Former NFL player Sergio Brown was taken into custody by police on Tuesday nearly a month after his mother’s body was found near a creek in Illinois, and he was reported missing by law enforcement, according to online records.&nbsp;

Brown, 35, was taken into custody on a felony fugitive arrest charge, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department.&nbsp;

Details surrounding his arrest were not immediately known.&nbsp;

Myrtle Brown, 73, was found dead near a creek behind her home in Maywood, Illinois on Sept. 16, an area just 12 miles west of Chicago. The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled Myrtle Brown's death a homicide Sunday, saying she was injured during an assault.

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<div class="author-bio"><p>Paulina Dedaj is a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank"><u>Sports Reporter</u></a> for Fox News Digital.</p></div>

Police records online revealed Wednesday that ex-NFL player Sergio Brown was taken into custody a day earlier on a felony arrest.{ai:summary}<p>Former NFL player Sergio Brown was arrested on a felony fugitive charge after his mother's body was found. His mother's death has been ruled a homicide. #crime</p>

Ex-NFL player Sergio Brown arrested in San Diego weeks after mother's death

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