Ex-NFL player Sergio Brown pleads not-guilty to murder

Sergio Brown, a former safety for the Patriots, Colts, Jaguars, and Bills has pleaded not-guilty to first-degree murder charges following the death of his mother last year, per TMZ.

Brown was deported from Mexico following the murder of his mother, despite his claims he hadn't been involved in her death. Let's take a look at the timeline of what occurred following Myrtle Brown's death.

Myrtle Brown was found dead in the garden of her property in September 2023.

Image credit: @sergiobrown38 Instagram

Police ruled her death a homicide at the time, as she had been beaten to death.

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Before Brown was named as a suspect, he disappeared, with friends and family unable to track down his whereabouts.

Initially, police in the Chicago suburb of Maywood responded to a missing persons report for Myrtle Brown, entering her property as part of a wellness check.

Upon entering her property, Myrtle was discovered by a creek where she was transported to a medical examiner who determined she had been assaulted and killed.

Sergio’s brother, Nick, spoke on Instagram in the wake of his mother’s discovery, pleading for any information on the whereabouts of Sergio.

In his statement at the time, Nick said, “If you have any information on Sergio's whereabouts please send them to the Maywood Police Department. It's a sad but hopeful time, and we will all get through this together”

According to a Chicago Fox News affiliate, Sergio responded to claims around his location with an Instagram message from Mexico.

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He would go on to claim his mother’s murder was “fake news” and that she was on vacation with him in Mexico during the time of the murder.

Following Brown's disappearance Maywood Police told NBC News, “Currently this is an active investigation, and the department is unable to share any further details at this time. We appreciate your patience while our agency continues to investigate the matter.”

A neighbor of Myrtle’s, Carlos Cortez claimed to have seen Sergio and Myrtle together days before the murder took place, he claimed he had spoken to members of the Brown family who had told him, “They said he wasn't himself the last few months. He was out of his mind.”

Cortez also claimed to have a video from his Ring doorbell showing Brown burning his mother’s clothes. “They seen him taking out the trash, and they seen him have a bonfire where he burned all her clothes”, Cortez said.

Cortez turned all available information over to the police who will use it as part of their investigation.

Brown was initially not listed as a person of interest, but as the police found more evidence, he became the lead suspect, eventually being charged for the murder.

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