“Woman charged, brother sought in Pharr machete killing”
April 21, 2011
One woman remains in custody on a high bond, while authorities are searching for her brother in connection with an argument that escalated into a homicide.
Reyna’s brother, 29-year-old
The brother and sister are accused of murdering 29-year-old
The killing took place early Wednesday morning, shortly after midnight, at an apartment complex in the 100 block of
Rocha, who is from
A witness was drinking beer with Rocha outside of his family’s apartment, near the parking lot area, when Rocha and
Rocha tried to walk away but tripped and fell, giving
Through information gathered at the scene, officers were able to stop a gold-colored vehicle driven by
Lopez said it wasn’t the first time
“”We’ve had the apartment for eight years, and we’ve never had issues like this until we let this guy move in,”” Lopez said. “”Albert has issues. He would snap at whoever was looking at his wife.””
Lopez’s husband Nick said he had faced problems with
“”I had already talked to him because he flashed a knife at another tenant,”” he said. “”He wanted to be the boss of that area.””