ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (Scripps News West Palm Beach/Court TV) — A Florida man is facing the death penalty if convicted of murdering his pregnant mistress.

Jose Antonio Soto-Escalera is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Tania Wise and their unborn child.

This Sept. 21, 2018, booking photo provided by the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office shows Jose Soto-Escalera. (St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office)

According to court documents, the body of 23-year-old Wise was found face down in a roadside drainage ditch on Aug. 24, 2018. At the time of her death, Wise was eight and a half months pregnant. Authorities said DNA determined Soto-Escalera was the father of the unborn child, reported Scripps News West Palm Beach .

Court documents detail that Soto-Escalera was married at the

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