FILE - Jacksonville Jaguars safety Sergio Brown speaks during an NFL event for kids in south London, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Authorities searched Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, for the former NFL player after his 73--year-old mother's body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home. MAYWOOD, Ill. — — Police in suburban Chicago are checking on the authenticity of Instagram videos that appear to showdiscussing the recent death of his mother, who died following an assault.
In a video posted Monday to an Instagram page that appears to belong to Sergio Brown, a man resembling Brown calls reports about the death of his 73-year-old mother, Myrtle Brown, “fake news.” In another video posted to his Instagram story Tuesday, the man references the film"Finding Nemo," repeating the movie's famous line,"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming," theMyrtle Brown's body was found Saturday near a creek behind her home in Maywood, about 12 miles west of Chicago. Relatives had told police they could not locate her or Sergio Brown.
Police said Sunday they were trying to find Sergio Brown and asked anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact them.