On January 23, 2020, an Atascosa County jury sentenced Victor Romero to 99 years in prison for Assault of a Family Member- Impeding Breath and 25 years in prison for Burglary of a Habitation. Those sentences will run concurrently.
In May 2017, Victor Romero threatened his ex-girlfriend that he would show up when she least expected it and kill her after she ended their relationship. In August of that year, he tried to fulfill that promise when he broke into her home, threw her against a glass mirror, and choked her until she blacked out. He fled because she warned him that her new boyfriend would be home any minute and Romero was later arrested on a warrant.
During the punishment phase of trial, the jury heard evidence that the defendant had previously been to prison for Burglary and a felony Assault of a family member. They also heard evidence that he had assaulted two prior girlfriends. Assistant District Attorneys Bradlee Thornton and Adriana Biggs prosecuted the case, with the assistance of Chief Investigator Roland Trevino.
Assistant DA Bradlee Thornton said of the jury’s verdict, “With this verdict, the jury sends a strong message to this community that domestic violence will not be tolerated. It also sends a message to repeat offenders that enough is enough; if you do not remove your criminal activity from this county, you will be removed from this county.”
