Man flushes brother's ashes down toilet : Cops

Adell Totten

Adell Totten (Shelby County Jail).

A Tennessee man was arrested after he allegedly broke into his mom’s home and flushed his brother’s ashes down the toilet.

Police in Memphis were called to an apartment complex in the northeast suburbs following a report of a burglary. The victim claimed to have witnessed her son, 33-year-old Adell Totten, breaking into her home by smashing a window. He then allegedly destroyed the indoor security cameras. In a shocking turn of events, the mother accused him of taking the cremated ashes of her other son, Dantelle Totten, who passed away at 33 in July 2023, and flushing them down the toilet.

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After getting rid of the ashes, Adell Totten was arrested at the scene and taken to the Shelby County Jail on a bond of $5,000. He was also accused of stealing a $10 cap from the home. It was revealed that he did not reside with his mother and had been banned from the premises. Charges against him include aggravated battery and abuse of a corpse, with a court appearance set for Wednesday.

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