Update as of Feb. 10
According to a press release from the San Marcos Police Department, the victim of the Feb. 7 homicide has been identified as 43-year-old Victoria Valadez.
Police responded to the scene of the homicide after receiving a 911 call from a man who stated that “he killed her wife.” When police arrived, the caller was no longer in the area.
The initial investigation led SMPD to suspect a man identified as Juan Manuel Yanez. According to the press release, Yanez’s phone number matched that of the original 911 call.
Yanez was detained by a Harris County Sheriff’s Department at 8 p.m. on Feb. 7. According to the press release Yanez has been charged with murder and is being held with a $100,000 bail.
A man was arrested in Harris County following a homicide in San Marcos on Friday, Feb. 7.
According to a Facebook post by the San Marcos Police Department (SMPD), the incident occured in the 800 block of River Road. SMPD has not released the identity of the victim at the time of writing.
At 8:20 p.m. SMPD announced that a suspect, who they said was suspected to have a relationship with the victim, was in police custody in Harris County.
SMPD said that anyone with evidence related to the case should contact Detective Logan Murphy at 512-754-2888 or 512-753-2108.
