2 Teen Girls Charged in Garland Murder

GARLAND, Texas - Two teenaged girls are facing capital murder charges following the stabbing death of a man at a Garland motel.

According to Garland Police public information officer Joe Harn, 17-year-old Tatina Daniels and 18-year-old Teresa Price were "partying" Monday night in a motel room with the victim, 40-year-old Jesse Morales, Jr.

Police didn't specify what happened at the Kingsley Inn and Suites on W. Kingsley Road, but say the party involved drugs, alcohol and sex.

"At some point during the night, the party got out of hand," Harn said in a news release. "Police believe that led to the death of Morales."

Garland officers say the two teens took the victim's 1996 Nissan van and some of this other belongings, then later set fire to the abandoned van in South Garland.

Although investigators found the van, they didn't know about the murder until the two young women walked into a Dallas police station on Tuesday and told officers there about Morales' body.

Dallas police contacted Garland police about the alleged murder, and after an interview, the teens were arrested and charged.

Bond for both teens will be set later on Wednesday.