MIAMI - A Florida woman who authorities say initially told them her 9-year-old son was kidnapped now faces a murder charge in connection with his death.
Patricia Ripley, 47, of West Kendall, was booked into the Miami-Dade County jail early Saturday following hours of questioning by police, the Miami Herald reported.
Her arrest came after her son, Alejandro, was found dead Friday in a pond at the Miccosukee Golf & Country Club, the report said.
An Amber Alert had been issued Thursday night regarding Alejandro, whom authorities were initially told was abducted from outside a Home Depot store RELATED: 9-year-old Miami boy at center of Amber Alert found dead According to the Herald, the suspect told police a car had forced her vehicle off the