2 people charged in connection to Texas City teen's 2016 suicide

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Thursday, March 16, 2017
Two arrested in connection with the suicide of a teen
Two arrested in connection with the suicide of a Texas City teen.

TEXAS CITY, TX (KTRK) -- Two people have been arrested in connection with the suicide of a Texas City teenage girl back in November 2016.

Brandy Vela, 18, tragically committed suicide after enduring several months of relentless cyberbullying, stalking, and harassment, according to police.

Father has new mission after daughter's suicide, Kaitlin McCulley reports.

Texas City police arrested Vela's ex-boyfriend and his current girlfriend Thursday.

Police say 21-year-old Andres Arturo Villagomez and 22-year-old Karinthya Sanchez Romero, both of Galveston, were behind the harassment.

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Villagomez has been charged with unlawful disclosure or promotion of intimate visual material and is being held on a $2,500 bond.

Romero has been charged with stalking and online impersonation with a total bond of $20,000.

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