DAVENPORT, Iowa — Davenport police say a 53-year-old man is facing charges, including first-degree murder, in the death of his mother, Dianne Rupp, Tuesday.
In a media release, police responded at 4:32 p.m. Tuesday to the 2600 block of Central Park Avenue for a suspicious death, KWQC reported.
They found Rupp, 77, dead inside an apartment.
After a preliminary investigation, officers arrested her son, Andrew William Rupp Sr., 53. He was initially booked on charges of interfering with official acts and possession of a controlled substance. However, he subsequently was charged with murder and is being held in the Scott County Jail, police said in the release.
