Testimony in Christopher Preciado’s capital murder trial will resume Tuesday morning after a jury viewed an interrogation video as the case entered its second week.
Testimony to continue on sixth day of Christopher Preciado capital murder trialLazerith Carrillo, 22, took a plea deal on MondayLocal Newscapital murder trial will resume Tuesday morning after a jury viewed an interrogation video as the case entered its second week.
In the video shown on Monday, Preciado told San Antonio Police Department homicide detective Jeremy Goodwin he met up with Matthew Guerra to buy marijuana.He went on to tell Goodwin that Guerra pointed a gun at him, and when he pushed it away, the gun allegedly went off, hitting and killing Soto in the passenger seat. “He was like this, pretty much like that, in my face, so I go like that, and he pulls the trigger,” Preciado said in the video. “He was going, ‘babe, babe,’ and he still had it in his left hand ... she just started like bleeding.”Soto, who was expected to be induced to deliver her son, never showed up for her appointment on Dec. 22, 2023. Soto and her boyfriend, Guerra, were last heard from on Dec. 21, 2023, according to family and police statements. Soto’s family soon reported her as a missing person. Authorities issued a statewide CLEAR Alert on Christmas Day. One day later, on Dec. 26, 2023, police said Soto and Guerra were found dead in Guerra’s vehicle at a Leon Valley apartment complex.On Jan. 3, 2024, Christopher Preciado, who was 19 at the time, was arrested and charged with capital murder. His father, Ramon Preciado, was arrested on charges of tampering with evidence and abuse of a human corpse, according to arrest records and police statements. Authorities later arrested Myrta Romanos, Christopher Preciado’s mother, on allegations that she tried to help cover up the crime.Soto and Guerra’s families said they did not know Christopher and Ramon Preciado. Police said the dispute that led to the killings began with a drug deal. According to an arrest affidavit, Christopher Preciado told police that Guerra pulled a gun on him and that he was able to “manipulate it.” Soto and Guerra were shot during that sequence. In February 2025, Ramon Preciado was released from the Bexar County Adult Detention Center after his bond was reduced. Romanos was expected to go to trial in November 2025. However, after the state sought a reset that the court denied, prosecutors dismissed all charges against Romanos.The trial is expected to last more than a week. The witness list includes law enforcement officers from multiple agencies, an expert witness and family members from the Guerra and Soto families. The witness list also includes Ramon Preciado and Romanos, but it is not yet known whether they will be called on to testify. The judge is not allowing the trial to be livestreamed, but KSAT 12 News will provide continuous updates on the case from inside the courtroom.DNA evidence, Ramon Preciado served new lawsuit on Day 4 of Christopher Preciado capital murder trialNate Kotisso joined KSAT as a digital journalist in 2024. He previously worked as a newspaper reporter in the Rio Grande Valley for more than two years and spent nearly three years as a digital producer at the CBS station in Oklahoma City.Erica Hernandez is an Emmy award-winning journalist with 15 years of experience in the broadcast news business. Erica has covered a wide array of stories all over Central and South Texas. She's currently the court reporter and cohost of the podcast Texas Crime Stories.San Antonio attorney admits stealing over half a million dollars from children's inheritance.Spurs respond after viral video at game sparks backlashReuniting items found along the Guadalupe River after the deadly floodsMan dies by suicide in police custodySan Antonio César Chávez march organizers, foundation disbands amid sexual abuse allegations2026 César E. Chávez March for Justice cancelledPossible relief for a northeast side dangerous intersection.Blind man says security pushed him down stairs, beat him in parking lot of North Side barJury selection began on Monday in the case of Christopher Preciado
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