SAN ANTONIO — Eight days after the bodies of Matthew Guerra and Savanah Soto were found in a car in the Medical Center area, a father and son have been arrested in their killings, according to San Antonio police. Sgt. Washington Moscoso said the son, Christopher Preciado, 19, is facing a capital murder charge while the father, Ramon Preciado, 53, is facing a charge of abuse of a corpse.
Moscoso said that when the bodies were found, an investigation began and detectives with SAPD started collecting evidence from that location. He added that a key piece of evidence that was collected was Soto’s cell phone, as it helped detectives get a possible location of where the suspect’s vehicle that was seen in surveillance footage was located. After detectives did some surveillance, Soto said they were able to determine which house the vehicle belonged too.
Officers made their way to the residence and when Ramon answered the door, Soto said he knew why the police were there. Both Ramon and Christopher were at the home at the time and were brought in for interrogations. Soto added that based on what Ramon and Christopher said during the interrogation, “there was enough information to get a warrant signed by a judge tonight.
” “There was a lot of misinformation out there. These two individuals were the only suspects we were looking for,” said Soto. “There were a lot of names going around on the internet; they had nothing to do with this.
” Said said it appears to be a narcotics-related deal that went bad. The high-profile case started when 18-year-old Soto and her 22-year-old boyfriend were deemed missing the week of Christmas. Soto was scheduled to have her labor induced on Saturday, Dec.
23, when relatives say they couldn’t get in touch with her. The pair were found shot dead in their car on the afternoon of Dec. 26.
But Moscoso said the murders were carried out the night of Dec. 21. just before midnight.
Police later released footage of unidentified persons of interest who were seen in the area, including one driving the car Soto and Guerra were found in. This is a developing story. Check back with KENS5.
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