The Bexar County Sheriff's Office has arrested Joey Emiliano Tovar-Vargas, 24, in connection with a murder cold case from 2019.
The sheriff's office said Tovar-Vargas has been charged with evidence tampering.
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The Bexar County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with a 2019 murder cold case.
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office has arrested Joey Emiliano Tovar-Vargas, 24, in connection with a murder cold case from 2019.
The sheriff's office said Tovar-Vargas has been charged with evidence tampering.
Written by The Alamo Republican from KENS 5’s reporting, using only the facts in it. KENS 5’s own headline: “Suspect connected to 2019 murder cold case charged with evidence tampering, BCSO says”
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