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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 16, 2018
Court
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Homicides
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Suspects
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On July 13, another sentencing for a convicted murderer was postponed for a third time after court marshalls forcibly removed him from the courtroom.
A jury found Christian Romero guilty of second-degree murder while armed for the fatal stabbing of 38-year-old Dimas Fuentes-Lazo on the 800 block of Kennedy Street, NW in 2016.
Since his conviction, three of 26-year-old Romero’s sentencing hearings have been delayed. It’s unclear why the two previous sentencing hearings were delayed.
During his third sentencing attempt, Romero insisted that he did not understand anything that was going on.
DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna told Romero that if he does not understand what sentencing means they would be forced to reschedule the hearing. Judge McKenna told Romero that this does not mean that his sentencing will not take place, only that it is further delayed.
When counsel started planning another time to meet, Romero interrupted and repeatedly said,“I do not understand, I do not understand,” until he had to be forcibly removed from the courtroom.
Romero is scheduled to meet with a psychologist and undergo a mental evaluation. Counsel is scheduled for a mental observation hearing on July 18.