Man charged in mom’s killing

After being arrested in January for allegedly stealing his mother’s car, Alton Facciuto has been charged with killing her.

On Jan. 18, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office received a report of two missing persons—Facciuto and his mother, Sherry. Shortly thereafter, detectives discovered Sherry’s body at the family’s property on Anita Road in Chico. Her son was found driving her car and arrested for vehicle theft, a violation of his probation. He was immediately considered a person of interest in her death. Autopsy results indicate his mother was strangled.

Facciuto, 32, was charged Monday (July 2) with murder. He has several prior felony convictions. He’s being held in Butte County Jail on $1 million bail.