Former NFL player Sergio Brown gets into fight on plane before being arrested for murder

Former NFL player Sergio Brown has been arrested and taken into custody on a first-degree murder charge. He had been missing since the murder of his mother, Myrtle Brown, last month.

Authorities arrested Sergio in San Diego after he re-entered the United States from Mexico. Prior to his arrest, he was involved in an altercation on a plane, which was captured on video.

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NEW VIDEO: Former NFL player Sergio Brown gets into fight on plane, says he’s being kidnapped before being arrested on murder charge.pic.twitter.com/NeMqup8aYf

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Per CNN, Sergio is “awaiting extradition to Maywood, a suburb of Chicago, to face the murder charge.”

Police located the body of Myrtle Brown, Sergio’s mother, near a creek outside her home in suburban Chicago on Sept. 16. Authorities were called when friends and family were unable to contact Myrtle or Sergio.

According to CNN, the cause of death was ruled a homicide.

“My brother Sergio is still missing,” Nick Brown wrote on Instagram. “If anyone knows where he is I want him to know that I love you and please come home.”

Sergio Brown played in the NFL from 2010-16. He was a member of the New England Patriots (2010-11), Indianapolis Colts (2012-14), Jacksonville Jaguars (2015) and Buffalo Bills (2016).

Prior to playing in the NFL, he attended Notre Dame.

“It’s a sad but hopeful time, and we will all get through this together,” Nick Brown wrote. “Mom always told me, ‘tough times don’t last’ and our last conversation about tough times being temporary is my beacon of hope.

“Mom, thank you for being strong, caring, diligent, fancy, funny, and for saving my art. I won’t let you down.”