A 17-year-old Texas girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert in September has been charged with capital murder in the Aug. 27 death of a man she allegedly met online.
A Dallas County grand jury indicted Natalie Navarro this week on allegations that she “unlawfully intentionally caused the death” of Arturo Pena, 21, by shooting him, according to the indictment.
He was also allegedly “in the course of committing and attempting” to steal Pena’s belongings when he allegedly shot him, the indictment states.
Investigators believe Navarro and Pena met online, according to the Garland Police Department, and that the 17-year-old suspect allegedly intended to rob him with a male accomplice, 21-year-old Yordy Martinez.
Navarro told police that he “had spoken to Yordy once online before, but had never met him in person the night of the actual murder,” Garland Police Department spokesman Richard Maldonado told Fox News Digital.
But officials have “reason to believe” she may not be entirely truthful.
A Dallas County grand jury indicted Natalie Navarro for killing Arturo Pena, 21, by shooting him, according to the indictment. Dallas County Jail
The 17-year-old suspect allegedly met with Pena in person two weeks before the alleged shooting in what police believe was an attempt to set up the victim, FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth reported.
On August 29, Garland Police Department officers were dispatched to 342 West Oates Road after receiving a report of a person passed out in a vehicle.
Upon arrival they determined that the man, later identified as Peña, had been shot to death.
On Sept. 1, Garland detectives identified 21-year-old Yordy Martinez and Navarro as persons of interest in Pena’s death. Texas Department of Public Safety
A GoFundMe titled “Arturo Peña’s ‘El Hogar del Cielo’ Memorial Service” claims he was “brutally taken from his family and loved ones” in August.
Pena had been reported missing on Aug. 27, Garland police said in a news release at the time.
On September 1, Garland detectives identified Navarro and Martinez as persons of interest in Peña’s apparent murder.
Police believe Navarro met Arturo Pena online and conspired to rob him with another suspect. family brochure
Texas authorities issued an Amber Alert for Navarro at the time, and authorities later located her near the Mexican border, according to FOX 4, and detained her.
Authorities continue to search for Martínez.
Police ask anyone with information about the incident to contact the Garland Police Department at 972-485-4840.
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