Arrest made after girl’s physique discovered at McKinney dwelling

A McKinney man is in jail after police discovered a girl’s physique at a house on Sunday morning. 

Based on the McKinney Police Division, detectives acquired a tip {that a} physique could also be situated at dwelling within the 600 block of Pearson Avenue. 

Authorities stated they secured a search warrant and went to the house, the place they encountered 42-year-old Chad Christopher Stevens. 

“I awoke this morning, and all I heard was helicopters and police telling somebody on Pearson Ave. to return outdoors with their palms out,” stated Carolina Murillo, whose household woke as much as the presence of McKinney Police on their avenue.

“I used to be freaking out as a result of, like, that is supposedly imagined to be like a quiet neighborhood, ?” stated Murillo.

She stated officers blocked off the roads, and a SWAT crew known as out instructions to their neighbor inside the house throughout the road.

“Everyone’s like, ‘Oh my God.’ They ere finishing up a complete bunch of issues. So like, I am unable to imagine this occurred. Like, , we have been saying, ‘Hello’ to him or no matter it’s. It is scary,” expressed Murillo who would additionally greeted her neighbor through the years.

“I imply, we have lived right here for just like the previous few years. So a couple of instances most likely, like daily after I acquired dwelling from work, say, ‘Hey,’ to him, and that was as a lot interplay as we had,” stated Murillo.

A neighbor’s video confirmed the second police arrested Stevens and likewise eliminated proof from the house.

Whereas executing the search warrant, detectives discovered the physique of 35-year-old Heather Louise Schwab. Stevens was arrested on the scene and charged with tampering with proof with the intent to impair a human corpse.

“My dad and mom and my brothers noticed like somebody perform like a fridge and likewise from the neighbor. I additionally heard they took out like a black bag per se, like a physique bag,” described Murillo.

In a information launch despatched out to media, police stated Schwab had been lacking, however a spokesperson could not affirm particulars on Sunday.

“It may have been a special girl, however a couple of months again, there was like a girl like , round him. She type of like adopted him round. Similar to did no matter he did, however she was like all the time round, after which a few months later, , I like stopped seeing her and I used to be like, ‘Okay, effectively, perhaps they broke up or no matter occurred, and that was it,” mirrored Murillo.

She described Stevens as ‘awkward’ and all the time outdoors.

“He was like up always. Like anytime I used to be going out leaving the home or coming in, like he was all the time outdoors. Simply strolling round doing stuff across the yard,” stated Murillo.

The investigation remains to be ongoing. Anybody with details about this case is requested to contact Detective Monte Robertson at 972-547-2724.