CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Prosecutors say they will no longer be seeking the death penalty against the main suspect in the death of 21 year old Breanna Wood, though there is no clear indication as to why.
Wood's body was found in a box wrapped in plastic in an abandoned building off FM 666 near Robstown in January of 2017,
28 year old Joseph Tejeda is facing capital murder charges for the fatal shooting of Wood. He is also accused of hiding her body after telling police officers he was offered $500 dollars to commit the crime. He is one of six other defendants facing charges in the murder. Tejeda is set to go to trial in September.
Prosecutors said Tuesday they dropped the death penalty after discussing the case with Wood's mother.