The Washington County sheriff says a 68-year-old woman is dead and her son is now in jail.

Charlene Wunderlich was found injured at North Oaks Kennels in Hugo and later died at the hospital.

45-year-old Trevor Wunderlich was arrested after a night-long manhunt about two miles away.

Washington County law enforcement raced with lights flashing after a tip came that a wanted man was spotted late Tuesday morning.

“We got a phone call here… he was held up in a trailer,” said Sheriff Dan Starry.

Starry says Trevor was found after a K-9 team flushed him out of the trailer. “He gave up right away.”

About two miles away, deputies say they got a 911 call Monday at 5:55 p.m. from the Wunderlich’s property on the 15900 block of Ingersoll Avenue North. Authorities say when they arrived, they heard a struggle and found Trevor leaning over his mother, Charlene; she was badly bruised in pain.

A deputy tried to use a taser, but Trevor broke free and fled, according to the investigators. Authorities say Charlene later died at the hospital.

“I’m a little emotional, she’s good people,” said Shawn Luepkes, a friend.

Luepkes did work for Charlene, helping to put up the business sign, and do work at her dog kennels. He was thankful that law enforcement found Trevor, who authorities call a suspect in the homicide.

The sheriff says the victim was known to the folks now tasked with investigating her death.

“Yeah, we all knew the Wunderlichs family — and some of the dynamics that occurred — certainly been around a long time,” Starry said. “Yeah, our hearts got out to the family as well, it’s certainly a tragedy that no one wants to see or hear.”

Trevor is in custody at the Washington County Jail. The sheriff said the case could be turned over to prosecutors soon for their review.