Father, son arrested in taking pictures deaths of pregnant Texas teen Savanah Soto and boyfriend Matthew Guerra

A father and son have been arrested within the taking pictures deaths of a pregnant Texas teen and her boyfriend, San Antonio police introduced late Wednesday.

Savanah Nicole Soto, 18, and her boyfriend, Matthew Guerra, 22, had been reported lacking in late December earlier than they had been discovered useless in Guerra’s automobile a number of days later. The couple disappeared a day earlier than Soto, who was 9 months pregnant, was scheduled to be induced to provide beginning. Each Soto and Guerra had been discovered with gunshot wounds.

Police say they charged Christopher Preciado, 19, with capital homicide and Ramon Preciado, 53, with abuse of a corpse for allegedly serving to Christopher transfer the our bodies after the killings.

Police Sgt. Washington Moscoso advised reporters Ramon did not take part in murders, which occurred on Dec. 21, simply earlier than midnight.

Moscoso mentioned the 2 had been the one suspects being sought. Extra costs are attainable with respect to the unborn child, he added.

Moscoso mentioned a botched drug deal was concerned.

A key piece of proof, Moscoso identified, was Savanah Soto’s cellphone, whose information the U.S. Secret Service helped analyze.

When police confirmed up at Ramon’s residence, Moscoso famous, Ramon knew why they had been there and, after Ramon and Christopher had been interrogated, police had sufficient info to hunt an arrest warrant.

Police launched video final week displaying what they described as two individuals of curiosity. One particular person was seen driving a darkish Chevy Silverado with a mattress cowl, and one other was seen driving Guerra’s Kia Optima. San Antonio Police Division Chief Invoice McManus mentioned final week the video was recorded “very near” the place the our bodies had been discovered and some days earlier than they had been found.

He mentioned on the time he did not know if the 2 individuals within the video had any connection to the victims. He mentioned police do not consider the particular person seen driving the Optima was Guerra or Soto.