The Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office has charged Angel Rivera, the father-in-law of a slain St. Cloud mother Nicole Montalvo, with second-degree murder.
In an indictment filed last month, Montalvo’s ex-husband, Christopher Otero-Rivera, was charged with second-degree murder, but Rivera only indicted on accessory after the fact to murder and tampering with evidence.
The men were arrested in October after investigators found Montalvo’s remains on the grounds of Rivera’s St. Cloud home, where Otero-Rivera was also living.
The discovery at the Hixon Avenue property came about a week after Montalvo went missing. Her body was discovered about a week after the young mother disappeared.
“Nicole was killed and her body was cut into pieces and then buried by Angel and Christopher,” according to the arrest affidavit. But exactly how she was killed and who did it were not included the affidavit.
