A man has been arrested and charged with killing his mother after he allegedly confessed to hospital staff that he tried to make it look like she overdosed on her medication, according to Baltimore Police.

Ajay Wiggins, 25, allegedly murdered his mother, Joyce Gaskins, 64, in the 1600 block of Druid Hill Avenue, authorities said. Police found her body on Nov. 15.

A woman who lived in the same apartment building as Gaskins noticed that Wiggins had been “acting strange.” She later realized she had not seen or heard from Gaskins in three or four days, according to court records.

Charging documents describe how the woman found Wiggins sitting in the back of her vehicle. He asked her to take him somewhere, and she told him he should go ask his mother.

The woman helped Wiggins gain entry to his locked apartment and followed him to an upstairs bedroom, where she found Gaskins lying on the floor between the bed and a wall. She then ran out of the apartment and called 911, according to court records.

Investigators said in charging documents that officers found Wiggins lying across the mattress, adjacent to his mother. They instructed Wiggins to leave the room multiple times and eventually removed him, taking him into the living room.

Officers attempted to get Wiggins to talk about his mother’s death but were unsuccessful. Finally, one officer wrote on a piece of paper, “What happened?” In response, Wiggins wrote, “666,” according to charging documents.

Court records state that officers searched Wiggins and found two prescription bottles in his pocket, containing Quetiapine Fumarate and Clonidine Hydrochloride, both prescribed to his mother.

Quetiapine Fumarate is used to treat mental health conditions such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, while Clonidine Hydrochloride is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Investigators took Wiggins to the homicide unit at Baltimore Police Department headquarters, where they learned he likely struggled with mental health problems.

Charging documents show Wiggins had difficulty understanding what homicide detectives were asking. Investigators described his speech and logic as “incoherent” and sent him to the University of Maryland Midtown Hospital under an emergency petition for a psychiatric evaluation.

A few weeks later, detectives learned from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner that “several dry undissolved pills identified as Quetiapine” were found in Gaskins’ mouth, according to charging documents. Additionally, a forensic investigator observed dark bruising on her neck and “evidence of petechiae hemorrhaging” in her eyes and mouth.

Court records state Gaskins’ death was ruled a “homicide by asphyxiation due to strangulation” on Dec. 5.

While at the hospital, Wiggins allegedly “told hospital staff that he killed his mother and put pills in her mouth to make it look like she overdosed,” according to charging documents. A nurse informed homicide detectives about the interaction on Dec. 13.

Wiggins is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and second-degree assault. He was taken to the Central Booking & Intake Facility on Dec. 16, authorities said.

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