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Second suspect arrested in fake drug deal turned shooting at Love's
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A second suspect has been arrested in a fake drug deal that turned into a shooting at Love's Truck Stop about 10:45 p.m. on Friday, May 30.
Rahab Ontiveros has been charged in connection with the shooting of Pedro Martinez.
According to the arrest affidavit, before the shooting, Jose 'Pelon' Perez had asked Ontiveros to sell Martinez some truck equipment. However, Martinez didn't pay Perez the agreed-upon amount.
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Later, Martinez reached out to Ontiveros, looking to buy methamphetamine. Ontiveros went to a store and bought bath salts, which she and Perez planned to say was meth. They agreed to meet at Love's Truck Stop.
Martinez and his girlfriend arrived at the Love's Truck Stop, where Martinez's friend, Marcelino Romero, joined them later. Perez and Ontiveros arrived in separate vehicles. Ontiveros also asked a friend of hers, Jose Salas, to be there, and in exchange, she would buy him a beer.
Once everyone was there, Martinez's girlfriend went inside Love's. Ontiveros approached Martinez to make the fake drug deal. Martinez had Romero inspect the 'drugs', who quickly found out they were fake. At this point, Perez jumped out of his vehicle with his gun drawn and began firing.
Multiple witnesses on the scene said they heard four to eight gunshots from the southside parking lot at Love's Truck Stop.
Ontiveros got in her car and left the scene. Romero also left the scene. Perez, who was still armed, ran to Salas, who was not in on the plot and was driving away, and forced him to drive somewhere at gunpoint away from the scene.
Ontiveros said she had taken the revolver to her residence on Borton, wrapped it in gray sweats, given it to her son, and told him to hide it.
The gun, a Heritage Rough Rider .22 caliber long-barrel revolver, was located in a creek bed near the residence.
Ontiveros has been charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Serious Bodily Injury and is being held in the Wichita County Jail on a $750,000 bond.
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