Harris County, TX – Detectives have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a homicide discovered on Fellows Road on Christmas Day, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said homicide detectives charged Santiago Bustamante (born July 26, 2008) with Tampering with Evidence and Abuse of a Human Corpse after a victim was found with a gunshot wound inside a burned truck on December 25, 2025.
According to investigators, Bustamante allegedly assisted his father, Ernesto Bustamante, in moving the victim’s body to the scene on Fellows Road. Members of the Violent Criminals Apprehension Team (VCAT) arrested the teen earlier today and booked him into the Harris County Jail.
The sheriff’s office has not released the victim’s identity or additional details about the ongoing investigation.
Residents with information are urged to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers of Houston.
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