SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A burned body found in a San Antonio apartment has been identified as that of a missing college student.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s office on Wednesday said the body is that of 20-year-old Northwest Vista College student Jared Vargas.
The body was found Monday, three days after Vargas was last seen.
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The cause of death is listed only as homicidal violence.
Police have arrested 20-year-old Ernesto Esquivel-Garcia on charges of murder, arson and abuse of a corpse. Federal immigration officials have also put a hold on Esquivel-Garcia, who does not have an attorney listed to speak for him.
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