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07/12/2023
Davis Omar Roman Villanueva Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for 2020 Murder of Casey Schoonover in Meriden
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(New Haven, CT) - New Haven State’s Attorney John P. Doyle, Jr. announced today that the Honorable Jon M. Alander on July 11, 2023, sentenced Davis Omar Roman Villanueva to 45 years in prison for the October 2020 murder of Casey Schoonover in Meriden.
A Superior Court jury on March 1, 2023 found Roman Villanueva guilty of the crime of Murder in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-54a, and Carrying a Pistol without a Permit in violation of Connecticut General Statutes §29-35. Roman Villanueva also was convicted of Criminal Possession of a Firearm in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-217 in a separate proceeding that was tried before the court.
According to evidence introduced at trial, Roman Villanueva shot the victim, Casey Schoonover, in Meriden on October 4, 2020. Schoonover died of his wounds within minutes after the incident. An arrest warrant was secured for Roman Villanueva and he was extradited from Puerto Rico in December of 2020.
The case was investigated by the Meriden Police Department and was prosecuted by Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Seth R. Garbarsky and Assistant State’s Attorney Melissa R. Holmes, who were assisted by Inspector Racheal Cain.
State’s Attorney Doyle would like to extend his gratitude to the Meriden Police Department for their investigative efforts, as well as the Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Police Department for their cooperation and assistance.