A Garland man has been charged with capital murder in the death of his newborn son nearly a year after the infant was found dead in Hunt County.
Hunt County Sheriff’s Office deputies booked 20-year-old Andrew Lynn Garza into the Hunt County Detention Center on Wednesday morning. He is accused of killing three-week-old Jonah Jesus Garza on Nov. 24, 2024.
The Hunt County Sheriff’s Office responded to the reported death of an infant at a residence on Mesa Court in Royse City. The child was transported to Children’s Hospital in Dallas where the he was later pronounced deceased. An autopsy was conducted by the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Court records show Garza has been charged with capital murder of a child under 10 years of age, a first-degree felony that carries the harshest penalties available under Texas law. If convicted, he could face life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
The charge was filed in the 354th District Court of Hunt County, and records list a $1.25 million surety bond. Garza remains in custody, and no release has been granted.
This is not Garza’s first encounter with Hunt County prosecutors. In July 2024, he was indicted and arrested on a charge of injury to a child by criminal negligence. That charge stemmed from an October 2023 incident that occurred while he was living in unincorporated Royse City. He was booked into jail on July 1, 2024 with bond set at $150,000 and released the following month.
Authorities have not released additional details about the circumstances of the child’s death but the case was investigated over the past nine months before the indictment was secured.
The capital murder charge was formally entered Wednesday morning and Garza was booked into custody shortly after.