Photo: Montgomery County Jail via AP
Divimara Lamar Nava, 52, is in the Montgomery County Jail, charged with hindering the apprehension of a known felon, a felony charge carrying a $250,000 bond,the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Nava’s arrest came hours after her partner Francisco Oropesa was found hiding under laundry in a closet in a home just outside the city of Conroe,according to the Associated Press.
Police identified Nava as Oropesa’s wife but jail records show she was not married to him, the outlet said.
Several others have also been arrested in connection with the crimes, Tim Kean, the chief deputy of the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office,toldThe New York Times.
“The suspect is in custody,” announced San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers in apress conferenceon Tuesday night. “I have just left Montgomery County Jail, where he was taken, and he has been magistrated. He will now be taken to my jail, where his new residence will be.”
Oropesa is currently being held on five counts of murder and a $5 million bond after atask force of over 200 law enforcement personnelfrom federal, state, and local agencies worked to find him after Friday’s massacre took place.
San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office
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Oropesa allegedly thenwalked into the home and shotSonia Guzman, 28; Diana Velasquez, 21; Obdulia Molina, 31; Jonathan Caceres, 18; and Daniel Enrique Lazo, 9.
source: people.com
