LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (KABC) -- An 18-year-old Laguna Niguel man was arrested on suspicion of killing his father whose body was found on a walking trail.
Maximilian Ludwig was arrested around 4 p.m. Friday when deputies responded to a home in the 29000 block of Highlands Avenue.
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Ludwig was booked into Orange County Jail on suspicion of murder and is ineligible for bail. He is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.
Authorities identified Ludwig's father as 59-year-old Christopher Ludwig. His body was found on a walking trail near Niguel Woods Park.
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The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with more information was urged to call the Orange County Sheriff's Department's dispatch at (714) 647-7000. Anonymous tips can be submitted to OC Crime Stoppers at (855) TIP-OCCS.