Niamh Shackleton
An 18-year-old sent an eerie text message to her friend just a couple of hours before being found dead by police.
In the early hours of Thursday, August 1, The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from Annabelle Margaret Floren-Wyant's friend.
Annabelle had told her close male friend, whose name hasn't been shared, of her plans to meet up with 26-year-old Jorge Meza Alarcon Jr. at his home in El Paso County in Colorado.
Apparently, the pair became acquainted over Snapchat and Annabelle went to Jorge's house to 'collect money' from Jorge, who was apparently one of her Snapchat Premium subscribers.
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The friend had dropped Annabelle off soon before 1AM, but he grew increasingly concerned about the 18-year-old after receiving a chilling text from her, for Annabelle to then go silent for 90 minutes.
Upon going into Jorge's home, Annabelle had text her friend describing his demeanour as 'weird' and asked her pal to text or call her periodically to check that she was okay.
When he didn't hear from Annabelle for some time, the unnamed friend called 911 and deputies went on to arrive at the scene to find Annabelle dead.
The teenager was found in Jorge's bedroom with her underwear pulled down to her ankles and blood near her ear but no other obvious signs of trauma, Mail Online reports.
Police went on to track Jorge down around three miles from his home. He was found with facial injuries and told officers that he'd met with Annabelle for the purpose of having sex.
He went on to allege that while they were intimate, Annabelle asked for the money and as he turned to get it, the 18-year-old hit him in the back of the head with her cellphone.
Initially Jorge said that he'd blacked out after this and the next thing he remembered we was walking near where to police found him.
But later in an interview, the 26-year-old said that Annabelle previously threatened him and was uneasy about the encounter due to a vehicle remaining outside idling.
Fearing that their meet-up was some kind of plan to attack him, Jorge said he'd put Annabelle into a chokehold.
He has since been charged with first-degree murder.
El Paso County Sheriff's office has been approached for comment.
According to court documents obtained by KOAA News, Jorge is also facing charges of animal cruelty and criminal mischief for allegedly strangling a dog to death in February 2024.
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