SAN ANTONIO — A detective testified Tuesday about social media posts and communications involving the man accused of killing a young San Antonio couple more than two years ago, saying the evidence appears to contradict what the defendant told police after the shootings.
Christopher Preciado is on trial in connection with the deaths of Matthew Guerra and Guerra’s pregnant girlfriend, Savanah Soto, who were shot and killed in a Dec. 20-23 shooting.
During testimony, a police investigator described communications between Preciado and Guerra and said Preciado posted something to his Instagram story that implied Guerra did not have a weapon before the shooting.
The investigator said that was the opposite of what Preciado told police when he was questioned after the killings.
“He stated..in his interview with me that he had a weapon.Mathew Guerra had a weapon, and in this photo is appears that he’s saying that Matthew did not have a weapon that he was quote on quote lacking,” the investigator testified.
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After a delayed start, testimony continued on Tuesday in the capital murder trial for Christopher Preciado.
This week, jurors heard a timeline of when Savannah Soto, her boyfriend, Matthew Guerra, and their unborn child were killed in December of 2023 during what police and prosecutors have called a drug deal.
On Monday, a San Antonio detective walked jurors through the couple’s last movements tracked through surveillance phone data, and witness accounts.
Investigators say the night of December 2, Soto and Guerra were making stops across the city before meeting with people now tied to the case.
One of them being Christopher Preciado, prosecutors say that meeting turned deadly around midnight. Detectives say it’s around that time, using video and cell data, is when the killings happened.
About 30 minutes later, detectives say the couple was placed inside a vehicle that was later abandoned. Their bodies were found days later.
Detective Jeremy Goodwin was the first person to take the stand on Tuesday. He was questioned about the evidence he reviewed in the case.
Goodwin testified he believes the victim, Guerra, and the defendant, Preciado, were communicating on Instagram before the murders. He also told the court those messages were later deleted.
Goodwin was shown surveillance video from Dec 23, 2023. Goodwin said it shows Preciado’s driveway and what looks to be Preciado loading a large bag into a vehicle.
This was just days before the bodies of Soto and Guerra were found with bullet wounds inside a car. The trial is set to resume on Wednesday.