Murder charges have been filed in the death of a Jersey City teacher found in Kearny on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

The Hudson County prosecutor says additional charges have been filed against a 36-year-old man in the death of Luz Hernandez, 33, of Jersey City.

Prosecutors say Cesar Santana is now facing charges of first-degree murder. Santana allegedly strangled Hernandez at her Jersey City apartment. 

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Prosecutors say he and another man, Leiner Miranda Lopez, disposed of Hernandez’s body in a shallow grave in Kearny. Prosecutors say the two men became persons of interest after they were pulled over as part of a traffic stop in Kearny on Sunday, Feb. 5, a day before Hernandez was reported missing.

Cesar Santana was arrested at a motel in Miami, Florida, on Friday, Feb. 10, and was previously charged with desecrating/concealing human remains.

Leiner Miranda Lopez, 26, of Jersey City, has been charged with desecrating/concealing human remains. Lopez has not been found.

Anyone with information can contact the Hudson County prosecutor’s office at 201-915-1345.