An El Paso man is accused of killing his father who was found dead and wrapped in a plastic bag inside a West Side home, police officials said.
The body of David Edward De Coste, 59, was found by El Paso police officers responding to a call about an unknown problem on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, at a home in the 6800 block of Villa Hermosa Drive, El Paso police spokeswoman Detective Judy Oviedo said in news release on Thursday, Aug. 20.
John Michael De Coste, 29, was arrested on murder and tampering with evidence charges, police said. He is being jailed without bond at the El Paso County jail in Downtown.
Idalia De La Torre, 28, was arrested on a tampering with evidence
charge and jailed under a $150,000 bond, police said.
El Paso man found slain in West Side home
Police officers arrived at the home at about 3:10 p.m. and found the body of David De Coste. During a protective sweep of the home, officers "detected signs of other individuals inside," police stated.
The other people inside — later identified as John Michael De Coste and De La Torre — were not immediately found. Officers surrounded the house and the EPPD SWAT team and Crisis Management Team were deployed.
The pair inside the house eventually exited the house, detained and arrested as part of the homicide investigation by the Crimes Against Persons Unit.
Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and @BorundaDaniel on X.
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