Dalton Olson, Texas father of the 5-year-old boy whose remains were believed found Wednesday, expressed his disbelief that his girlfriend was involved in the boy s disappearance.
Theresa Balboa, 29, was jailed in Houston on Friday and had her bond set at $500,000 on a charge of evidence tampering in the death of Samuel Olson after judge deemed her a flight risk.
REVEALED: Girlfriend of missing boy s dad carried child s body into motel in foul-smelling plastic bin - as court documents show she lost custody of her own kids in 2019
Theresa Balboa charged with evidence tampering after discovery of body believed to be that of Samuel Olson, 5
Court records indicate Balboa was picked up along with black plastic bin from Walmart parking lot and taken to a motel in Jasper, Texas
Man who drove her to motel later called police, saying the bin had foul odor
Police arrived at the motel and discovered a small body stuffed into plastic back and wrapped with duct tape inside the bin
After helping with the search for Samuel Olson on Monday and sharing her anxiety about finding the missing 6-year-old with reporters Theresa Balboa quietly slipped away with a friend. Court documents first obtained by ABC13 state that Balboa went to a storage unit in Webster, Texas, with a friend and lugged a large plastic container into her car. The next day, the friend drove her and the container to a local Best Western about two hours away..