THE TRIAL FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING RIO RANCHO POLICE OFFICER GREGG BENNER GETS UNDERWAY TUESDAY IN VALENCIA COUNTY WITH JURY SELECTION. ANDREW ROMERO’S TRIAL WAS MOVED THERE FROM SANDOVAL COUNTY BECAUSE OF ALL THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE SHOOTING.
HIS THEN-GIRLFRIEND, TABITHA LITTLES, WHO WAS WITH HIM WHEN BENNER WAS KILLED … WILL TESTIFY AGAINST ROMERO TO GET MURDER CHARGES AGAINST HER DROPPED. HOWEVER, A JUDGE HAS RULED THAT ROMERO’S CRIMINAL HISTORY CANNOT BE USED AS EVIDENCE IN THE TRIAL.
OFFICER BENNER WAS SHOT TO DEATH DURING A TRAFFIC STOP MORE THAN A YEAR AGO.
