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Vermont Man Accused of Killing Mom Due in Court

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EAST POULTNEY, Vt. -

A Vermont man accused of killing his mom will be in court Tuesday afternoon.

Police say Roderick Geronimo, 49, used ‘physical violence' to kill his adoptive mother, Gertrude Alwardt, 79.

Police got a report Monday for an unresponsive woman at a home in East Poultney. They rushed Alwardt to the hospital, where she died.

On Tuesday, Vermont State Police vehicles, including the crime search team, were at Alwardt's home, which is located at On-the-Green Rd.

Geronimo faces a second-degree murder charge at his 1 p.m. arraignment in Rutland. He's being held on $1 million bail.

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