The allegations could bring down the mayor of this South Texas town: a faked death, an attempt to hide the evidence from police, a cover-up story
Mayor Grace Saenz-Lopez was indicted Friday on two felony counts of tampering with physical evidence
Saenz-Lopez had agreed to take care of Puddles while Rudy Gutierrez and Shelly Cavazos were on vacation
A day after they left, she called to say the dog was dead, but three months later a relative of Cavazos saw Puddles
Puddles' family sued and filed a criminal complaint, but the case took a new turn Monday when the mayor filed a police report saying the dog was missing.
A television crew found the dog 10 miles from Alice
at the home of Saenz-Lopez's twin, Graciela Garcia
"The taking of the dog was to save it from certain death,"
She decided if she gave it back it would die."
Garcia was indicted on a felony count of concealing evidence
She and the mayor have been released on bond
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