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.
Police allege Christopher Preciado killed the couple just before midnight on Dec. 21, then called his father for help. Police say the killings happened elsewhere, but the pair hid the car at the apartment complex.
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 was located.
Police later released footage of unidentified persons of interest who were seen in the area, including one driving the car in which Soto and Guerra later were found.
After detectives did some surveillance, Moscoso said they were able to determine where the vehicle's owner lives.
Officers made their way to the residence, and when Ramon Preciado answered the door, Moscoso said the man knew why the police were there. Both he and his son were at the home at the time and were brought in for interrogation.
Moscoso added that based on what the two men 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 (online). These two individuals were the only suspects we were looking for," Moscoso said. "There were a lot of names going around on the Internet; they had nothing to do with this.”
Arrest affidavits say Christopher Preciado told police he was meeting Guerra and Soto for a marijuana deal. The arrest report for Ramon Preciado said the man drove over to the apartment complex in his own vehicle and helped his son hide the bodies.
The high-profile case started when 18-year-old Soto and her 22-year-old boyfriend Guerra were deemed missing the week of Christmas. Soto was scheduled to have her labor induced Dec. 23 when relatives say they couldn't get in touch with her.
KENS 5 contacted the families of Savanah Soto and Matthew Guerra. They told us they were relieved and thankful for the arrests made.
Police said more charges could be added for the two men arrested.
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