Rexburg man reportedly admits to killing woman after argument over infidelity and drug use

REXBURG — A 32-year-old man was arrested Thursday nighttime aft reportedly admitting to constabulary that he changeable and killed a female aft an hours-long argument.

Fabian Hernandez is charged pinch first-degree murder, felony possession of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor usage aliases possession pinch intent to usage supplier paraphernalia.

Court documents opportunity a Rexburg constabulary serviceman was called to a location connected nan 600 artifact of Lilac Street astir 11:15 p.m. for a study of a homicide.

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After arriving astatine nan home, nan serviceman reportedly saw a woman, identified arsenic 35-year-old Ariana Ramos Chavez, lying deceased adjacent nan guidelines of nan beforehand stairs. Court documents opportunity she was changeable aggregate times successful nan precocious body.

According to police, Ramos Chavez lived astatine nan location pinch her home partner, Hernandez.

A lieutenant pinch nan Rexburg Police Department was reportedly told by 1 of Ramos Chavez’s children that erstwhile they arrived home, they saw Hernandez “with a weapon successful his manus opinionated by (Ramos Chavez’s) body.”

Officers connected segment of nan alleged execution connected Friday morning. | Jordan Wood, EastIdahoNews.com

Court documents opportunity nan kid asked Hernandez why he did that to their mom, to which he “began apologizing and dropped nan weapon adjacent (Ramos Chavez’) body.

When officers arrived, nan weapon was still adjacent to nan body.

When officers first arrived astatine nan house, Hernandez allegedly laid connected nan crushed successful nan “prone position” and stated, “I’m nan 1 you’re looking for; I’m nan suspect.”

Hernandez past reportedly told constabulary that he “blacked out,” but “nobody other could’ve changeable (Ramos Chavez).”

He past told officers that nan doorbell video camera connected nan beforehand doorway of nan location would person captured nan alleged murder. He reportedly allowed officers to hunt connected his telephone for nan video.

Officers connected segment of nan alleged execution connected Friday morning. | Jordan Wood, EastIdahoNews.com

According to constabulary reports, Hernandez told officers that he and Ramos Chavez had been arguing complete matter betwixt 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. that nighttime astir “infidelity and supplier use.”

Ramos Chavez has reportedly told Hernandez to “get his s*** and get out” referring to methamphetamine he had successful their bedroom. Hernandez told officers he spent “between $300 and $500 per week connected methamphetamines.”

He past told constabulary he bought nan weapon utilized to sprout Ramos Chavez for $300 disconnected of a Facebook group.

Hernandez told officers “everyone successful nan location knew wherever nan weapon was located” and that it was “always loaded.” He past said he called 911 to study that he had changeable Ramos Chavez.

Police opportunity Hernandez appeared to beryllium nether nan power of drugs, truthful they asked for support to do a humor draw. Hernandez asked for an lawyer earlier consenting to nan humor draw.

Court records opportunity different of Ramos Chavez’s children said to a detective and said they heard Hernandez and Ramos Chavez arguing, Hernandez threatening to sprout her, and past saw Hernandez get nan weapon earlier going backmost extracurricular and shooting her 3 times.

Hernandez was past taken into custody and booked into nan Madison County Jail. According to constabulary reports, during nan booking process, a “glass methamphetamine pipe” pinch “meth residue successful it” was recovered pinch Hernandez astatine nan jail.

He was booked connected $1 cardinal bond, and attended his first quality Friday afternoon. A no-contact bid was issued for nan children who unrecorded astatine nan location wherever nan alleged execution occurred.

Hernandez is expected to look for a preliminary proceeding connected Sept. 4. If convicted, he could look life successful situation aliases nan decease penalty.

Though Hernandez has been charged pinch these crimes, it does not needfully mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed guiltless until they are proven guilty.