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June 30 Evening Newscast: Houston man charged with murder of Quinlan woman

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Lindsey Wiley
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Texas A&M University-Commerce

Sandra Martinez went missing from Quinlan in late April.

A Houston man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a woman from Quinlan. Reynaldo Chavez is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of Quinlan resident Sandra Martinez. The Greenville Herald Banner reports that Martinez went missing in late April. A missing person report filed with Greenville police led to Royse City police discovering record of Martinez staying at the American Inn motel in Royse City on May 2. Video footage shows Martinez and Chavez entering a room, followed by Chavez leaving the room early the next morning with what appeared to be a woman wrapped in a blanket. Texas Rangers joined the investigation and cooperation between multiple law enforcement agencies led to the linking of Martinez with the body of a woman found in Houston.

Chavez was arrested last Saturday on unrelated charges by Rockwall police and later charged with the murder of Martinez. Chavez is being held on $1 million bond and charged with murder, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful carrying of a weapon and theft of a firearm. The death of Sandra Martinez of Quinlan remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the circumstances of her disappearance or death is asked to contact Detective Andrew Mason of the Royse City Police Department.