A Douglas County judge has denied bond for Angela Manns. She is charged with first degree murder in her 12-year-old son's death.

Michael Belitz was found dead inside their home near 28th and Ida Sunday. Police made the discovery after being called to the home by neighbors due to odors. Police say they saw Manns drive by. They followed her and arrested her some distance away from the home.

The Douglas County Attorney says the body was found in the bath tub. The boy's wrists and ankles were bound with duct tape.

Don Kleine says the boy had been dead at least two weeks. "It appeared that there were attempts to mask or hide the odor. There was quite a bit of kitty litter that was placed over the body and then bags covering the body," Kleine said.

"There were also bags, garbage bags that were placed in five gallon buckets in that area of the bathroom and there were tools there that appear to be those that might be used at some point in time to dispose of the remains."

Those tools, Kleine said, also included a hatchet, a knife and goggles on the bathroom counter.

At this point, Kleine says, he has no reason to believe anyone else was involved in Belitz's death.

Those close to Belitz tell investigators he and his mother had argued in mid-June. He allegedly wanted to got to a College World Series game, but his mother refused to let him. Kleine says this is the most recent tiff his office knows about between the two, but whether it sparked the violence is unclear.

Due to the state of decomposition, the cause of death has still not been determined.

Channel 6 News has learned his older sister and possibly his mother, Angela Manns, made calls to child protective services concerning Belitz's welfare.