MPD: Man pours relative's ashes in mother's toilet
Jan 19, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man was arrested this weekend after Memphis Police say he broke into his mother's home and poured a relative's ashes in the toilet.
On Saturday, officers responded to a residence in the 5200 block of Shelborne where a female victim reported that her son Adell Totten had allegedly broken a window and entered her home.
Adell Totten. (SCSO)
The victim claimed Totten then took down the indoor security cameras and allegedly took the cremated ashes of a deceased relative and put them in the toilet.
Officers who responded found Totten on the scene and arrested him. He was found to have taken a $10 cap from the apartment as well.
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The victim said Totten does not live at the residence.
Adell Totten has been charged with aggravated burglary and abuse of a corpse. His bond information is unknown at this time.