Role of the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office regarding this case is unknown
01-29-25
Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian
The Uvalde Hesperian obtained the Uvalde County Jail media booking report for Sunday, January 26th and on the report, a person by the name of David Reyes, 46 years old, of Knippa was arrested and charged with Abuse of a Corpse Without Legal Authority and booked into the Uvalde County Jail the same day as Luis Ortiz Jr., 19 years old, of Uvalde who was charged with Murder and Abuse of A Corpse Without Legal Authority,
The Uvalde County Sheriff’ Office announced on Friday that a body was found Friday, January 24th under the Frio River Bridge on Highway 9o in Knippa. The UCSO and the Texas Rangers conducted an investigation at the bridge location that Friday afternoon which continued into the evening,
The following day, on Saturday, January 25th, the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office set up a command post at a small trailer park just north of Knippa on Highway 1049. The UCSP was accompanied by Texas DPS Officer a trailer park just north of Knippa on FM 1049.
Officials have not been released the identity of the person whose body was found.
The Zavala County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook Page that it assisted in the arrest and investigation of this case, The Uvalde Hesperian called the ZCSO on Tuesday morning, January 28th asking what part the department played and left contact information for the Zavala County Sheriff but has not received a call or email response back yet.
What is also still not been made public is the condition of the body found and what the likely cause of death was attributed to.
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