BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) – Texas Rangers and the Howard County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Howard County man April 2 in connection with the murder of his wife.
DPS says, 31-year-old Andres Perches, was arrested in connection with the death of 39-year-old Amanda Bates, who had been reported missing.
Perches has been charged with murder. He has also been charged with failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements.
He is being held in the Howard County Jail on a $1 million bond.
The Texas Rangers and the Howard County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation remains active.
DPS has sent a corrected version of the previous release.
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