SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A father and son in Texas have been arrested for the killings of an 18-year-old pregnant woman and her boyfriend. The couple went missing before Christmas and their bodies were later found in a car, according to San Antonio police. The arrests were made more than a week after the bodies of Savanah Nicole Soto, 18, and Matthew Guerra, 22, were discovered in the parking lot of an apartment complex.
Soto’s family had reported her missing when she was overdue to deliver her baby and had been scheduled to have an induced labor. Investigators now believe the couple were killed on Dec. 21. San Antonio police Sgt. Washington Moscoso said their deaths appeared to be the result of a drug deal but did not offer further details.
Christopher Preciado, 19, has been charged with capital murder, and his father, Ramon Preciado, 53, was charged with abuse of corpse for allegedly helping his son move the couple’s bodies. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled both deaths homicides caused by gunshot wounds to the head. Moscoso did not specify where the killing took place before the couple was moved to the apartment complex.
Prosecutors may pursue more charges against the men, according to Moscoso. Information on Savanah Soto’s cellphone that was found in the car led them to another vehicle seen on surveillance footage. This footage was publicly released last week in hopes that someone would recognize the persons in the video. The vehicle led police to a house where they found the father and son. Ramon Preciado cooperated with the investigation, according to police.
No attorneys for either man were listed in the online records for the Bexar County magistrate.