Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - The mother of a young boy found dead near the Mountain Springs Trailhead southwest of Las Vegas last month has been arrested in Denver.
Las Vegas Metro Police homicide detectives announced on Monday that they were looking for 35-year-old Samantha Moreno Rodriguez in the death of her seven-year-old son Liam Husted. Liam's body was found on the morning of May 28 in a forested area of the trail off of State Route 160.
Moreno Rodriguez had last been seen checking into a hotel in the Denver area on May 31. The circumstances surrounding the woman's arrest haven't yet been publicized.