7, 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, tips
reporting live on the north
side. Deven Clarke KPRC.
2 news. Meantime, there are new developments tonight in the
developments tonight in the
case of
Samuel Olson.
>> Today, a judge raised the
bond for the woman charged in
connection with his
disappearance. Theresa Balboa does remain in jail tonight
does remain in jail tonight
on bonds that total $600,000.
She is the girlfriend of
Samuel’s father Balboa could
face more charges if the body
that was found in that East
Texas motel room last week
turns out to be that of the
missing Houston boy KPRC two’s
Brandon Walker walks us through
the twists and turns in this
tragic case.
>> He loves buzz Lightyear and
Woody little 5 year-old Samuel
information and anybody that knows anything at the center of
knows anything at the center of
a custody battle between his
mom and Dad. including grandparents and
including grandparents and
occasionally at dad’s
girlfriend’s place April 30th.
The last time anyone other than
a family member sauce and he
was at school. The timeline.
That was a
bit muggy.
>> Various people coming
forward offering to clear
things up. It
May 2nd Samuels grandmother Tonya Olson said the last time
Tonya Olson said the last time
she saw him was on May second
in to clear a room or the
nobody’s seen it since since
April. 30th is a right. >> I just provided you guys are
>> I just provided you guys are
pictures with dates May 10.
The dads girlfriend Theresa
Balboa lives in the gulf
freeway apartment with
a roommate. According to court documents elbow uphold her
documents elbow uphold her
roommate while he was at work
and tells him that Samuel
is dead records show the
roommate told investigators that the into recent put the
that the into recent put the
child’s body in
the bathtub for today’s May
13th the roommate told police
that he bought duct tape and a plastic tote and they wrapped
plastic tote and they wrapped
the body in a plastic sheet
place it in a tote bag. And the
body in his vehicle. According
to court documents, he said
he and Balboa drones to a storage unit in Webster May
storage unit in Webster May
27th 2 weeks later, Samuel was
reported missing. The dad and
the girlfriend held a news
conference. No parent should
ever have to go through this
elbow and told authorities she was at her mom’s House in
was at her mom’s House in
southwest Houston getting ready
to take Samuel
to school. Then Samuel’s mother
and the man dressed as a police
officer demanded the child had no choice but to hand him over
no choice but to hand him over
of fact later disputed by
Samuel’s mother May 28th Texas
equusearch posted a missing person’s flyer of Samuel on
person’s flyer of Samuel on
their facebook page. A day
later May 29th the Houston
Police Department also issued
a flyer May 31st according to
court documents at this point.
The body presumed to be Samuel is still in a storage unit into
is still in a storage unit into
recent calls. Another person
asking for help. Meantime, on
the
same day police in equus search. Look for the 5 year old
search. Look for the 5 year old
at the apartment complex and
execute a search warrant really kind of figure out.
kind of figure out.
>> When is the last time.
>> Was actually seen June.
First, according to court
documents to re some and the
person she called a day earlier drive the body to a motel in
drive the body to a motel in
Jasper. That same person calls
crime stoppers with a tip later
that day we hear from Sam’s mom through
an attorney. I’m at a loss for
words now while speaking news
broke that a child’s body was
found in a Jasper motel room.
June second Theresa Balboa is arrested in Jasper and charged
arrested in Jasper and charged
with tampering, with evidence
June 4 2 days later. Balboa is
brought back to Houston June 7 on Monday wearing an orange
on Monday wearing an orange
jumpsuit. The makes her first
court appearance.
>> Prosecutors say charges
could be upgraded, but that’s
dependent on the medical
examiner’s report. Meantime, double his next court
double his next court
appearance is July 29th.
So far police nor prosecutors
have released a motive if you’d
like to look over this timeline
again and check out the court documents. We’ve posted them on