Authorities: Albuquerque man arrested in his mother’s death

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Authorities say an Albuquerque man has been arrested in connection with the death of his mother.

KRQE-TV reports that 37-year-old John McArthur was taken into custody Monday.

Albuquerque police didn’t immediately release any details about the case Tuesday.

McArthur’s mother reportedly was found dead at her home after employees at Kaseman Hospital asked police to perform a welfare check.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court, police found the woman’s dead body inside a cardboard box.

The woman wasn’t identified in the complaint.

KRQE says McArthur is accused of trying to poison his mother and then beating and strangling her.

The Albuquerque Journal reports that McArthur told detectives he had been living with his mother since February and the woman had called police before about her son’s behavior.