GRIDLEY, Calif. — A Butte County man accused of assaulting and killing his mother is now in custody.
According to a news release from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, it happened just before 7 p.m. on Obermeyer Avenue in Gridley.
Upon arrival, deputies found 55-year-old Veronica Avalosdecardenas dead.
Deputies got a search warrant for the home and found evidence suggesting she was killed by her son, 32-year-old Hugo Cardenas.
He was later arrested in Stockton and investigators say they found additional evidence.
Cardenas was booked on suspicion of murder and anyone with information can call the Butte County Sheriff’s Office Felony Investigations Unit at 530-538-7671.
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