A Methuen man appeared in court Tuesday after he was accused of murdering a beloved Spanish teacher who taught at Lawrence High School. Anthony Nunez-Romano, 26, was ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder and two counts of illegally owning a firearm. Court documents identified his alleged victim as Dominga Romano; it was not immediately clear how the pair were related, if at all.
The shooting happened about 9:02 a.m. June 11 on eastbound Interstate 580 near Flynn Road. The California Highway Patrol said the victim, a man driving a Tesla, was involved in a road rage incident with Guerrero, who was driving a 2005 GMC Yukon SUV. The nature of the argument was not specified. According to court records, Guerrero allegedly pulled alongside the Tesla and fired several shots at the driver, who was not injured.
Enrique Arenal, 33, pulled a gun on the employees and stole two bags containing marijuana, as well as personal items from both victims, in the June 2021 incident, according to federal prosecutors. As he "scouted" the area one day earlier, he had observed the same two victims loading bags into their vehicle and had "good reason" to suspect that the bags contained marijuana, authorities said in court filings.