A teenager from Arizona reported the abduction of his mother. Now he was arrested for her murder

Alan Ashcroft, 18, was arrested for killing his mother after reporting her abduction, according to police and local reports (Pinal County Sheriff's Office). — Alan Ashcroft, 18, was arrested for killing his mother after reporting her abduction, according to police and local reports (Pinal County Sheriff’s Office).

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A jogger found 39-year-old Mary Collier dead near a farm in San Tan Valley. Arizonajust after 9 a.m. on Oct. 30, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said. According to court documents obtained from Collier, there was blood around her mouth and a broken kitchen knife near her body. AZ Family.

James Ritchie, a jogger who spotted the remains, said 12News he knew “it was a crime scene” when he found her body.

He called the police, but minutes later another 911 call came in from Collier’s 18-year-old son, who reported her abduction, the local paper reported. AZ Family reports

Police did not publicly name the 18-year-old in a news release, but AZFamily identified him as Alan Ashcroft.

Mary Collier (left) was found dead on October 30 in San Tan Valley, Arizona. A runner found her remains near a farm (GoFundMe)

According to AZFamily, Ashcroft told the dispatcher that “something really bad happened” and that he was at home with his father and two brothers.

His brother then told dispatch that the 18-year-old and his mother went for a walk together, but only Ashcroft returned.

Police now say the suspect in the killing is a teenager. Police arrived at his home that day and Ashcroft tried to flee, AZFamily reported.

Ashcroft did not run, however, and authorities found the 18-year-old with self-inflicted wounds, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said. Ashcroft “asked deputies to shoot him in the head” and claimed he was “not innocent,” AZFamily reported, citing court documents.

Police took him to the hospital with a neck wound and booked him into the Pinal County Jail on Oct. 31. He is now charged with first degree murder.

According to AZFamily, investigators say Ashcroft killed his mother by pinning her down and stabbing her in the neck. Court documents also show that Ashcroft and Collier argued and did not speak to each other for three days, the newspaper reported. Ashcroft reportedly shouted “I hate you” to his mother the night before she died.

“I just don’t know how someone can be so mad and angry that their first thought is to go and just kill somebody, let alone your mother,” Ritchie told 12News.

Collier’s niece, Zelle Harwell, launched a GoFundMe after her death. The GoFundMe has raised more than $12,000 as of Nov. 4.

The Independent has reached out to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office for comment.