Houston police said the 26-year-old was taken into custody Saturday
at a relative's home in Sugar Land by the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force.
While the charge states "tampering with evidence, namely a corpse," law enforcement officials have not yet confirmed whether the girl died. However, investigators do not think Maleah is still alive.
A law enforcement source also tells Eyewitness News that Maleah was last seen alive on surveillance video in her
family's apartment complex on April 30, the same day her mother left town for a funeral.
Cameras captured Vence bringing her back into their family apartment that morning.
Following that morning, investigators say he was never seen with her.
On May 3, cameras captured Vence leaving the apartment with his 1-year-old son, a laundry basket, and a black trash bag inside. Police stated there is blood evidence from the apartment linked to Maleah.
Ex-fiance of missing girl's mom in custody, charged with evidence tampering