IRONDALE, Ala. (AP) — A 29-year-old Alabama man has been arrested, accused of killing his mother.
Police have charged Patrick Hugh Blanpied in the death of Lea Anne Grant Blanpied, 62, news outlets reported.
Officers responded to a 911 call from a residence in Irondale at 1:12 a.m. Monday and found the woman dead. Blanpied, who called 911, was taken into custody at the scene. He is being held in Jefferson County Jail on a charge of murder. Bond was set at $150,000. It was unknown if he has an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
How the woman died and a motive for the slaying have not yet been released.
Police said the case remains under investigation.
