Darwin Jackson, 16, shot and killed his mother, Tihesha Savage, 34, after an argument and then disposed of her remains by placing them in a plastic bin in the alley across the street.
Jackson confessed to the crime while being interrogated by police.
According to the Wall Street Journal, police also have a video of Jackson dragging the bin across the street.
Police had once earlier responded to a domestic dispute between the mother and son, in June of 2011, but there was no cause for arrest.
Jackson was charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.