Aurora man extradited from Wisconsin on charges of murdering mother

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KANE COUNTY, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- An Aurora man has been extradited from Wisconsin on charges of murdering his mother earlier this year.

A Kane County judge set bail at $2 million for Abel Quinones-Herstad, 20, who faces two counts of first-degree murder alleging he fatally stabbed Edith Gonzalez-Alarcon, 55 at their home July 14, according to the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.

He was arrested July 15 in West Allis, Wis. after Aurora police received a call from a man there who reported that his brother had arrived at his home saying he had done something to their mother.  Aurora police officers went to the woman's apartment, where found her body.

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