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The McAllen Police Department doesn’t expect any more arrests in the case of the McAllen Nikki Rowe football player who died after falling on his head at a pool party where alcohol was served to minors, according to the department’s Public Information Officer John Saenz.
Adan De La Cruz’s death was announced by the school district on Aug. 21 following the arrest of 51-year-old Jaime De La Cerda Islas and his juvenile son who held a party for minors where alcohol was served.
Heron Hernandez Jr., Emma Sofia De La Cruz and Mateo Areli Castillo were also arrested on charges of purchasing and furnishing alcohol to minors. All three are 17.
When asked, Saenz stated they don’t anticipate any more arrests besides the ones they announced. He added that they are in talks with the Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office regarding upgrading charges.
Adan De La Cruz slipped off a gazebo on Aug. 17 while attempting to jump into a pool and landed on his head, which caused a laceration on the back of his head, according to a police report.
Several witnesses told police that they found out about the party through a digital flyer on social media which had four Instagram accounts as hosts. One of those accounts belonged to Castillo.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Castillo’s mother was contacted by police in order to obtain a statement from him, but his mother said he wouldn’t provide one.
On Aug. 21, a forensic phone extraction provided police with a conversation indicating a host sent Castillo to meet another person to collect money for the party, the affidavit said.
Castillo was arrested a couple days later and released the same day, according to jail records.
Emma Sofia De La Cruz provided a recorded statement at the police station where she admitted to collecting money for at least one entrance fee to the party, according to her probable cause affidavit.
She was also arrested days later and released that same day similar to the other suspects, who have no prior charges, jail records show.
