First-degree murder for illegal

An illegal immigrant who allegedly tried to strangle his ex-girlfriend to death was arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder Wednesday, said detective Paul Arnold of the Avon Police Department.

Gustavo Adolfo Aparicio Romero, 19, of Honduras, saw Dania Carolina Martinez-Nunez, 21, of Honduras, in Nottingham park and approached her with an orange box cutter or drywall knife around noon, Arnold said.

He then tried to drag her to his car, but she broke free and ran back toward her mother's apartment in West Lake Village, Arnold said.

Romero caught up to her in a stairwell in the complex and tried to strangle her, Arnold said.

"She was scared for her life," Arnold said. "She thought he was going to kill her."

Martinez-Nunez had scrapes and scratches on her neck, bite marks and a bump on her head and was taken to Vail Valley Medical Center, where she was treated and released, Arnold said.

Romero was being transported to the Eagle County jail Wednesday night and U.S. Immigrations and Customs will make sure he stays in custody, Arnold said. (Vail Daily)

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