LIVE OAK, Texas – A woman charged in connection with a gruesome murder in late 2022 was sentenced to probation per a plea deal.
Noel Desselle, 31, was given 10 years of deferred adjudication on Tuesday morning in the 186th District Court.
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She was arrested in January 2023 and charged with altering and concealing a human corpse in the death of Matthew Pacheco-McKinney.
Investigators said Desselle helped move the body of Pacheco-McKinney from a home in the 7200 block of Montgomery Drive in November 2022.
Pacheco-McKinney’s body was found weeks later dumped behind vacant apartments in the 10800 block of O’Connor Road in Live Oak.
The 31-year-old was found covered in a blanket and curtain material, with a rope wrapped around his midsection. His right foot was wrapped in a black trash bag.
He had been tied up, tortured and injected with bleach after being shot during a dispute inside the home, a murder warrant obtained by KSAT Investigates shows.
Authorities also charged Justin Hunt with murder in connection with the death of Pacheco-McKinney. In April 2024, he was sentenced to 34 years in prison, per a plea deal.