Suspect in custody in Pueblo homicide
10/17/19 - Update 10/18/19
By: Brenda Argueta, Melissa Greathouse, Colette Bordelon
UPDATE: Pueblo Police just confirmed they arrested Anthony "Antonio" Cuevas, 36, and his wife Melanie, 36. Anthony Cuevas was arrested for first degree murder and a parole violation. Melanie was arrested on a warrant for criminal impersonation. There could be additional charges in the future. Officers are not currently looking for any other suspects.
PREVIOUS: Officers from the Pueblo Police Department, as well as parole officers and detectives, have located two suspects related to Thursday's homicide and taken them into custody. They were found near Adolfo's Restaurant, along with a second suspect.
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Detectives spent much of Friday at a home in the 800 block of Euclid in Pueblo, working to gather evidence related to the case. Investigators believe the homicide took place at that home.
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Police have located the car seen in the video, a Nissan Versa. They have not said where it was found, but they are processing it for evidence.
The name of the victim is not being released at this time. Only the coroner will release the name officially. Authorities say the female victim was wearing an Air Force T-shirt and M&M candy shorts, Police say she had a distinctive tattoo on her right thigh of a female clown along with other tattoos.
Multiple neighbors in the area near the 800 block of Euclid told News 5 they believe the victim is a woman named Mary Garcia. Police have not confirmed that identity.
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Sgt. Ortega understands people are looking for answers about this crime, including turning to social media to identify the suspect and the victim, yet he reminds everyone that police always try to protect the integrity of their investigation.