COOK COUNTY – 26 years old Mount Prospect A man has been charged in the death of his ex-girlfriend, whose body was found in the Busse Woods Forest Preserve over the weekend.

Juan Pio Toto faces a felony charge of concealing the death of 23-year-old Atalia Pucheta Martinez, following an investigation that began after the body was found in the suburbs Elk Grove Village In the woods on November 9th. Police said Martinez was reported missing the same day.

According to Mount Prospect police, Toto told detectives he and Martinez got into an argument in the apartment complex parking lot early Saturday morning, during which Martinez reportedly fell and hit his head. It was claimed that he put Toto’s body in his vehicle and took it to a forested area.

After consulting with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Mount Prospect police charged Toto with concealment of death, a class 4 felony. In court Monday, the judge ordered him to surrender his passport, remain in the state and avoid contact with Martinez’s family.

He was also released under electronic monitoring due to Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act, which classifies concealment of death as a non-arrestable offense.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office is awaiting additional test results before determining the exact cause and manner of death.

Police reported that the investigation is ongoing.