Sergio Brown remains missing as mother’s funeral planned – live

• Sergio Brown, who graduated from Proviso East High School in Maywood, played college football for Notre Dame before his time with the NFL.
• Mr Brown’s career in the NFL started in 2010 when he was signed by the New England Patriots as a safety.
• In 2012, he played for the Indianapolis Colts.
• Three years later, he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
• But in 2016, the team released him.
• Before the end of the year, he signed with the Buffalo Bills and played eight games on the team.
• He retired after his season with the Bills.

Mr Brown’s brother Nick Brown announced on Facebook that their mother will be laid to rest on Friday, 29 September.

The ceremony will be held at the Rock of Ages Baptist Church.

“Please join us as we celebrate the life of a loving mother, sister, and friend. Some know Myrtle as Mom, Ms. Brown, Myrtle Jean, and Suga Mama,” Nick Brown wrote on Facebook. “It’s a really tough time for the family but we all know Mom would say, ‘Tough times don’t last.’ Please continue to pray for our family.”

Carlos Cortez, a neighbour of Myrtle Brown, told WBBM that he had given authorities Ring doorbell video in which Mr Brown is allegedly seen burning his mother’s clothes. The Maywood Police Department declined to comment on the allegations when reached by The Independent.

“They seen him taking out the trash, and they seen him have a bonfire where he burned all her clothes,” Mr Cortez said.

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On Tuesday, Mr Brown appeared to post a series of Instagram stories on an account linked to him.

The stories were reposts of dancing videos from different Instagram accounts.

Last week, Mr account posted a video that law enforcement reportedly tracked back to Mexico, Forbes reported.

Maywood authorities have since declined to comment on active efforts to locate the missing NFL star.

It comes more than a week after Mr Brown’s mother Myrtle Brown was found murdered in a creek behind her home in Maywood, Illinois.

Police have not named any persons of interest or suspects in the case.

Mr Brown’s brother Nick Brown announced on Facebook that their mother will be laid to rest on Friday, 29 September.

The ceremony will be held at the Rock of Ages Baptist Church.

“Please join us as we celebrate the life of a loving mother, sister, and friend. Some know Myrtle as Mom, Ms. Brown, Myrtle Jean, and Suga Mama,” Nick Brown wrote on Facebook. “It’s a really tough time for the family but we all know Mom would say, ‘Tough times don’t last.’ Please continue to pray for our family.”

Missing former NFL player Sergio Brown has purportedly posted a bizarre video on Instagram after his mother was found dead in a creek at the back of her Illinois home.

Mr Brown, 35, and his mother Myrtle Brown, 73, had been reported missing by a worried family member on Saturday.

One day later, Myrtle’s body was found in the Addison Creek Reservoir, less than 100 yards from her home in the small suburban village of Maywood.

Now, in a shocking turn of events, Mr Brown has now allegedly turned up on Instagram – posting bizarre videos claiming that he believed his mother was on holiday and that he had been kidnapped by law enforcement.

Relatives of Mr Brown and his mother contacted authorities on 16 September after they couldn’t get in touch with them for over 72 hours.

“Her family came and knocked on the door and was looking for her because they put out a police report because she was missing for 72 hours. So, we tried to help them as much as possible,” Mr Cortez said.

Myrtle’s sister Sheila Simmons told WGN-TV that she had last spoken with her on 14 September and neither she nor Mr Brown were answering calls. The Maywood Police Department then launched a missing persons investigation.

Ms Simmons, who lives out of state, said that she was informed by the department that her family members were nowhere to be found. She travelled to her sister’s home in Maywood and found that things looked out of place.

Ms Simmons said she searched the home’s surroundings but did not immediately find Mr or his mother.

On 17 September, family members and authorities found Myrtle’s dead body in the Addison Creek Reservoir, less than 100 yards from her home.

The Cook County Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Myrtle’s death was a homicide.

According to records obtained by WGTV, she died from multiple unspecified assault injuries.

“We’re going to find out what happened because it’s not normal for my sister to not answer her phone, not to respond to text messages,” Sheila Simmons told the outlet about her sister’s death. “People have been reaching out to her since Friday. No one was able to reach her. Now, I got the call this morning saying that she’s missing, so immediately I came out here and find out my sister is dead.”

Family members said that they have not heard from Mr Brown.

Locals told The Village Free Press that Myrtle was a staple in the Maywood community, famous for her “style and grace.”

On Tuesday, Mr Brown appeared to post a series of Instagram stories on an account linked to him.

The stories were reposts of dancing videos from different Instagram accounts.

The Maywood Police Department reportedly used Google Lens to determine that a third video posted on the account was recorded in front of a condo in Playa del Carmen, according to Forbes.

But when reached by The Independent, the department said that it had “no new details to share.”

In the video, the former NFL star is seen rambling and laughing as he walks around what appears to be a residential area singing the lyrics to Drake’s song “Legend”.

It comes more than a week after Mr Brown’s mother Myrtle Brown was found murdered in a creek behind her home in Maywood, Illinois.

Police have not named any persons of interest or suspects in the case.

The Instagram accounts linked to former NFL player Sergio Brown appear to have disappeared.

Missing persons reports were filed for Mr Brown, 35, and his mother Myrtle Brown, 73, on 16 September.

Later that day, family members found the body of Myrtle Brown in a creek in Illinois, just 100 yards from her home.

The Independent’s Kelly Rissman reports: