HONDO, Texas – More than a decade after a 17-month-old child was reported not breathing at an apartment in Hondo, a Medina County grand jury has issued indictments tied to the child’s death investigation, police said.
Hondo Police Chief Justin Soza announced the indictments in connection with a 2013 investigation involving the death of Adrian Constante.
Police said that on Sunday, June 30, 2013, at about 3:13 p.m., Hondo officers were dispatched to 231 Stagecoach Drive, Apartment 1103, for a report of a 17-month-old child not breathing.
When officers arrived, Community EMS personnel were performing life-saving measures on the infant, police said. The child was flown by AirLife to Methodist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio, where he was later pronounced dead.
The case was revisited in September 2024 after an evidence technician conducting a routine evidence inventory identified items associated with the investigation, according to the department.
Police said the discovery came as the department has been working toward Texas Police Chiefs Association Law Enforcement Accreditation and has implemented policy and procedural improvements related to evidence management and investigative review.
At the direction of Soza and Assistant Chief Garza, the case was assigned to the department’s Criminal Investigations Division for further review, police said. Detectives conducted follow-up interviews, reviewed available evidence, and analyzed statements and reports tied to the original investigation.
After the review was completed, the case was presented to the Medina County District Attorney’s Office and prepared for a Medina County grand jury, police said.
The grand jury returned indictments for Marissa Lopez, 34, on a charge of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual by omission, and Isaac Nira, 30, on charges of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual by commission and omission.
Police said Nira is currently incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on unrelated charges. Lopez was taken into custody on 3/13/2026 and booked into the Medina County Jail following the issuance of the indictment, police said.