Myrta Romanos

OVERVIEW & LEGAL HISTORY SUMMARY

Myrta Romanos (born 1976) is the stepmother of Christopher Ray Preciado and was initially charged as a co-defendant in connection with the post-crime concealment of the December 2023 murders of Savanah Soto, Matthew Guerra, and unborn Fabian. Romanos was arrested on January 10, 2024, after San Antonio police surveillance video linked her to a secondary vehicle used during the concealment of Guerra's Kia Optima. Authorities alleged she assisted in hiding evidence and noted that the firearm used in the homicides belonged to her. A Bexar County grand jury indicted Romanos in March 2024 on charges of tampering with evidence and abuse of a human corpse. She remained detained on bond, with defense motions for bond reduction repeatedly denied through October 2025. On November 5, 2025, prosecutors requested a trial reset in Romanos's case to prioritize Christopher Preciado's capital murder prosecution. When the district court denied the state's reset request, prosecutors dismissed all criminal charges against Romanos without prejudice, resulting in her immediate release from custody. Following her release, Romanos was not called as a witness during Christopher Preciado's March 2026 trial. She remains named as a co-defendant in the $1 million civil wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victims' families.