MIDLAND, Texas — A 20-year-old woman who had been missing for more than a week in western Texas was found dead Saturday, and a man has been arrested in connection with her killing, police said. Madeline Pantoja was reported missing on May 11, vanishing with her phone and car still at her home in Midland, according to the Midland Police Department. Hours after the discovery, 24-year-old Mario Juan Chacon, Jr. was arrested on suspicion of murder in Pantoja’s death on Saturday afternoon, according to Midland Police. Air and ground crews racing to find the young woman had searched about 60 square miles of remote property, Herman said. Before Pantoja was found dead, Midland Mayor Lori Blong announced Friday a $20,000 reward for information that would lead to her whereabouts.

Source: CNN May 22, 2023 02:55 UTC