ELGIN, Texas - A person of interest has been identified in a suspicious death investigation in Elgin.
The backstory:
Police said on June 30, around 12:44 p.m., authorities responded to a welfare check in the 100 block of Anderson St.
When they arrived, they found a woman with obvious trauma to her body. The victim was later identified as 55-year-old Sonya Martinez Guerra.
After an investigation, a person of interest was identified, 33-year-old Christopher Vargas, 33.
Vargas is currently in the Hays County Jail on unrelated charges.
More charges have been filed by the Bastop County Sheriff's Office for a crime related to this investigation that happened outside Elgin's city limits.
Elgin police said additional charges within their jurisdiction are expected.
The Source: Information from the Elgin Police Department