PASADENA, Texas — A third teenager is charged with capital murder after a 19-year-old man was found shot to death in a Pasadena park early Thursday morning.
Jail records show Jeanette Clifton, 18, was booked into jail on Monday. Days after two other teens were arrested and charged in the case.
Serenity Delgado, 17, and Cruz Martinez, 18, are also accused in the shooting death of Nathaniel Navarro at Satsuma Park. Navarro's body was found at the park at around 2:30 a.m. The park is located on Satsuma Street near Red Bluff Boulevard, about a mile and a half from Sparks Elementary School.
Court records show Martinez was out on bond at the time of the shooting on charges of DUI and unlawful possession of a firearm.
All three teens are charged with tampering with evidence - human corpse, according to court documents. Martinez appeared in probable cause court Sunday night. A judge denied him bond on the murder charge and set a $50,000 bond for the tampering with evidence charge, records show.
Pasadena police said they got a call about a meeting at the park between the Navarro and three to four other people.
"We don't know what the purpose of the meeting was or what transpired that led to the shooting," Sgt. Raul Granados with the Pasadena Police Department said Thursday morning.
After being shot, Navarro got into his car but ended up crashing at the park. That's when police said the people who were with Navarro dragged his body out of the vehicle about 100 yards away on the other side of the park.
Crimestoppers Houston said Navarro's death was a big blow to the family.
"You know, for the family of the 19-year-old, it’s hard enough losing a loved one to this type of offense, and then when you find out one of the defendants was released on multiple bonds. It’s like getting sucker punched all over again by the system," a Crimestoppers spokesperson said.
It's unclear whether police are searching for any other suspects.