A woman identified as the wife of a suspect in Texas Five people were killed — along with a 9-year-old boy — were arrested after midnight Wednesday on charges of helping them evade arrest, authorities said.
Divimara Lamar Nava, 52, has been charged with “hindering apprehension of a known felon,” the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on social media. He is being held on $250,000 bond, jail records show.
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Although Nava has been identified as the wife of suspect Francisco Oropesa, jail records list her as “not married.”
Oropesa, 38, was arrested Tuesday around 7pm local time at a home in the Cut & Shoot area of Texas, following a four-day search following a tip from the public. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said a search warrant was executed at the home where Oropesa was arrested and multiple pieces of evidence were recovered.
Associated Press Report Authorities believe Nava helped hide her husband at the home where he was arrested Tuesday.
Oropesa was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and charged with the shooting deaths of five people, the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office said. He is currently being held in the San Jacinto County Jail, jail records show. He will be held on a $5 million bond, the sheriff said.
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