A suspect tied to the grisly double murder of Savanah Soto and Matthew Guerra had her bonds slashed in half following a recent court ruling. Myrta Romanos, who's implicated in the cover-up of the December slayings, will now face a $600,000 bond, down from the initial $1.1 million. According to KENS 5, Romanos' attorney, Charles Bunk, described the original bond as "too high and overly oppressive."
Romanos is facing charges for altering or destroying a corpse, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse. After the bodies of Soto—who was pregnant—and Guerra were discovered in a car at a medical center parking lot, scrutiny quickly mounted on Romanos and her accomplices. Caught leaving her house after the murders in a black truck, which eventually returned with Christopher and Ramon Preciado, Romanos was also suspected of disposing evidence, with police tracing the crime's gun back to her. Christopher Preciado reportedly pulled the trigger before he and his father, with Romanos' help, allegedly moved the bodies to where they were later found.
The bond reduction was determined by Judge Miguel Najera following a hearing at the 186th District Court, as stated by KSAT. Romanos, who faced financial difficulties even prior to her arrest, has been jobless for some 15 years. Despite the significant bond reduction, it was not immediately known if Romanos would manage to post bail.
Her husband Ramon Preciado and their son Christopher, both behind bars with bonds totaling $1 million, have their court appearance scheduled the same day as Romanos, on April 16. During the heart-wrenching proceedings that lasted 90 minutes, the family of Guerra sat through the hearing, but they chose not to make any statements as they left the courthouse. Romanos previously claimed to have no memory of the events from the murder night, suggesting to investigators she thought she was asleep at the time.
