A 35-year-old man, who was arrested Jan. 8 after he admitted to Ector County Sheriff’s Office investigators that he had shot his wife, was again arrested on Wednesday and his bond increased to $750,000.
Samuel Adrian Chavira, 35, was charged with murder, a first-degree felony.
Chavira was booked into the Ector County Law Enforcement Center on Jan. 8, jail records show. He had one bond totaling $250,000 and posted bail on Jan. 10.
According to court records, a warrant was issued by Judge Justin Low of the 161st District Court for Chavira. Chavira was booked into the jail on Wednesday and his bond was set at $750,000. He was still in custody as of Thursday afternoon.
The Odessa American previously reported that ECSO deputies responded Jan. 8 to the 11000 block of Layla Lane and while enroute an additional 911 call came in and the man advised that he had shot his wife, an ECSO probable cause affidavit detailed.
When deputies arrived they located Chavira and two juveniles in the front yard. Deputies entered the home and found a woman dead on the master bedroom floor entryway and she was face up with a wound to the right shoulder. The woman was identified as Arely Sotelo Navarrette.
The probable cause affidavit detailed that deputies saw a shell casing on the floor five feet away. Deputies secured the residence and waited for the arrival of CID Investigators.
Deputies say that investigators conducted an investigation and located a 22 caliber pistol and shell casings. Investigators also interviewed Chavira and he admitted to shooting Navarrette.
