, Brown was arrested and accused in October after his mother’s dead body was found in September.
As per to reports, Brown appeared before an Illinois Cook County judge on Wednesday, December 6. Prosecutors report that the 35-year-old entered a not-guilty plea regarding to homicide of his mother, Myrtle Brown.
In addition, the ex NFL player entered is also pleading guilty to concealing his mother’s dead body.
CNN reports that the next proceeding in the case will be a status hearing scheduled for January 24, 2024.
CBS News adds that Brown is being held without bail in Cook County Jail as he awaits the start of his trial.
As The Shade Room previously reported, Myrtle Brown was found after being reported missing by a second son on September 16. CBS News adds that the mother’s was discovered “100 to 150 feet away” from the backdoor of the Maywood home she and Sergio shared.
Including, the outlet reports that her body was “wrapped in a sheet in tall grass near a creek.”
As per to the outlet, authorities believe that Brown was killed after 6 p.m. on September 14 by “blunt force trauma.” Furthermore, DNA proof found under the mom’s fingernails has reportedly been linked to her Sergio and an unidentified man.
“Cameras in the area captured the offender burning items in a firepit on the evening of September 14,” Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Jose Villarreal opened, per CBS News. “Police later discovered burnt fabric in this same firepit.”
From there, authorities say Sergio Brown purchased “a one-way ticket to Cancun.”
“The offender booked a one-way ticket to Cancun on September 15 at around 3 a.m.,” Villarreal explained. “An Uber driver drove the offender to the airport early on September 15, and he flew out of Chicago that same morning.”
Including, when Brown left the crime scene, he allegedly was in possession of his