Crime & Safety
Pasadena Man Charged With Murdering His Mother
A man who who allegedly called police and told them he killed his mother pleaded not guilty to murder Wednesday.
PASADENA, CA — A Pasadena man who allegedly called police and told them he killed his mother pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge.
Alex Edward Evans, 30, is charged with the Sept. 24 stabbing death of his 67-year-old mother, Katrina Evans, along with an allegation that he used a knife in the commission of the crime.
"Police ... received a call from a man stating he killed his mother," according to a statement released by the Pasadena Police Department. "Police dispatch kept the suspect on the line while officers responded to the scene."
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The woman's son was arrested that night in the 1100 block of Mentor Avenue in Pasadena, where police found the woman dead from multiple stab wounds, according to police.
Evans -- who is due back in a Pasadena courtroom Nov. 1 -- could face a maximum of 26 years to life in state prison if he is convicted as charged, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
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