Father and son arrested in murders of pregnant teen Savanah Soto and boyfriend

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A father and son have been arrested in reference to the dying of pregnant teenager Savanah Soto and her boyfriend who have been discovered shot lifeless in San Antonio.

Christopher Preciado, 19, was arrested and charged with capital homicide, whereas his father, 53-year outdated Ramon Preciado was charged with abuse of a corpse for serving to his son transfer the our bodies after Ms Soto and her boyfriend Matthew Guerra have been discovered lifeless inside a automotive on 26 December, police stated.

Each Ms Soto and Mr Guerra died from a gunshot wound to the pinnacle.

An unborn child was additionally discovered lifeless contained in the automotive, which belonged to Ms Soto, KSAT reported.

Police Sgt Washington Moscoso added that Ramon didn’t take part within the murders, which occurred on 21 December, simply earlier than midnight.

He stated extra expenses are attainable with respect to the unborn child.

A multi-day seek for the couple was launched final week after their households grew to become alarmed when Ms Soto didn’t flip up on Saturday for an appointment to have her labour induced.

The couple disappeared a day earlier than Ms Soto, who was 9 months pregnant, was scheduled to be induced to present beginning.

Police then launched a seek for two individuals of curiosity within the case.

Chilling footage launched by police on Thursday captured the couple’s Kia Optima and a dark-coloured pickup truck with a mattress cowl. Police stated that one particular person of curiosity was driving the Kia Optima and the opposite the pickup truck.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus advised reporters that not one of the victims are seen within the footage.

The police chief wouldn’t affirm whether or not or not the video was believed to have been captured earlier than or after the murders passed off.

Sgt Moscoso stated a botched drug deal was apparently concerned within the murders, with a key piece of proof being recovered from Ms Soto’s cellphone, which the US Secret Service helped analyze, he added.