Video After The Jump
SAN ANTONIO – A teenager who found a man’s body under a drainage ditch was seen stealing his necklace in a video shared on Snapchat.
An arrest warrant affidavit states that Bethany Martin, 17, & a female friend, 16, discovered the man’s body in Southwest Bexar County on Monday morning.
Investigators said the girls first called a friend, who arrived & called authorities.
The man, 25, had hanged himself and had discoloration throughout his body.
On Tuesday, deputies received footage from an anonymous person.
One video showed Martin & her friend near the man’s body & another video showed Martin removing a chain & medallion from his neck.
The girls in the video were recognized by a BCSO investigator as being witnesses at the scene.
The investigator interviewed Martin, who said her friend liked the necklace & pendant around the man’s neck.
She said she removed the jewelry from his body & then removed the medallion from the chain. She said she gave the medallion to her friend & tossed the necklace into the grass.
The friend, who is not named in this story because she is a juvenile, told deputies that she recorded the incident on Snapchat.
She said she put the medallion on her own golden necklace because it “matched her fashion style.”
Booking records with the Bexar County Jail show Martin was arrested Tuesday & charged with theft to a human corpse or grave. Her bond was set at $2,000 & she has since been released from jail.
The 16-year-old was also charged with theft to a human corpse.
Source: KSAT
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