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Booking #B202620944 · May 24, 2026 Bexar County

Record Updated May 24, 2026 at 12:57 PM

Bond Amount

$10,000

Charge

Tamper With or Fabricate Physical Evidence

Offense Level

Felony, 3rd Degree

Age at Arrest

Arresting Agency

BCSO

Edward Cantu, age 47, was taken into custody on May 24, 2026 in Bexar County, Texas by the BCSO under booking number B202620944. Bond was set at $10,000.

Edward was booked on a charge of Tamper With or Fabricate Physical Evidence, a third-degree felony. A third-degree felony in Texas carries a statutory punishment of 2 to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 (Texas Penal Code § 12.34). The offense is governed by Texas Penal Code § 37.09. For a full breakdown of how tamper with or fabricate physical evidence cases are charged and penalized in Texas, see our Tamper With or Fabricate Physical Evidence charge guide.

In the past 30 days, OpenArrest logged 22 Tamper With or Fabricate Physical Evidence bookings in Bexar County — about 0.5% of the 4,255 bookings recorded there — ranking it the 35th most common charge during that period.

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⚖️ About This Charge

Offense

Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence

Texas Statute

Texas Penal Code § 37.09 ↗

Classification

Third-Degree Felony

Max Penalty

2–10 years in prison + up to $10,000 fine

Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence under Texas Penal Code § 37.09 is a Third-Degree Felony punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. The statute prohibits altering, destroying, concealing, or fabricating any record, document, or physical item with the knowledge that an investigation or official proceeding is pending or in progress, and with the intent to impair the item's availability as evidence. Common examples include swallowing or flushing drugs during a traffic stop, wiping a phone, or falsifying records. The offense is elevated to a Second-Degree Felony when the evidence is a human corpse or when the defendant knows a capital felony investigation is underway.

⚡ Potential Penalty Enhancements

If this condition applies…	Charge escalates to	Statute
Tampering with a human corpse	Second-Degree Felony — 2–20 years	§ 37.09(c)
Knowing a capital felony is under investigation	Second-Degree Felony — 2–20 years	§ 37.09(d-1)
Failing to report a human corpse	Class A Misdemeanor	§ 37.09(d)(2)

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