A Pennsylvania man suspected in his mother’s death jumped from the second floor of an airport parking lot before being arrested, authorities said.
Joshua Rayo confessed to killing Maureen Mazenko, 61, who was found stabbed in the neck in her Altoona living room on February 14, according to the Altoona Police Department.
He was not home when authorities responded. Investigators learned that Leyo was being treated at a hospital for a cut on his hand and tracked him to the airport.
According to the Allegheny County Police Department, Allegheny County Police Department officers were dispatched to the parking lot of Pittsburgh International Airport on the same day after receiving a report of a man jumping from the second floor of a building.
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Joshua Rayo, 30, stabbed his mother to death during an argument and then jumped from an airport parking lot, police said. (Altoona Police Department)
A short time later, a man came from the garage stairwell calling for medical assistance.
“The Altoona Police Department contacted the Department of Homeland Security and the Allegheny County Police Department to inform them that Rayo jumped from the second floor of the airport parking lot and is currently hospitalized at Allegheny General Hospital where he is being treated for serious injuries.” press release It is written as follows.
Rayo allegedly used Mazenko’s bank account to take Uber rides from Altoona to make purchases in the Pittsburgh area.
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When questioned by police, Leyo reportedly told Mazenko that he became upset during an argument and stabbed him in the neck.
He remains in police custody at the hospital as he faces charges of first-degree murder, third-degree murder, aggravated assault, knowingly possessing an instrument of crime, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person. , is awaiting extradition to Blair County.
