The highly anticipated trial for Myrta Romanos and Ramon Preciado, the parents of the San Antonio man accused of the murder of Savannah Soto and her boyfriend, Matthew Guerra, has been unexpectedly postponed. Court officials outside the 290th state District Court announced that the trial scheduled for Monday, March 31, would not proceed as planned, leaving the gathered family members in a state of visible distress. The couple is charged with multiple counts of altering, destroying, or concealing human remains, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence, linked to a tragic incident described by authorities as a drug deal gone wrong, as reported by the MySanAntonio.
A sealed motion filed by Preciado's attorney just days earlier, on March 28, appears to be the only fresh development on the docket, sparking questions regarding the cause of the delay. Mytra Romanos and Ramon Preciado have been preparing to defend themselves against the allegations since their arrests over a year ago. According to MySanAntonio, the trial's new date remains unclear at the moment, and neither the court coordinator nor the Bexar County District Attorney's Office has provided an explanation for the postponement.
The case stems from the December 2023 homicide of Soto, who was pregnant and hours from giving birth, and her boyfriend Guerra. Their bodies were discovered on December 23 inside Guerra's Kia Optima in an apartment parking lot, prompting a police investigation that utilized surveillance footage to identify the suspects. The charges against Myrta Romanos and Ramon Preciado are serious, with the potential for long prison terms if found guilty, as per News 4 San Antonio.
The turn of events has generated a mix of frustration and anxiety for those affected by the trial's delay, particularly given its proximity to its start. "The older Preciado man" was released from jail after posting a hefty $450,000 bond just a month prior to the now-delayed trial date. His son, Christopher Preciado, remains incarcerated with no trial date set, though he is expected to appear before a judge on the same day his parents were originally scheduled to face trial. News 4 San Antonio notes that the underlying charges involve capital murder among other serious offenses.
