The father of a missing 5 year old boy in Houston is speaking out after learning his girlfriend was arrested and charged in the case.
“I don’t know what’s going on. I found out what happened last night,” Dalton, the boy’s father, told KPRC 2 on Wednesday. “I can barely breathe.” Addressing the woman, he added, “Why? He loved you so much. I do not understand what happened.”
According to TooFab and local reports, police charged Theresa, his girlfriend, with tampering with evidence after a tip led officers to a motel in Jasper, Texas, on Tuesday night. Investigators say they found a human body in a tote container there and believe it is the missing child, Samuel. An autopsy was ordered, and police said additional charges could follow if the body is confirmed to be his. Theresa has been charged only with tampering at this time.
Samuel was reported missing on May 27, though police say the last confirmed sighting of him was on April 30, the last day of school. Theresa told media outlets that Samuel’s mother, Sarah, had come to the home with a person she believed was a police officer and taken the boy. Houston police said they had no record of sending an officer to the home, and Sarah has denied the claim. A representative for Sarah told ABC13 that she provided surveillance video that she says shows she could not have taken the boy.
Houston Police Assistant Chief Heather Morris said investigators found inconsistencies in Theresa’s statements and brought in the homicide division. Police have not said how the child died. Morris said the father is not a suspect at this time, but that police would continue talking with him. Theresa had not entered a plea, and a charge is not a finding of guilt.
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