Su esposo, Homero Herrera, de 61 años, también fue encontrado sangrando por el cuello después de intentar quitarse la vida y fue trasladado en helicóptero a un hospital de San Antonio, donde fue estabilizado lo suficiente como para ser interrogado y acusado formalmente de asesinato. En ese entonces se emitió una fianza de $1,500,000 por la Juez de Paz Tere Meléndrez a petición del Fiscal de Distrito, Roberto Serna.
En un interesante giro de los acontecimientos, Herrera ha sido puesto en libertad bajo fianza después de que Juez de Paz Jennie Smith puso la fianza en $100,000.00 que Herrera remitió el Jueves .
"Cuando Herrera supuestamente cometió el crimen, no le pusieron fianza", declaró el sheriff Tom Schmerber, "Al día siguiente, el fiscal del distrito sugirió colocar una fianza de $1.5 millones." Schmerber dijo que no estaba al tanto de que e la fianza se había reducido.
Herrera está programado para ser juzgado por el asesinato de su esposa en el Tribunal de Distrito este mes de agosto.
Alleged murderer Homero Herrera out on bond
An alleged murderer who in October was transported when he and his wife were found lying in a pool of blood in their residence on 215 Medina, a grisly scene that found 49 year-old mother and former teacher Blanca Herrera dead of multiple stab wounds in the bedroom of the couple's home.
Her husband, Homero Herrera, 61, was also found bleeding from his neck after attempting to take his own life and was airlifted to a San Antonio hospital where he was stabilized enough to be interrogated and formally charged with murder before then being issued a $1.5 million bond by Justice of the Peace Tere Melendrez at the request of District Attorney Roberto Serna.
In an interesting turn of events, Herrera has been set free on bond after Justice of the Peace Jennie Smith placed bail on Herrera at $100,000.00 which he posted on Thursday.
"When Herrera allegedly committed the crime, there was no bond set," stated Sheriff Tom Schmerber, "The next day the District Attorney suggested to place a bond of $1.5 million." Sheriff Schmerber said he was not aware that the bond had been reduced.
Herrera is scheduled to be tried for the murder of his wife in District Court this August.
