The man accused of kidnapping his 10-year-old daughter after killing his ex-wife has claimed she left the country and threatened to shoot a Dallas hotel, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
Ronald Lee Singer, 35, is charged with murder over the death of Maria Romero-Ramos, 45, in Denton County Jail.
The singer and his daughter were found at a motel in Red Oak on Wednesday morning, police said.
A Denton County arrest warrant affidavit issued for Singer details the moments leading up to the discovery of Ramos’ body and the hours that followed.
Shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Ramos’ roommate arrived at their compound but saw Singer’s Cadillac parked outside the apartment. His black Mitsubishi Outlander was not there, according to the affidavit.
The roommate texted Ramos, but she didn’t respond. The roommate was reluctant to enter because Ramos and Singer often argued over Singer’s alcohol and marijuana use, according to the police document.
After waiting for Singer’s vehicle to depart, the roommate entered the apartment at around 1 a.m. and found Ramos’ body just inside the front door. Her face was bloody and swollen and she had cuts on her chin and hands, according to the affidavit.
Police said Ramos missed several texts and calls around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday from his daughter and another person asking why Ramos hadn’t taken his daughter to school.
The roommate told police Ramos’ daughter stayed at a friend’s house because a pipe had burst in the apartment, and she returned home after school on Tuesday, according to the affidavit.
On Tuesday afternoon, around 5 p.m., Singer went to the friend’s house and picked up his daughter. He said Ramos had an emergency and had to travel to Mexico, the affidavit said.
Ronald Lee Singer (Denton County Jail)
He brought his daughter back an hour later, then came back at 7 p.m. to drop off some food. He left around 10 p.m., picked up his daughter and did not return, according to the police document.
At around 1:30 a.m., Dallas Police responded to the Omni Hotel in the 5500 block of South Lamar Street, where a man believed to be Singer was trying to secure a room with his daughter.
Hotel staff said the man got angry when he learned of the room’s price, said his daughter’s mother was trying to sell it and then threatened to shoot the room. hotel and staff, the affidavit said.
At approximately 7:20 a.m. Wednesday, Carrollton Police sent out a Child in Danger Alert and an Amber Alert was issued shortly thereafter.
Nearly four hours later, Carrollton Police said a Red Oak motel worker saw Amber Alert and recognized Singer and her daughter as two people who checked in overnight.
The employee called Red Oak Police who recovered the girl safely and took Singer into custody.
Singer’s murder bail has been set at $ 1 million.
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