Soto was pregnant with a child and Guerra was her alleged live-in boyfriend when they were murdered by 19-year-old Preciado during what SA police say, a narcotics deal gone bad.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
January 4, 2024
San Antonio, Texas - On Wednesday, 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 two felony counts of Capital murder, 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 police in San Antonio.
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 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.
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.
An additional homicide charge is pending against Christopher for the Capital murder of the unborn child.
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