Jimmy Dewayne Waymire from Tucson has been convicted for the stabbing and killing of Ralph C. Romero Jr., 19, a University of Arizona student. He robbed Romero before he killed him on June 14th, 2007.
Last Wednesday, Waymire, 26, was sentenced to life in prison but will be eligible for being released after 25 years. Waymire was also sentenced to two concurrent terms of 10.5 years one for kidnapping Romero and the other term because of armed robbery.
Police responded to a 911 call to find Romero’s body dead in a Tucson apartment. Romero who was studying fine arts at UA had been stabbed multiple times in the face and in the neck with a pair of scissors. Authorities reported that his hands were behind his back and that he had a cord tied around his neck and arms.
Police ran into Waymire when he was exiting the same apartment complex and had blood on his forearm. He was also caught carrying a wallet that had Romero’s identification card in it.
Waymire was not physically present during his trial. He suffers from agoraphobia which is an “extreme or irrational fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places.” The court allowed Waymire to attend his trial and hear his verdict using video.
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