Third arrest made in killing of pregnant Texas teen Savanah Soto and boyfriend Matthew Guerra

A 3rd arrest has been made within the taking pictures dying of a Texas teen and her boyfriend, San Antonio police mentioned. 

Myrta Romanos, 47, was charged with three felonies, together with altering, destroying, or concealing a human corpse, abuse of a corpse and tampering with proof, police introduced Wednesday.

Her arrest comes one week after police charged Christopher Preciado, 19, with capital homicide and Ramon Preciado, 53, with abuse of a corpse. Ramon Preciado’s cost stems from allegedly serving to Christopher Preciado transfer the our bodies after they have been killed.

San Antonio Police Division Lt. Michelle Ramos mentioned at a information convention Wednesday that Romanos is “possibly a stepmother” to Christopher Preciado.

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

Police mentioned surveillance footage was a key consider all three arrests. Romanos was seen leaving and returning to her dwelling in a truck with Christopher and Ramon Preciado on the night time of the homicide, in line with police. 

The gun used within the killings belonged to Romanos, police mentioned. 

Detectives have been conscious early within the investigation {that a} third particular person was concerned however there was not sufficient proof to substantiate it was Romanos, in line with Ramos. 

Shortly after the murders, police launched a video 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 the video was recorded “very near” the place the our bodies have been discovered and some days earlier than they have been found.  

“Lots of data on social media that there was a 3rd particular person concerned, and our murder detectives have been conscious of that, nonetheless, we have been in search of sufficient possible trigger to make that arrest,” Ramos mentioned Wednesday 

Ramos mentioned San Antonio police are assured there aren’t any extra suspects within the killings.