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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#302222;font-size:14px"><strong>Texas man is arrested for the murder of 20-year-old Madeline Pantoja who disappeared on a night out nine days previously</strong></h2>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#302222;font-size:14px"><strong>Madelina Molina Pantoja, 20, vanished from her apt in Midland, Texas on May 10</strong> </h2>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#302222;font-size:14px"><strong>Her phone, purse and dog were still in her apartment when her family went to her home on May 11</strong></h2>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#302222;font-size:14px"><strong>Mario Juan Chacon, 24, was arrested for the murder of Madeline Pantoja on Saturday afternoon </strong></h2>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#302222;font-size:14px"><strong>The arrest came hours after police found Pantoja&#8217;s body near Midland, Texas </strong></h2>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#302222;font-size:14px"><strong>Chacon, Jr. is being held without bond as of Saturday night at the Midland County Jail, </strong></h2>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Mario Juan Chacon Jr, 24, [photo] was arrested on Saturday in Midland, Texas, on felony first-degree murder of 20-year-old Madeline Pantoja, who was last seen on May 10. Her body was found <strong>on Saturday</strong> morning &#8211; nine days later</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A man has been arrested for the murder of a woman in western Texas more than a week after she disappeared after a night out.<br>The arrest of Mario Juan Chacon, 24, on Saturday afternoon came just hours after the body of Madelina Molina Pantoja, 20, was found on Saturday morning, police said. <br>Mario Juan Chacon, Jr. was arrested on and is being charged with felony first-degree murder. As of Saturday night he is being held without bond at the Midland County Jail, according to county jail records. <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/pcs/click?xai=AKAOjstgvvhmB253RHty4V4CmZ2KVJ3JprYJozbtBV8q4IF0cw6uYoySzShBBU-Qg4T1T2IVifLZkVJlH7iRBF1542JxWQBwUKkQLS7_JjmfehTAZCCJaerZ_lRliiYPzRBKJQBTSGa-&;sai=AMfl-YSK6ByL-IFapLXKJHau0pUcEKkTksQjOarTJvyBXa4Avl37Ht2qyJ_qZHdIxvRDC5ZF5UU0PTZWw3Y5O8E4TGJjqrHPcxVr8_RC9Cbq9AssGAU&;sig=Cg0ArKJSzLgTXCdoGuT2EAE&;cry=1&;fbs_aeid=[gw_fbsaeid]&;urlfix=1&;adurl=http://homebudgetprotection.com" target="_blank"></a><br>Pantoja was last seen on May 10, at her home at around 11pm, but neighbors say they heard her arguing with her ex-boyfriend hours later at 1.30am.<br>Pantoja&#8217;s phone, purse and dog were still in her apartment when she was reported missing on May 11. </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Madeline Pantoja [photo], was reported missing on May 11, triggering a frantic nine-day search. She was last seen on May 10 at her home. She was dropped off there at 11pm, but neighbors say they heard her arguing with her ex-boyfriend at 1.30am.</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On May 20 her body was found southeast of Midland, approximately 3 miles east of County Road 190 and County Road 1160, police said.<br>&#8216;At approximately 3.30pm today, Midland Police Department detectives arrested Mario Juan Chacon,&#8217; MPD reported on Saturday.<br>The investigation into Pantoja&#8217;s death is ongoing and an autopsy will be performed in Dallas County, Midland Police said.<br>News of Pantoja&#8217;s death shocked the community, which had been trying to assist with the search since her disappearance.<br>A Facebook page that had been posting &#8216;search dates and info&#8217; had nearly 30,000 likes as of Sunday morning. <br>The number of citizens looking to involve themselves in the investigation caused the police to warn that criminal action would be taken against anybody interfering.<br>Nonetheless, on Friday before Pantoja was found dead, Midland Mayor Lori Blong announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts.</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Neighbors heard Madelina Molina Pantoja [photo], was said to have been arguing with her ex-boyfriend at 1.30am on May 11, the night she disappeared </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8216;I cannot imagine the stress and the concern and worry of Madeline&#8217;s family and friends as they&#8217;ve gone through this ordeal,&#8217; she said at the time.<br>She said there was no reason to believe there was a public threat to Midland. <br>Chief of police in Midland Seth Herman said during Friday&#8217;s conference that since the initial report, his department worked 24 hours a day to find Pantoja.<br>He said officers searched about 60 square miles with the aid of drones and manned aircraft. He said also had over a dozen search warrants and had interviewed 25 people.</p>

Texas police arrest Mario Juan Chaco, 24, for the murder of 20-year-old Madeline Pantoja, hours after her searchers found her body – She was heard arguing with her ex after a night out, nine days earlier
