Husband Denies Involvement in Murder of Wife as Son is Denied Bond

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SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — A Sequatchie County judge has denied bond to an 18-year-old charged with the murder of his mother.

18-year-old Gabriel Vilchez, along with his stepfather David Gardner, are charged with the murder of 50-year-old Sylvia Vilchez in the Lewis Chapel Community in Sequatchie County.

Testimony from a Sequatchie County detective showed that Vilchez confessed beating to his mom to death with a baseball bat, then drug her body outside to a fire pit, where her remains were burned.

This detective testified that the son did not mention his stepfathers involvement in the first interview, but the son came to investigators with information on his stepfather in the follow up interviews.

Gardner denies being involved in the murder, claiming he thought his wife had gone away on a church trip.

Gardner was given a 250,000 bond.

We will have more updates later today.