HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – The mother of the man accused of shooting and killing a 12-year-old boy in Cloverleaf made her first court appearance Monday morning.
Alva Cornejo, 51, was expected to stand before a judge Monday. She is charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution and is an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador.
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She is the mother of Terry Bryan Rivera, who is wanted for the capital murder of Carlos Fernandez. The shooting happened last Monday.
Through a translator, prosecutors allege Cornejo met with her son in a car at about 9 or 10 a.m. last Monday, and he confessed to her what happened.
Officials said Cornejo told her son to turn himself into authorities, but he jumped out of the car and ran away.
According to prosecutors, about an hour later, she texted someone and asked them to help her son escape.
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Cornejo told investigators she had not talked to her son Rivera since they met the day of the murder.
Rivera was a former boyfriend of 12-year-old Carlos’ mother, and they share two other children together. Deputies said Rivera went to the family’s apartment early last Monday and shot into a bedroom window which killed Carlos.
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Carlos’ two younger sisters, his mother, and another man were inside the home, but they were not injured.
Carlos’ family believes more people are helping Rivera.
The judge set Cornejo’s bond at $25,000. Her next court appearance is Tuesday morning.
Carlos’s funeral is also happening on Monday at 10 a.m.
