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https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-teen-lizbeth-medina-murder-what-know- about-illegal-immigrant-suspect-rafael-romero

Romero had criminal background in Texas, was on probation at time of his
arrest in connection to killing

Rafael Govea Romero, the suspect in Texas 16-year-old Lizbeth Medina's
December 2023 murder, is set to be arraigned Thursday in Jackson County.

Romero, a 24-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico, is accused of
stalking the high school cheerleader and aspiring nurse before allegedly striking her over the head and stabbing her in the Edna apartment that she shared with her mother.

A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News Digital that ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston "lodged
an immigration detainer with the Jackson County (Texas) Sheriff’s Office
on Rafael Govea-Romero, 24, Mexico, following his arrest for capital
murder."

ICE ERO lodges immigration detainers against noncitizens who have been
arrested for criminal activity and taken into custody as part of the
agency's mission to identify and arrest removable illegal immigrants,
according to ICE.

MOM OF TEXAS TEEN ALLEGEDLY KILLED BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT SUSPECT CALLS FOR CHANGE AFTER LAKEN RILEY MURDER

Romero had a criminal background in Texas and was on probation at the time
of his arrest in connection to Lizbeth's murder, Edna Police Chief Rick
Boone told Fox News Digital.

TEXAS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT INDICTED ON CAPITAL MURDER CHARGE IN CHEERLEADER'S BEATING, STABBING DEATH

The murder suspect was reportedly on probation for a burglary in
Schulenburg, Texas, about 60 miles from Edna, in 2022, as the Fayette
County Record first reported. Edna police believe Romero may also be tied
to a burglary that occurred at Lizbeth's home about a month before her
killing.

A Jackson County grand jury in February indicted Romero on a capital
murder charge in connection with Lizbeth's murder. Edna police initially arrested Romero in Schulenburg, five days after Lizbeth was found dead in
the bathtub of her apartment with "smeared blood on the sides of her and
what appeared to be a stab wound to the upper stomach area," according to
a police affidavit previously obtained by Fox News Digital.

Police were able to locate the suspect thanks to cellphone data and other evidence tying him to the crime scene.

LAKEN RILEY'S MOTHER SPEAKS OUT ABOUT ‘AVOIDABLE TRAGEDY’ AFTER DAUGHTER'S FUNERAL

The victim's mother, Jacqueline Medina, had left their apartment early on
Dec. 5 for work. Her daughter typically left for school afterward, but
that day she neither made it to school nor the Christmas parade that her
cheer team was supposed to be practicing for.

Jacqueline went to the parade, expecting to see her daughter, but when she couldn't find Lizbeth anywhere, she began reaching out to friends and
family for help tracking down the 16-year-old. Later that evening,
Jacqueline found her daughter dead in their bathtub.

LAKEN RILEY FUNERAL IN GEORGIA COMMEMORATES NURSING STUDENT ALLEGEDLY
KILLED BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT

The grieving mother, who lived in Nebraska before moving to Texas for
work, said neither she nor her daughter knew Romero but noted that their
house had been burglarized on Nov. 13, about a month before the teenager's murder.

Edna police officers believe Romero may have been involved in the burglary
and may have stalked Lizbeth before allegedly attacking and killing her.

"I believe the burglary from 11/13/2023 could have a connection with the
murder suspect," an Edna officer wrote in the affidavit. "I believed the suspect of this murder was at large and a present danger to the community.
I was especially concerned that the person believed to be the murder
suspect was texting other high school students, leading me to believe the suspect was targeting students."

"Furthermore, I believe the public was in danger due to the stalking-like behavior displayed by the suspect via the potential connection of the 11/13/2023 burglary and driving through the apartment complex on
12/4/2023." Romero's arraignment is scheduled for Thursday. Fox News
Digital reached out to his defense attorney for comment.



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