Abel Garza, an off-duty Border Patrol agent, was charged with murder in the death of Mayra Alejandra Landeros.

A murder count and four other felony counts are the charging paper. They are not a finding that he killed Landeros, and they are not a sentence. None of the accounts reported a plea. Joe Baeza's quote in the same stories still describes charges as being formulated. That sentence and the lead that says he has been charged are not the same moment.

KGNS reported Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, in a story published at 4:28 p.m. CDT, that Abel Garza, 30, has been charged with murder, a first-degree felony, in the death of his wife, Mayra Alejandra Landeros, 28, after a domestic disturbance in south Laredo. KWTX published the KGNS/Gray News account at 12:37 a.m. CDT on Thursday, Oct. 29, with the same charge, the same ages, and the same relationship. Both reported he is also charged with two counts of endangering a child and two counts of abandonment of a child, and that all four of those counts are second-degree felonies. Both reported he was transported to the Webb County Jail and that his bond was set at $1 million. A charging document is the state's accusation. It is not a verdict.

Both reported the call came just before 3 a.m. Wednesday, at a home near Texana and Nocona. KGNS added that the home was off Cuatro Vientos. KWTX wrote Texana Street and Nocona Street and did not print Cuatro Vientos. Chief Miguel Rodriguez said police were called about a man knocking on doors and asking for help. A police drone spotted a car leaving as officers arrived. Officers stopped the car and found Landeros in the back floorboard with critical stab wounds. She died later at the hospital. Both reported the death is Laredo's sixth homicide of 2026. KGNS wrote "6th." Those are the same count. Those details are what police told the stations. They are not a finding.

Both reported the 30-year-old driver, later identified as Garza, was detained, and that police said the two were a couple. Both reported two children were found safe. They are not named here, and they are not described here beyond that. LPD's Joe Baeza said, "The person is in LPD custody, but they're still in the process of formulating charges with the District Attorney's Office guiding us." That quote is from before the counts in the lead. The stories that print the quote also print the charges. No plea was reported.

KGNS reported that U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed in a statement that the man involved is a Border Patrol agent. KWTX reported the statement confirmed that Garza is a Border Patrol agent. Both reported CBP said he is an off-duty Laredo Sector agent who was arrested at 6 a.m., and that the agency's Office of Professional Responsibility is reviewing the case. Just before 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. are not the same time. The first is when police say the call came in. The second is when CBP says the arrest was. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.