KJAS in Jasper, TX, is reporting that Jasper County Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace John Cooper has denied bond on Theresa Raye Balboa, 29. The Houston woman was arrested earlier this week in connection with the discovery of the body of a young child in a Jasper motel room.
Balboa appeared before Judge Cooper shortly after 8:00 a.m. Thursday, June 3, 2021, at the Jasper County Jail. After hearing the circumstances surrounding the case, Cooper decided not to allow bond and authorities are now waiting for her transport back to Houston where she faces prosecution.
Balboa is currently charged with Tampering with Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair a Human Corpse. Officers investigating the case have indicated that additional charges might soon be filed.
Also on Thursday, Judge Cooper said the body of the six year old victim, Samuel Olson, had been transferred from the Jefferson County Morgue in Beaumont to the Harris County Morgue in Houston where an autopsy will be performed as officers from Houston take over the case. Cooper signed paperwork requesting the autopsy as he and others attempt to find out where, when and how the death of Olson occurred.
Reliable sources close to investigation have said there was no indication of how the young boy died but it appeared that the child might have been dead for some time.
Why Balboa and an unidentified male friend along with the child's body were in Jasper still remains a mystery. All that is known is that the couple apparently checked into the Best Western Inn around 3:00 a.m. on the morning that the body was found.