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(NewsNation) — The fellow of Giselle Tapia-Salazar, the Texas parent who was recovered dormant hanging from a dock successful May, was arrested and charged with tampering with a corpse, according to League City Police Department. It is unclear if his complaint is related to her death.
James Hart, 51, was arrested Thursday and charged with tampering/fabricating carnal grounds with intent to impair a quality corpse, which requires a enslaved of $80,000.
This comes astir 2 months aft Hart's woman Giselle Tapia-Salazar, 30, was found dead, hanging from a dock adjacent the vessel they some were surviving on. Tapia-Salazar's decease was initially ruled a termination but is being reinvestigated arsenic a homicide. Investigators judge the 30-year-old parent of 4 was positioned to marque it look similar she had died by suicide, and constabulary said backmost successful June they had identified 2 persons of involvement successful the case.
NewsNation's Alex Caprariello spoke with Hart successful a June interview during which helium said helium was heartbroken implicit his girlfriend's death. He besides claimed helium was not progressive successful her death.
"I recovered myself successful the mediate of this thing, but I virtually person thing to hide," Hart told NewsNation. "I had thing to bash with this. I'm telling the truth."
Caprariello confirmed with constabulary backmost successful June that Hart was being investigated arsenic a idiosyncratic of involvement successful transportation to Tapia-Salazar's decease and that determination is simply a past of reported home unit betwixt the couple.
NewsNation has reached retired to the League City Police Department for much accusation and this study volition beryllium updated with its response.
James Hart, 51, was arrested and charged connected July 25, 2024 with Tampering/Fabricating Physical Evidence w/Intent to Impair a Human Corpse. (Credit: League City Police Department)
