AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN IS ACCUSED OF BEATING AND CHOKING HIS MOTHER TO DEATH. POLICE WENT TO A HOME NEAR 12TH AND CANDELARIA NEAR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY NIGHT TO MAKE A WELFARE CHECK ON THE WOMAN. THEY FOUND HER BODY INSIDE A CARDBOARD BOX.
THE SON, 37 YEAR OLD JOHN GABRIEL MCARTHUR, WAS ARRESTED AND IS NOW CHARGED WITH MURDER. THE WOMAN HAD REPORTEDLY CALLED POLICE BEFORE ABOUT HER SON’S ERRATIC BEHAVIOR.
