SAN ANGELO, TX – The man accused of murdering and stuffing his pregnant girlfriend into a freezer in October has agreed to a plea deal that would send him to prison for life.
As first reported by San Angelo LIVE!, on Oct. 20, officers with the San Angelo Police Department arrested William James Martinez Hernandez, 39, for the Murder of Selena Bradley and her unborn child.
The story begins on the Oct. 16, when the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office dispatch received a call regarding a possible murder. Investigators got back with the caller on Oct. 19 and learned that it was a life long friend of Hernandez. The affidavit states that the two knew each other since they were five-years-old.
The man told the investigators that Hernandez had told him that he had done something terrible and he would go to prison for life. He later went onto say that Hernandez informed him that there was a body in the freezer.
Investigators then talked to Hernandez's ex-girlfriend who stated that he had been dating a woman named Selena Bradley but she also went by Selena Burney. She went on to tell investigators that Hernandez lived on the 100 block of Allen St.
Later that day the original caller got back in touch with the investigators. He told them that Hernandez was aware that the "law was looking for him." The investigators then drove by the home on Allen st and found a 2015 Chevy 1500 pickup that belonged to Hernandez. He later saw the truck leave and drive to the 1100 block of S. Chadbourne St. Here are images from the scene:
Woman Found Stuffed in Freezer (Live Photo / John Basquez)
Police Activity on Chadbourne St (Live Photo / John Basquez)
Police Activity on Chadbourne St (Live Photo / John Basquez)
Police Activity on Chadbourne St (Live Photo / John Basquez)
Later that day a search warrant was issued and executed by the San Angelo Police Department. Once the residence was secured, the officers found a freezer. According to court documents, the freezer was large enough to conceal an individual.
One of the officers on the scene was told to open the freezer. Inside was something wrapped in a tarp but the officers shut the lid and waited for more instruction. A detective was then called on scene and the tarp was taken out of the freezer.
They then opened up the tarp. The officers on scene "observed a female subject deceased in the freezer wrapped tarp. Officer were able to identify the woman as Selena Bradley. Officer distinctly pointed out that the woman had purple hair and that they used her Facebook to identify her.
Selena Bradley (L) William Hernandez (R) (Contributed: Facebook/Tom Green County Jail)
The affidavit also states that Bradley had marks on her neck and on the left side of her face from being assaulted.
The final person officers spoke with before arresting Hernandez was his baby's mother. Hernandez has a four-year-old child with the woman. She told police that Hernandez had called to speak with his daughter. During the conversation he was upset and crying. He also admitting to killing Bradley during the phone call.
Following an autopsy, investigators also learned that Bradley was pregnant. Bradley had two children already and was expecting a third.
Hernandez was then arrested and booked into the Tom Green County Jail. He was charged with Murder, Assault that Caused Bodily Injury to a Family Member, Tampering with Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair a Human Corpse and Zoning - Outside Storage. Hernandez was on bond when the Murder occurred for Sexual Assault of a Child, Indecency with a Child and Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child Under 14.
His bond is set at $1,000,852.00.
According to Court Reports, Hernandez is set to take a plea deal on Nov. 25. The plea deal will send Hernandez to prison for life. His plea hearing is set for Wednesday, Nov. 25.
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