Jersey City Man Wanted In Mother's Death Arrested On Mother's Day

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A Jersey City man who was wanted by police for the murder of his mother was arrested on Mother's Day.

Terrance Nelson, 29, was arrested on Sunday in his mother's home at 18 Virginia Avenue in Jersey City by Homicide Unit detectives and Jersey City Police Officers. He was charged with murder in the first degree on Thursday.

A one-alarm fire broke out in a building on Virginia Avenue on Thursday morning, but police were called to the building for a report of a disturbance. When officers arrived they found Jacqueline Nelson, 60, in the building's first floor in critical condition.

She was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center where she died of her injuries. The cause of death is under investigation.

The fire is being investigated by the Regional Arson Task Force.