A woman named Madeline Pantoja was found dead in Texas on May 20. After searching her body for 10 days. A suspect named Mario Juan Chacon Jr was arrested in connection to her murder.

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Who is Mario Juan Chacon Jr?

Mario Juan Chacon is a 24-year-old man, who is charged with murder, after the death of Madeline Pantoja. As per police officials, as of now, he is arrested without bond on Saturday at Midland County Jai.

According to media reports, Chacon was her ex-boyfriend, and the couple reportedly broke up prior to her disappearance. The 20-year-old, Pantoja disappeared on May 10, after she was dropped off at her house following a dinner with a friend at around 11 pm.

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Her family got suspicious after she found nowhere, as they inquired about her everywhere. She left her car, phone, and hog, which was flagged as excessively rare of her, as reported by The Sun.

After the police inquiry, her neighbors reported that they heard a loud argument after a pickup truck was seen speeding to her home at 1 am. The police found Pantoja’s remains three miles east of the County Road on Saturday morning.

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The cause of the death has not been revealed yet. Dallas County will be performing the Autopsy as a part of the investigation process.

When Pantoja’s search was on, the Mayor of Midland, Lori Blong, announced the $20k reward for her information on Friday. She also said, “I cannot imagine the stress and the concern and worry of Madeline’s family and friends as they’ve gone through this ordeal”.

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Her friend, Karen Ramos also made the statement saying, “We’re just begging God to help us get her back home. We’re just doing whatever we can to just get the most help we can from anywhere”.

However, things took a drastic turn when her remains were found by the police during the search.