BEXAR COUNTY, Texas (TCN) — A 24-year-old man has been charged with evidence tampering almost seven years after his girlfriend was found burned and decomposed in a field.
At a press conference on Oct. 31, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar announced the arrest of Joey Emiliano Tovar-Vargas in connection with the death of his girlfriend, 20-year-old Meagan Gonzales. He said, “What we can prove at this point is that he disposed of her body.”
Gonzales was last seen in her truck with Tovar-Vargas on Nov. 11, 2019. Her family reported her missing four days later after they were unable to get in contact with her, according to Us Magazine. Her truck was found on Dec. 2, 2019, with blood in the bed, and her body was found the same day. DNA testing revealed the blood in the truck bed belonged to her…