LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A jury trial is scheduled for a person accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend 17 years in the past.
Clark County District Courtroom Decide Michelle Leavitt scheduled the trial for defendant Jonathan Romero for March 2 throughout a court docket listening to on Wednesday.
‘He’s a coward,’ Las Vegas household faces fugitive accused of killing cherished one 17 years in the past
Romero, 35, discovered his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend hiding in a closet and shot him execution-style on July 18, 2008, in line with grand jury transcripts obtained by the 8 Information Now Investigators.
Police discovered David Manriquez, 18, shot to demise on the girl’s dwelling close to Lamb Boulevard and Washington Avenue.
David Manriquez, who was 18 years previous on the time of his demise in 2008, left behind a child son. (Credit score: Manriquez Household)
Romero then fled the nation and was arrested roughly 16 years later in Mexico, Las Vegas Metro police stated.A Clark County grand jury indicted Romero for homicide with a lethal weapon, tried homicide with a lethal weapon, and housebreaking whereas in possession of a lethal weapon on June 6.Romero’s ex-girlfriend testified she stopped courting Romero months previous to the alleged homicide. She stated Romero confirmed up at her dwelling, pushed the door in, and ran upstairs.”He looks into the room on the left, and then he goes into the master bedroom, and David was hiding, Davis Manriquez was hiding in the closet,” she testified. “He tries to stop him, and then he shot him in the back of his head.”She described a battle between each males, leading to a damaged glass door. Romero shot Manriquez a number of instances, together with behind the top, after which ran out of the home, she stated.Retired Metro detective Barry Jensen described the crime scene.”There was a blood trail that led from inside the house out the front door and down, I want to say several blocks,” Jensen testified.Chilly case investigator Terri Miller, additionally retired from Metro, stated a warrant had been issued for Romero in 2008. The FBI reached out to him in July of 2024 after the Prison Apprehension Staff had taken Romero into custody in Mexico.Romero pleaded not responsible on June 11. He stays in custody in Las Vegas with out bail.
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