Federal agents on scene at home belonging to man accused of murdering missing teen
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Imperial County Sheriff’s Office has issued the following statement regarding this story:
“Our job is never fully accomplished until there is a guilty plea. What was witnessed by [reporters] in the Salton City area was law enforcement officials ensuring any and all facts and evidence that fill any holes in the case are collected to ensure successful prosecution.
Any further questions or comments will be forward to FBI as we continue to work in collaboration with them and the Imperial County District Attorney’s Office.”
UPDATE (4:41 PM): The FBI said they were serving a search warrant with help from the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office.
Tovar’s mother, according to our reporter in Imperial County, has been subpoenaed, and will be in court on September 28.
SALTON CITY, Calif. (KYMA) – Federal agents are on scene at a Salton City home belonging to a man accused of murdering a missing teen.
The Imperial County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO) told our sister station KESQ the FBI is leading the operation located in the area of Harlequin Court, where crews are digging at the home belonging to Abraham Feinbloom.
The street, according to KESQ, has been blocked off, with a canopy being set up near the dig site. However, it is unknown whether the operation is in connection to either the investigation into T’neya Tovar’s murder, or the case against Feinbloom.
Feinbloom, 51, is accused of murdering Tovar, a 17-year-old girl from Hemet, California, who was reported missing last December.
Her remains were discovered later that month.
Feinbloom, according to KESQ, is facing one count of murder with a firearm enhancement, and has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The trial is set to being September 28.
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