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Martin “Chubbs” Gonzales, 23, was found dead in his vehicle’s trunk on Feb. 7, 2017, in Universal City.
Martin “Chubbs” Gonzales, 23, was found dead in his vehicle’s trunk on Feb. 7, 2017, in Universal City.
Martin “Chubbs” Gonzales, 23, was found dead in his vehicle’s trunk on Feb. 7, 2017, in Universal City.
Martin “Chubbs” Gonzales, 23, was found dead in his vehicle’s trunk on Feb. 7, 2017, in Universal City.
Martin “Chubbs” Gonzales, 23, was found dead in his vehicle’s trunk on Feb. 7, 2017, in Universal City.
Martin “Chubbs” Gonzales, 23, was found dead in his vehicle’s trunk on Feb. 7, 2017, in Universal City.
Martin “Chubbs” Gonzales, 23, was found dead in his vehicle’s trunk on Feb. 7, 2017, in Universal City.
Martin “Chubbs” Gonzales, 23, was found dead in his vehicle’s trunk on Feb. 7, 2017, in Universal City.
Martin “Chubbs” Gonzales, 23, was found dead in his vehicle’s trunk on Feb. 7, 2017, in Universal City.
Martin “Chubbs” Gonzales, 23, was found dead in his vehicle’s trunk on Feb. 7, 2017, in Universal City.
SAN ANTONIO — Authorities arrested a man Friday for his alleged role in the shooting death of a 23-year-old father, whose decomposing body was found inside the trunk of his vehicle earlier this month, according to court documents.
Ashton Lucas Lomas, 23, was charged with capital murder, which poses a maximum sentence of life in prison or the death penalty.
Martin Gonzales, 23, was reported missing in late January. On Feb. 7, police in Universal City were dispatched for a suspicious vehicle call at an apartment complex in the 500 block of Dukeway Drive.
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Investigators smelled a foul odor coming from the trunk of the vehicle and saw flies flying around the trunk of the vehicle, according to Lomas’ arrest affidavit.
The investigators believed a decomposing body was inside the vehicle and had a towing service help open the trunk. Once the vehicle was opened, the body, which was later identified as Gonzales, was found in a green military-style bag.
The medical examiner’s office arrived and unzipped the green bag to find the body was wrapped in bed sheets and other clothing articles, the affidavit said.
During the autopsy, investigators learned Gonzales’ arms were zip-tied and his legs wrapped with a white rope. His head was wrapped in cellophane, which covered a gunshot wound, according to the affidavit.
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On Thursday, Feb. 16, the San Antonio Police Department said they received a call from Lomas, who said he had killed Gonzales. Lomas then provided police details about the killing and other facts not initially released to the public, according to the affidavit.
Lomas told investigators he and two other men took Gonzales to the 10000 block of Ware Seguin Road in Converse, where they robbed him.
They allegedly took his watch, a gold chain, two guns along with $40 and some marijuana, according to the affidavit. Lomas said he then received an order to shoot the victim which he did with a revolver.
Lomas said he and another one of the suspects cleaned the crime scene and helped him carry the body into the victim’s vehicle’s trunk. The same man that told him to shoot Gonzales told him to get rid of the body, according to the affidavit.
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Gonzales was known by the nickname “Chubbs,” and is survived by a wife and two children, according to previous reports.
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