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Man Allegedly Kills Mother Over KKK Beating Claim

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MILLERSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Police say a man charged with killing his mother at their Maryland home told officers she didn't believe he was beat up by the Ku Klux Klan.

Anne Arundel County police said on Monday that officers called to the Millersville home Saturday for an assault report and found 53-year-old Rhonda Mack-Dickerson dead.

The Capital reports that charging documents state 23-year-old Torian Mack told officers he was "tired of my mom calling me a liar" after he told her he was beaten by the Ku Klux Klan.

Police say the Chief Medical Examiner's Office ruled Dickerson-Mack's death a homicide due to "multiple injuries to the head and neck."

Mack is charged with first- and second-degree murder. Court records show he's being held without bond, but don't list an attorney.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.