Police Arrest Stepmother of Man Accused of Murdering Pregnant Teen and Her Boyfriend in San Antonio

Myrta Romanos, 47, is charged with three felonies connected to the capital murder case

One week after a father and son were arrested in connection to the double-homicide of a pregnant teen and her boyfriend, the San Antonio Police Department announced a third arrest of a woman believed to be the suspected shooter’s stepmother.

Earlier this month, Christopher Ray Preciado, 19, was charged with capital murder in connection to the deaths of Savanah Soto, 18, and her boyfriend Matthew Guerra, 22. He is also charged in separate cases with abuse of a corpse and with altering/destroying/concealing a human corpse, per his online court records.

His father, Ramón Preciado, 53, who was brought out in a perp walk just before his son, was charged with abuse of a corpse, after allegedly helping his son discard the vehicle with the couple’s dead bodies inside. He is also charged with altering/destroying/concealing a human corpse, per his online court records.

Now, Myrta Romanos, 47, who lived with the father and son, has been arrested and charged with three felonies: Abuse of a corpse, tampering of evidence, and altering/destroying/or concealing a human corpse, police announced at a press conference following her own perp walk Wednesday afternoon.

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A tossed towel seen in video surveillance footage had suggested a third person’s involvement in the capital murder case, San Antonio Police Department Lt. Michelle Ramos said at the press conference, noting that Romanos is “maybe a stepmother,” to Christopher.

Wearing a baggy black T-shirt and red pajama pants, Romanos kept her head down as police officers escorted her through a gag of journalists – asking questions in English and Spanish, including: “Are you sorry?” – and into a parking deck connected to the precinct. She was silent as she ducked into the back of a SUV and was driven away from the police station.

Soto was first reported missing in Leon Valley, Texas, by family Dec. 23, after the overdue mother missed her induction appointment, according to police and her previous missing persons report.

Investigators located the couple’s missing silver Kia Optima at an apartment building parking lot on Danny Kaye Drive in San Antonio the day after Christmas, according to police.

Police found Soto and Guerra inside – both shot to death, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said earlier in the investigation. Evidence suggested that the shooter had pressed the gun to Guerra’s head, then pulled the trigger, according to the chief.

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Police have said the couple's execution-style deaths seem to be linked to a botched drug deal, although they have provided few details of the alleged transaction. Romanos told police that the gun used in the couple’s shooting belonged to her, the lieutenant alleged Wednesday.

Last week, Washington Moscoso of the San Antonio Police Department said at a press conference that the father and son were “the only suspects we were looking for.”

Noting extensive social media speculation on the high-profile murders, the lieutenant amended Wednesday that the department had long-believed Romanos to be involved in the case but could not bring her in at the time of the father’s and son’s Jan. 3 arrests because they did not yet have enough evidence of her connection to make the charges stick.

The lieutenant said police had gathered extensive surveillance footage that placed Romanos in the black pickup truck allegedly used by the family in the commission of the crime.

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“At this time, we’re confident that there’s no more suspects,” the lieutenant said. “At this time, we’re confident that these were the three individuals that were involved in this case.”

None of the three suspects have pleaded to the charges, per their online court records. A series of pre-hearings have been slated for each.

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Christopher Preciado is scheduled to next be in court Feb. 5 for the charge of capital murder involving multiple people. Both father and son will be in court the following day on other charges.

Romanos, per her online records, has three separate pre-hearings slated, beginning Jan. 30.

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