Alamogordo man accused of beating his mother to death

An Alamogordo man is accused of beating his mother to death, and police say he was found covered in blood. Nicholas Hubbard, 25, is accused of hitting Esther Hubbard several times in the face at a home on Juniper Drive.

Police arrested Hubbard on Tuesday.

A probable cause statement says Hubbard appeared to be drunk at a grocery store sometime before the attack, according to police.

Officers say they found Hubbard taking a shower and still covered in blood.

Hubbard’s grandmother told police he hated his mother because she spanked him when he was little, according to the probable cause statement.