SALISBURY, MD – In a tragic development from Wicomico County, officials have detained a man under suspicion of the murder of his own mother, authorities reported on Monday.

Local law enforcement responded to a distress call on Sunday evening at a residential neighborhood on Sand Castle Boulevard, where first responders came upon an ominous scene. Upon their arrival, the husband of the victim, identified as 68-year-old Beatrice Gentry, led the officials to discover her motionless in the bathtub.

Despite efforts to revive her, Beatrice Gentry was declared deceased at the incident’s location. While the precise cause and manner of her death remain undetermined pending forensic examination, the incident has rattled the local community.

The primary suspect in the case, 48-year-old Jeremy Gentry, was the victim’s son, according to detectives from the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit who took charge of the investigation. His apprehension unfolded swiftly following a convergence of evidence.

Jeremy Gentry faces a slew of serious charges, including first and second-degree murder and first and second-degree assault, as well as reckless endangerment. The accused has been taken into custody and is awaiting a hearing to determine the conditions of his bond, marking the beginning of what may be a lengthy legal process.

This unnerving and surreal episode has left the normally peaceful Sand Castle Boulevard neighborhood reeling as investigators work meticulously to piece together the events that led to a son being accused of such a heinous act against his mother.