Carlos Lara-Balcazar was arrested for allegedly killing Maria Rios, who was found in an empty La Marque home on Jan. 31, where she was contracted to work, police said.
Carlos Lara-Balcazar was arrested in the murder of Maria Rios after trashed evidence linked him to the crime scene, authorities said.New developments have been made in the case of a woman who was found dead inside an empty La Marque home on Jan. 31, police said.The La Marque Police Department said that Carlos Lara- Balcazar, 34, is now charged with murder in the death of 57-year-old Maria Rios.
Officers were called to the home in the 1300 block of Green Jay Lane just before 5 p.m. when the property manager of the subdivision found Rios' body in the vacant residence.Police said her injuries indicated that she was a victim of assault and that it was "definitely homicide." Investigators said Rios' owned a cleaning company and was contracted to use her services at the home.
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