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Texas man charged with murder after woman's body found in closet
A Texas man was charged with murder after a woman he was in a relationship was found dead, wrapped in bedding and stuffed in his closet, according to court documents.
FOX 4 in Dallas reported that 34-year-old Omar Lucio was arrested on April 15 and charged in the murder of 27-year-old Corinna Johnson.
Leading up to the arrest, the Garland Police Department advised the Dallas Police Department that it received a 911 call from a woman who said another woman had been beaten to death and was inside an apartment on W. Wheatland Road.
When officers arrived at the apartment, Lucio was inside and refused to exit, though after about an hour, he complied and was placed under arrest.
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Omar Lucio was charged with murder after Corinna Johnson’s body was found in his closet. The body was wrapped in bedding. (Dallas County Jail)
The responding officers then entered the apartment and followed a trail of blood that reportedly went from the front door to the bathroom, then into a bedroom closet, according to court documents obtained by the station.
Inside the closet, police found Johnson’s body wrapped in Lucio’s bedding.
A further investigation led police to Lucio’s vehicle in the parking lot, where bloody clothes were located inside.
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Corrina Johnson’s body was found wrapped in bedding and inside a closet at Omar Lucio’s apartment, according to Dallas Police. (Corinna Johnson’s Family via FOX 4 Dallas)
The woman who reported the body told investigators she went to Lucio’s apartment after he called her asking for her help.
Lucio reportedly told the woman he and Johnson were drinking when they got kicked out of a bar because of Johnson, the court affidavit notes. Lucio then allegedly said he “knocked some sense” into Johnson, making her unresponsive.
The caller told investigators she witnessed Johnson’s body on the floor of the bathroom with a bruised and bloody face. She also told police the woman appeared to be dead. It was not until the next day that the woman called and reported the body to the police.
Investigators spoke with Lucio, and he allegedly admitted that he “snapped” and beat Johnson with his bare hands while they were inside the car.
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Detectives noted in the affidavit that Lucio’s hands appeared injured, and he had blood under his fingernails and on his left shoe.
Police also noted that Lucio did not tell investigators how Johnson ended up in the closet, wrapped in his bedding.
FOX 4 said Johnson’s family had been urging the mother of a 7-year-old to leave Lucio.
Erica Hernandez, Johnson’s sister, told the station her sister was the “most bubbly person ever,” while the victim’s aunt, Kathy Gareau, said Johnson “always had a smile on her face.”
“She didn’t deserve what she got,” Gareau said. “Not at all.”
Johnson and Lucio were together for six years, according to Johnson’s family, and they said they would grow concerned whenever she came home with black eyes or bruises.
Lucio remains in custody at the Dallas County Jail on charges of murder as well as street racing and being involved in a collision causing bodily injury.
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A deputy constable in Texas was “ambushed” and allegedly shot by a robbery suspect following a police pursuit in Harris County on Friday, Mark Herman, Harris County Constable for Precinct 4 confirmed.
The deputy constable was identified by Herman as Deteryon Fontonet.
“PLEASE PRAY FOR CONSTABLE DEPUTY DETERYON FONTONET,” Herman wrote on social media. “Please keep Deputy Deteryon Fontonet in your prayers. He was transported to a local hospital after he was ambushed and shot by a robbery suspect today.”
The unidentified suspect was later taken into custody, Herman said.
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Harris County, Texas, Deputy Constable Deteryon Fontonet was “ambushed” and shot by a robbery suspect following a police pursuit on Friday, according to Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman. (Harris County Constable Precinct 4)
“Our deputy is going to be OK, he’s just going to need some surgery on his face,” Herman later said during a press conference. “The good lord was looking out for our deputy and I guess you could say the good Lord was looking out for this suspect that we didn’t kill him because we would have been within our rights to do so.”
Herman said there were 16 holes in the deputy’s patrol car “and there’s even holes through the window of the car where the deputy was standing.”
The deputy was “ambushed” in a residential neighborhood in Harris County, Texas. (FOX 26)
He said he plans to seek attempted capital murder of a peace officer charges.
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“This is just the world we live in,” he said.
The deputy was shot in the 5300 block of Slashwood Lane in Spring, Texas. (Google Maps)
The high-speed chase began after the suspect allegedly robbed two different Academy stores in Harris County with an AR-15, then failed to stop for Fontonet who recognized the suspect’s vehicle.
Fontonet was then fired on in the 5300 block of Slashwood Lane in Spring by the fleeing suspect, who ran into a home.
Harris County, Texas, Constable Mark Herman said the deputy is expected to pull through. (FOX 26)
The suspect was taken into custody after deputies surrounded the home where they were hiding.
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Eleven people were arrested in Claremont on Thursday as three undercover officers posing as prostitutes were contacted by 10 would-be customers and one pimp.
The Claremont Police Department “received multiple complaints from residents, business owners, and [passersby] regarding prostitution” near Indian Hill Boulevard and the 10 Freeway, police said in a news release.
At that location, the undercover officers posed as prostitutes and were solicited for sex by 10 “Johns,” or would-be customers, who were then arrested by other officers in the area, police said.
Those 10 people are:
- Alexander Anthony Guerra, 33 years old from Pomona
- Santos Villatamoreno, 35 years old from Highland
- Brian Eugene Cannon, 46 years old from Hesperia
- Stevey Macias Yanez, 47 years old from Pomona
- Jose Anaya, 30 years old from Pomona
- Jason Orellana, 25 years old from Pomona
- Sergio Andrade, 44 years old from Ontario
- Malik Edwards, 29 years old from Claremont
- Wilmer Hernandeznino, 32 years old from Ontario
- Isaias Castroesparza, 33 years old from Bloomington
Castroesparza is also a registered sex offender for sexual battery, police said.
An 11th man, Raheem Tiyon Blackmon, was also arrested for attempting to “pimp and pander” an undercover officer, authorities said. Blackmon, a 31-year-old from Antoich, was taken to a hospital for medical reasons, and his case will be presented to the District Attorney’s Office for possible charges.
The 10 alleged Johns were booked and released with citations for a pending appearance in Pomona Superior Court.
The oldest church in the continental United States is still functional today.
Many sources consider San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico to be the oldest church in the country.
Since its original creation, around 1610, the church has been home to many events, including religious services, ceremonies, celebrations and more.
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Interested in a tour of the property?
San Miguel Chapel is widely considered as the oldest Catholic Church in the United States. (Universal Images Group via Getty Images; PHAS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Read on to learn more about this historic church.
- What is San Miguel Chapel famous for?
- What happened to San Miguel Chapel?
- Is San Miguel Chapel still open today?
1. What is San Miguel Chapel famous for?
The San Miguel Chapel is famous for being known as the oldest church in the United States.
The church is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
It was constructed “under the direction of Franciscan friars to serve a small congregation of soldiers, laborers, and Indians who lived in the Barrio de Analco,” per the church’s website.
San Miguel Chapel has gone through immense reconstruction since it was originally built. (Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The first historical written record of the church dates back to 1628.
Yet many believe that the construction of the church dates back even further, according to the San Miguel Chapel website, with oral history putting the church’s creation around 1610, in tandem with the founding of Santa Fe.
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The chapel was dedicated to Archangel Michael.
A statue of him stands at the site of the church today, according to U.S. News & World Report.
2. What happened to San Miguel Chapel?
San Miguel Chapel has undergone reconstruction over the years.
Documentation retained by the church, according to its website, shows that the chapel was heavily damaged, including the roof being burned during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, also known as Popé’s Rebellion.
Visitors can view the 780 pound San Jose Bell that used to be in the bell tower.
In 1710, San Miguel Chapel was rebuilt. Further repairs funded by the mayor of Santa Fe were done in 1798, according to the church’s website.
The community came together in 1887 for another rebuild when the church was in need of so many repairs, it was nearly demolished.
While the rebuilding of San Miguel Chapel has changed the structure from what it was when it was originally built, the church is still full of history.
For example, parts of the original walls still remain intact.
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Additionally, guests can view the 780 pound San Jose Bell that used to be in the bell tower.
Sadly, the tower fell in a storm back in 1872 — but the bell is still on display inside the chapel.
3. Is San Miguel Chapel still open today?
San Miguel Chapel is still open today.
San Miguel Chapel is full of history and unique architecture. The church is still open today. (Buddy Mays/Getty Images)
In addition to the religious services that have been regularly held at the church for hundreds of years, it has also been used for a number of other events, such as concerts, celebrations and ceremonies.
Visitors can go on a tour of the property, or attend one of the many events being held at the church.
An events calendar can be found online to see if there is anything you can attend during your visit.
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