LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Clark County grand jury indicted a person accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in 2008 after which fleeing to Mexico, the 8 Information Now Investigators have realized.
Jonathan Romero, 34, is charged with homicide with a lethal weapon, tried homicide with a lethal weapon, and housebreaking whereas in possession of a lethal weapon.
The FBI arrested Romero in Mexico, the 8 Information Now Investigators first reported. It’s unclear when he was taken into custody. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Heart on Could 15, in keeping with jail data.
On July 18, 2008, police discovered David Manriquez, 18, deceased at a house close to Lamb Boulevard and Washington Avenue. Paperwork point out Manriquez was courting Romero’s ex-girlfriend. A witness advised police that Romero got here into her dwelling looking for Manriquez after which shot him.
Prosecutors issued a warrant for Romero’s arrest three days after the homicide, in keeping with data.
The coroner’s workplace decided Manriquez was shot a number of occasions, paperwork mentioned.
Romero remained in custody with out bail. An preliminary arraignment is scheduled for June 11.
