Romanos was criminally charged with three felony counts in connection with the December 21, 2023 Capital murder of both Soto and Guerra, according to San Antonio police.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
January 10, 2024
San Antonio, Texas - On Wednesday, Myrta Romanos, 47, was booked at the Bexar County jail and charged with three felony counts for abuse of a corpse, temper with evidence-intent to impair and alter, destroy, including conceal human corpse in connection with the December 21, 2023 Capital murder of both Savanah Soto, 18, and Matthew Guerra, 22, in San Antonio. A $1.1M bond was set for Romanos.
If Romanos is convicted, she facing 180 days to 2 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for abuse of a corpse, facing up to 10 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for tampering with evidence-intent to impair, and facing up to 20 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for alter, destroy, including conceal human corpse.
The penalty for Capital murder in Texas is death, life imprisonment or life imprisonment without parole.
Last week on January 3, 2024, both Christopher Ray Preciado, 19, and his father, Ramon Preciado Jr., 53, were taken into custody and charged with the December 21, 2023 homicides of Savanah Nicole Soto, 18, who was pregnant with a child and Matthew Guerra, 22, both of Leon Valley. Christopher was charged with felony Capital murder-multiple persons, a felony count for abuse of a corpse, and a felony count for 2nd-degree alter/destruction/conceal human corpse, and his father, Ramon was charged with a felony count of abuse of a corpse for moving (deposing) bodies, a felony count for 2nd-degree alter/destruction/conceal human corpse and are awaiting other additional charges, according to the Bexar County District Attorney's Office.
According to San Antonio police, both Soto and Guerra were murdered by Christopher during a narcotics deal gone bad. After Christopher allegedly killed both victims, he called his father, Ramon and Romanos to help him dispose of the victim's vehicle and bodies at the 5900 block of Danny Kaye Drive in San Antonio. The vehicle and the bodies of the victims were found on December 26, 2023 at a parking lot located by an apartment building. San Antonio police who assisted Leon Valley police at the scene say, the victim's vehicle, a gray KIA Optima owned by Guerra was parked at the location for several days. Guerra was found at the scene with a gunshot to the head and Soto with fatal gunshot wounds.
Both Soto and Guerra shared an apartment in Leon Valley.
Video surveillance footage from a nearby location showed (now identified) Ramon driving the victim's vehicle to the parking lot and Christopher (now identified) following in a dark-colored pickup, according to San Antonio (SA) police.
SA police say, that cellphone communication records led police to the suspects truck's location, which upon arrival at their home, Ramon opened the door to police and he knew why police were there. Ramon didn't deny his connection to the murders.
SA police suspect the victim's were murdered at another location and transported to the parking lot at the apartment building by Ramon with the help of Romanos and Christopher.
Soto was reported missing by family to the Leon Valley Police Department on December 23, 2023 after she missed a medical appointment to be induced into labor or give birth to her child. Soto was a week late to give birth to a boy.
An additional homicide charge is pending against Christopher for the Capital murder of the unborn male child.
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