GRIDLEY — A Gridley man was arrested in Stockton on suspicion of murder, accused of assaulting and killing his mother, according to a Butte County Sheriff’s Office press release Wednesday.
Hugo Cardenas, 32, was arrested Monday by the Stockton Police Department following a string of reported events that began in Gridley.
According to the release, Butte County Sheriff’s Office Deputies found Veronica Avalosdecardenas, 55, of Gridley, deceased while responding to an assistance request by Cal Fire-Butte County for a suspicious medical call near the 300 block of Obermeyer Avenue.
The Sheriff’s Office said detectives found evidence leading to suspicion that Cardenas physically assaulted and murdered Avalosdecardenas, then left in a vehicle.
After Stockton police arrested Cardenas, detectives from Butte County Sheriff’s Office traveled to Stockton and gained additional evidence supporting their suspicion, according to the release.
Cardenas is currently booked into Butte County Jail on an open count of murder.
