was found in a bloody bag in the backyard of his home<\/a> located in the 3100 block of Vera Cruz. <\/p>\nSAPD first took the younger Ordonez into custody on an evidence tampering charge on April 9 before Herrera was arrested and charged this week. <\/p>\n
Booking photo for Daniel Sebastian Ordonez, 31. (Bexar County Sheriff’s Office)Daniel Antonio Ordonez reported missing <\/p>\n
According to police, a relative \u2014 who does not live in San Antonio \u2014 reported the elder Ordonez as missing on April 4. The relative, who had access to his cellphone and smartwatch, noticed unusual activity on those devices and called police. <\/p>\n
Officers and the victim\u2019s girlfriend met at the cellphone\u2019s location: a property the elder Ordonez owned in the 300 block of West Theo Avenue near Interstate 35, SAPD said. <\/p>\n
Investigators later found a truck belonging to Ordonez in the back of the Theo Avenue property. Upon its discovery, officers said they discovered the truck had an \u201capparent bullet hole\u201d through the driver side\u2019s \u201crear window.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ordonez\u2019s daughter asked her brother (Sebastian Ordonez) and Herrera to meet police at the Theo Avenue location. <\/p>\n
SAPD officers and the victim\u2019s girlfriend met at the cellphone\u2019s location: a property the elder Ordonez owned in the 300 block of West Theo Avenue near Interstate 35, SAPD said. (KSAT)<\/p>\n
Herrera and her husband lived with Ordonez\u2019s father at the home on Vera Cruz. The younger Ordonez gave police permission to search the Vera Cruz home, which included a structure behind the primary home. Sebastian Ordonez warned officers that the rear structure\u2019s door was locked, according to Herrera\u2019s arrest affidavit. <\/p>\n
Investigators said they later located a large black trash bag in the rear structure of the property with \u201cblood\u201d leaking from the bag. According to the affidavit, officers poked a hole in the bag and saw what was inside: a dead male later identified as Daniel Antonio Ordonez. <\/p>\n
At the time, police said Sebastian Ordonez and Herrera were detained for questioning. <\/p>\n
CSI arrives on scene<\/p>\n
SAPD\u2019s crime scene investigative (CSI) unit were soon called to the scene. <\/p>\n
The unit, while using a substance that exposes the presence of blood if it has been cleaned or not, discovered blood was scattered in and around the home on Vera Cruz, court documents state. <\/p>\n
Police noted several security camera mounts around the home no longer had security cameras mounted on them. Investigators said two other vehicles belonging to the elder Ordonez were also moved to separate locations. <\/p>\n
The victim\u2019s truck<\/p>\n
Sebastian Ordonez and Herrera told officers that they were with the elder Ordonez throughout Easter weekend. Herrera denied any involvement in connection with Antonio Ordonez\u2019s death. <\/p>\n
However, further police investigation determined a red Toyota Prius was following a person driving the victim\u2019s truck just before 2 p.m. on April 7 along South Zarzamora Street. The truck was in the process of being moved to the victim\u2019s property on West Theo Avenue. <\/p>\n
Approximately 48 minutes later, investigators said Sebastian Ordonez called 911 and requested a welfare check at the property. A neighbor to the West Theo Avenue later told police they saw a male near the victim\u2019s truck \u201cbanging\u201d on the property\u2019s fence on April 7 before he entered the Toyota Prius and drove away. <\/p>\n
The Bexar County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office said Antonio Ordonez died from a gunshot wound to the head and ruled his death as a homicide. Police said no shell casings were recovered from the home on Vera Cruz. <\/p>\n
Purchases surface on victim\u2019s bank account<\/p>\n
After a search warrant was executed, police gained access to the victim\u2019s cellphone and his most recent bank purchases via an application. <\/p>\n
According to his banking app, multiple purchases were made in the three days (April 4-6) leading up to the April 7 welfare check call to SAPD. <\/p>\n
On April 4, investigators said purchases were made with the victim\u2019s debit card at a Walmart location. Among the items purchased were black duct tape, towels and a \u201cmummy-style sleeping bag.\u201d Police also obtained surveillance video from the Walmart, which indicated Sebastian Ordonez used the debit card to make those purchases. <\/p>\n
A series of purchases at a Home Depot location also appeared to link Sebastian Ordonez, as well. According to the affidavit, the younger Ordonez was seen on Home Depot surveillance video buying gloves, a shovel, a sledgehammer, acrylic sheets and 100 pounds of concrete mix, among other items that were discovered at the home in the 3100 block of Vera Cruz. <\/p>\n
The relative, who reported Antonio Ordonez missing, told officers that the victim wasn\u2019t known to share his bank account information or purchases with anyone else. <\/p>\n
Herrera is expected back in court for a pre-indictment hearing on July 13. <\/p>\n
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