{"id":215858,"date":"2026-03-22T22:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/215858\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T22:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:30:25","slug":"dna-evidence-ramon-preciado-served-new-lawsuit-on-day-4-of-christopher-preciado-capital-murder-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/215858\/","title":{"rendered":"DNA evidence, Ramon Preciado served new lawsuit on Day 4 of Christopher Preciado capital murder trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas \u2013 A witness for the state offered new details in court Friday regarding the whereabouts of a truck belonging to Christopher Preciado<\/a>\u2019s father just days after Matthew Guerra<\/a>, Savanah Soto<\/a> and their unborn child were killed in December 2023. <\/p>\n

While surveillance video previously showed Ramon Preciado<\/a>\u2018s truck on Danny Kaye Drive near Guerra\u2019s own vehicle, jurors saw that a GPS system tracked the truck driving from the Preciados\u2019 home on Dec. 24, 2023, to the apartment complex where the couple lived in the 6000 block of Grissom Road. <\/p>\n

The truck was at the complex for approximately 15 minutes, according to witness testimony. Two days later, the couple and the unborn child were found dead in a vehicle on Danny Kaye Drive. <\/p>\n

A Bexar County Crime Lab expert later testified that all DNA inside the vehicle, where Guerra and Soto were found, did not have any material matching Christopher Preciado\u2019s DNA. <\/p>\n

Jeremy Goodwin, the SAPD detective leading the death investigation, later told jurors about the evidence he collected during the case. Goodwin wasn\u2019t able to detect Soto\u2019s wound in the car, but he did notice Guerra\u2019s wound on the side of his head. <\/p>\n

According to Goodwin, Guerra\u2019s body was determined to have been taken out of the vehicle because he had \u201capparent drag (tire) marks\u201d on his back. <\/p>\n

During Friday\u2019s court-instituted lunch break, KSAT learned Ramon Preciado was served a lawsuit from Guerra\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

Christopher Preciado’s parents \u2014 Myrta Romanos (left) and Ramon Preciado (center) \u2014 are joined in the courtroom by a Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy (right) on Friday, March 20, 2026. (KSAT)<\/p>\n

KSAT obtained a copy of the lawsuit, which was first filed by the family on Dec. 19, 2025, in Bexar County\u2019s 224th Civil District Court against Ramon Preciado\u2019s Almighty Air Air Conditioning business. The nature of the suit, however, remains unclear. <\/p>\n

When Ramon Preciado was approached by a man with the lawsuit in hand, he refused to take the papers from him. The man then left the papers on the ground, which Ramon Preciado eventually picked up off the floor. <\/p>\n

If found guilty, Christopher Preciado faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n

Background<\/p>\n

Soto, who was expected to be induced to deliver her son, never showed up for her appointment on Dec. 22, 2023.<\/p>\n

Soto and her boyfriend, Guerra, were last heard from on Dec. 21, 2023, according to family and police statements.<\/p>\n

Soto\u2019s family soon reported her as a missing person. Authorities issued a statewide CLEAR Alert on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

One day later, on Dec. 26, 2023, police said Soto and Guerra were found dead in Guerra\u2019s vehicle at a Leon Valley apartment complex.<\/p>\n

Savanah Soto and Matthew Guerra (KSAT 12 News)<\/p>\n

On Jan. 3, 2024, Christopher Preciado, who was 19 at the time, was arrested and charged with capital murder. His father, Ramon Preciado, was arrested on charges of tampering with evidence and abuse of a human corpse, according to arrest records and police statements.<\/p>\n

Authorities later arrested Myrta Romanos, Christopher Preciado\u2019s mother, on allegations that she tried to help cover up the crime.<\/p>\n

Christopher Preciado, Myrta Romanos and Ramon Preciado (KSAT)<\/p>\n

Soto and Guerra\u2019s families said they did not know Christopher and Ramon Preciado. Police said the dispute that led to the killings began with a drug deal.<\/p>\n

According to an arrest affidavit, Christopher Preciado told police that Guerra pulled a gun on him and that he was able to \u201cmanipulate it.\u201d Soto and Guerra were shot during that sequence.<\/p>\n

In February 2025, Ramon Preciado was released from the Bexar County Adult Detention Center after his bond was reduced.<\/p>\n

Romanos was expected to go to trial in November 2025. However, after the state sought a reset that the court denied, prosecutors dismissed all charges against Romanos.<\/p>\n

The case against Christopher Preciado moved forward and was finally set for trial.<\/p>\n

The trial is expected to last more than a week. The witness list includes law enforcement officers from multiple agencies, an expert witness and family members from the Guerra and Soto families.<\/p>\n

The witness list also includes Ramon Preciado and Romanos, but it is not yet known whether they will be called on to testify.<\/p>\n

The judge is not allowing the trial to be livestreamed, but KSAT 12 News will provide continuous updates on the case from inside the courtroom.<\/p>\n

More coverage of the Christopher Preciado capital murder trial on KSAT: <\/p>\n

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