Posted on 02/03/2022 10:07:44 AM PST by jerod
Anthony Romeo, an American citizen, planned to return home to New York upon release
An American who murdered a member of the former New Brunswick Highway Patrol almost 35 years ago has been denied full parole.
Anthony Romeo, 58, was found guilty of killing Const. Emmanuel Aucoin on March 8, 1987, near Fredericton and sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 25 years.
A parole hearing was held Wednesday, with Romeo appearing by video link from the minimum security section of Dorchester Penitentiary.
Sarah Curtis delivered the decision, saying the board acknowledges the unique circumstances in this case.
During his 1988 trial, Romeo, then 24, admitted to shooting Aucoin, 31, on a quiet stretch of Route 640, after he was stopped for speeding. But he argued he was not guilty by reason of insanity.
His guilty verdict was upheld following an appeal and retrial.
Romeo was in Canada at the time trying to elude police from New York, where he lived and was a suspect in the 1985 murder of another man.
He was indicted in the U.S. murder charge, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 2006 and was given a sentence to be served concurrently with his Canadian sentence. But Romeo appealed, and the judgment was reversed.
Romeo says his parents, who are now in their 80s, have been supportive. His plan was to live with them in New York, if released.
Romeo has been talking to a psychiatrist in New York. Dr. Ron Cohen told the hearing one of the most important issues is Romeo remaining compliant with taking his medications.
Then why did a kill an officer?
Cop Killers Should Get Needles
Sociopath...................
Uh, no
Please keep him locked up.
and Aucoin’s parents, who takes care of them??? FTG
I’m sure the officer woild,have liked to,take care of his own aging parents too, but now he cant..can’t... so,why should the murderer?
Were they witnesses?
“Then why did a kill an officer?”
Probably figured he’d be deported here, if captured.
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