State Attorney Amira Fox pledges to pursue capital murder charges in face of evidence against those accused of murder.

Two men indicted for separate murders in Fort Myers. Yanko Romero charged in June shooting, and Ryan Cole in a 2021 kidnapping/murder case.

Family seeking justice, video of man beaten in his sleep at the Lee County Jail. Brandt Diaz sustained life-threatening ...

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Just less than two weeks ago, on June 10, Yanko Romero, 41, of Fort Myers, attacked Diaz in his sleep around 3:45 a.m., about 36 hours after Romero was booked into jail, accused of a murder.

Yanko Romero, 41, is accused of assaulting his cellmate Brandt Dernard Diaz, 39, while he was asleep, leading to the possible loss of an eye. Tomas Rodriguez. Fort Myers News-Press.

A Fort Myers man accused of fatally shooting a man he did not know days later assaulted his cellmate during his sleep.

Just less than two weeks ago, on June 10, Yanko Romero, 41, of Fort Myers, attacked Diaz in his sleep around 3:45 a.m., about 36 hours after Romero was booked into jail, accused of a murder.

Yanko Romero, 41, is accused of assaulting his cellmate Brandt Dernard Diaz, 39, while he was asleep, leading to the possible loss of an eye. Tomas Rodriguez. Fort Myers News-Press.

Just less than two weeks ago, on June 10, Yanko Romero, 41, of Fort Myers, attacked Diaz in his sleep around 3:45 a.m., about 36 hours after Romero was booked into jail, accused of a murder.

Yanko Romero, 41, is accused of assaulting his cellmate Brandt Dernard Diaz, 39, while he was asleep, leading to the possible loss of an eye. Tomas Rodriguez. Fort Myers News-Press.

Just less than two weeks ago, on June 10, Yanko Romero, 41, of Fort Myers, attacked Diaz in his sleep around 3:45 a.m., about 36 hours after Romero was booked into jail, accused of a murder.