SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ — An 18-year-old man is in custody after police say he faked a kidnapping and allegedly killed his mother in San Tan Valley.
The Pinal County Sheriff's Office says shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday, they received a report of a body in a farm field near Gantzel Road and Skyline Drive.
Deputies arrived and found a woman's body. The woman, according to PCSO, appeared to be the victim of a homicide.
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Less than 10 minutes after the original call, a second call came in reporting a kidnapping at a home about a mile away from where the body was found. Officials say the call was from Collier's son.
Deputies have identified the victim as Mary Collier.
Collier's 18-year-old son was arrested in connection to her killing.
He was taken to the hospital after deputies found him with self-inflicted wounds, and he will be booked when he is released from the hospital.
The suspect's name has not yet been released. It is unknown how Collier was killed.
PCSO continues to investigate the incident.
