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By Cara McCoy 
Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 | 4:42 p.m.
UPDATED STORY: Suicide attempt delays hearing for legal runner accused in shootings
A man who worked for a legal runner firm serving civil papers is facing murder, kidnapping and robbery charges after a husband and wife he served papers on were attacked last month in their Las Vegas home.
Gregory L. Hover, 38, was arrested Saturday in connection with the shootings of Roberta and Julio Romero. Julio Romero was shot dead in his home in southwestern Las Vegas in the early morning hours of Jan. 25. His wife, Roberta, was shot in the face, but survived.
A criminal complaint was filed today charging Hover with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping, each count with a deadly weapon; two counts of robbery with use of a deadly weapon; two counts of burglary, with one burglary count enhanced with use of a deadly weapon; attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon; and one count of coercion with use of a deadly weapon.
According to an arrest report, Hover first made contact with the Romeros when he came to their home, near the intersection of Jones Boulevard and Russell Road, on Jan. 24 in search of a person named Santiago Pozzi. Pozzi, a friend of the Romeros, owed $10,000, Hover said, telling the couple he had legal papers he needed to serve on Pozzi, the report indicated.
The Romeros told Hover they hadn’t seen Pozzi in two years. Hover then asked who lived in the home with the couple, to which the Romeros replied it was just the two of them.
At that point, Hover apologized for the inconvenience and left, the report says. The Romeros then went to bed.
At about 12:30 a.m. Jan. 25, Roberta Romero was awakened by noises in her kitchen and found Hover, who had been at her house earlier that evening, inside her home. He had a silver, semiautomatic handgun, she told police.
Roberta Romero asked the man, later identified as Hover, where her husband was. Hover motioned for her to come into the kitchen and said everything was all right, she told police. When she approached him, he pointed his gun at her and demanded money, the report said.
Roberta Romero gave the man her wallet and the PIN number for her ATM card. The man then forced her into a bedroom closet while he went through some dresser drawers; his cell phone rang and shortly thereafter he opened the closet door and fired at Roberta Romero, striking her in the face, the police report said.
She waited about 15 minutes, then called 911. When police responded, they found her husband dead in another bedroom, authorities said.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office said today that Romero died from a gunshot wound to the head. The death was ruled a homicide, a coroner’s spokeswoman said.
Roberta Romero was taken to University Medical Center for treatment of her injuries.
As the investigation continued, police learned that Roberta Romero’s ATM card had been used at a convenience store shortly after the shootings and obtained surveillance video images of the person who withdrew cash. Investigators later identified the man in the tape as a friend of Hover, who said he was with Hover the night the Romeros were shot. Police also learned the man had pawned several items allegedly taken from the Romeros' home.
Investigators learned several pieces of jewelry were reported missing from the home, including their wedding bands.
Police later traced the civil court action filed against Pozzi to a local law firm, which provided investigators with an affidavit of attempted service in the case signed by Gregory Hover.
Hover was registered with Metro Police as working as a process server.
On Thursday, police took a photographic lineup to UMC and Roberta Romero was able to identify Hover. He was interviewed by detectives on Friday and admitted to being at the Romero residence on Jan. 24 but said he left and never returned. The interview ended when Hover requested to speak with an attorney, the report said.
Detectives then interviewed Hover’s friend, Richard Freeman, who had been identified as the man seen on the convenience store surveillance tape. Freeman said he wasn’t involved in the alleged crimes but had been with Hover that night and had pawned some of the jewelry Hover had allegedly taken. Freeman told police Hover told him Hover had bound the man with duct tape and shot the man in the head, then made the woman in the house give Hover money before Hover shot her in the face.
Records indicate Freeman isn’t facing charges.
Hover is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday morning in Las Vegas Justice Court.
Why isn't Freeman facing charges?
Yes that is a question that needs to be answered. tvegas. Thats why you NEVER give anyone information about where you live or who lives with you. I think there should be a law that states. Whatever manner a criminal took someones life , they should die the same way! We need to get these kind of scum off the streets for good!
And was Hoover going to be employed by the US
Census?
We live in a Stephen King novel now.
There is something in the water, or the paint, or the casinos, or the atmosphere here that makes people INSANE....any thoughts on that?
Freeman should face chargers; he pretty much told everything that Hover had done to the couple, and he used the dead guys ATM card.
once again, i guarantee you...GUARANTEE you this guy has a criminal record.
and once again, our liberal justice system has failed.
Yep Gmag39: I do agree. One has to really think on the question of if it is a geographic concentration of cruelity and criminals or just the human condition in general or perhaps both at once. No doubt Las Vegas is attractive to criminal minds. No doubt the civic "leaders" will never confront the issue of crime or speak of it due to keeping the tourists happy for the benefit of a few wealthy folks. The fact of the matter is that Las Vegas is not a safe city to live in and not a safe place to visit. It is a mecca for predators across a scale from gang bangers to con artists to hookers to paydayloan sharks and casino moguls. It is what it is and it seems that at the end of the day all that matters is having the cash. The value of a lost human life, such as that described in the article, will not phase the City and will serve, at best, as routine infotainment. There are a lot of good cops in Las Vegas and there needs to be a lot more. A whole lot more.
I AM THE MOTHER OF GREGORY HOVER. I LIVE IN ANOTHER STATE. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED. MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THE WOUNDED AND DECEASED. GREGORY WAS NOT A FELON BEFORE THIS. HE WAS PRETTY MUCH A STRAIGHT ARROW. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. I HONESTLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED. HE HAS A GREAT WIFE AND TWO WONDERFUL CHILDREN. GREGORY DOES NOT OWN A GUN. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE GUN WAS THIS RICKY FREEMANS GUN.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS GUY RICKY FREEMAN WAS NOT ARRESTED AND INDITED ALONG WITH GREGORY? IF HE WAS THERE AND THIS IS HIS GUN AND HE KNOWS WHAT HAS HAPPENED YOU CANNOT TELL ME HE WAS NOT INVOLVED.THE POLICE ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF RICKY FREEMAN HOLDING THE GUN AND WEARING A HOODIE. SO WHAT KIND OF EVIDENCE OR DEAL DID HE MAKE TO KEEP FROM BEING ARRESTED? I REALLY WONDER WHAT IS THE REAL STORY ABOUT THIS AND WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS AND POLICE ARE NOT TELLING US. I HOPE SOMEDAY I WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS. I WOULD LIKE THE WHOLE STORY. I LOVE MY SON AND ALWAYS WILL. AGAIN I CAN ONLY SAY I AM TRUELY SORRY TO ALL INVOLVED, AND HOPE ROBERTA WILL BE ABLE TO GET ON WITH HER LIFE. MY HEART FELT CONDOLENCES.
It's too bad that it appears Gregory crossed the line from pretty much straight arrow (whatever that is) to apparently a killer and a major felon.
It would be interesting to know how Gregory got into this situation.
What happened?
My heart goes out to his Mom and the victim's involved and their families.
I was once a friend of both. Greg has always been an evil man, regardless of what his mother may think or say. I personally have been haunted by my contact with him. I know that the crimes he is being charged with now are just the ones he has been caught for. His family must be horribly upset and feeling very haunted as well. I believe that Greg should pay with nothing less then his life. Richard is an easily persuaded person, definitely a follower. However, that does not excuse his actions he should be charged for the crimes he did commit, though they may not relate to this case. There is more going on here then just what the news would have you believe, Richard claims to have been held captive by Greg, but I personally know he had chances to tell the police and detectives about what was going on regardless if he felt the need to or not, clearly they are both sick people in their own rights and both should be held accountable for their actions.
I honestly think we live in Hell. Infested with low-life 10th grade dopers. Back East, at least we confine them to their neighborhoods, where they mostly kill each other. Here, it's a free-for-all. I would move away right now, but my house is as worthless as the killers....
Another very much used web site for finding people is LexisNexis.com which law enforcement and government use but it is available to anyone with a paid subscription.
stevem More stupid remarks and rants from you. At this point you have no idea whether the courts have been involved with this guy, if they have what penalties were involved and whether any liberal judges made decisions.Just more stupidity from you which gets very old.
One thing is for sure you and your liberal hating remarks are all you have to offer and you really need to watch and listen to programs other than Fox, Rush and extremist right wing radio. You are a nit wit.
This is why you need a big dog an an even bigger shotgun. The guy should have just gotten shot to pieces when he broke in if the homeowner had only taken reasonable precautions.
I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS. WEATHER GOOD OR BAD ABOUT GREGORY.I REALLY HAVE NEVER KNOWN GREGORY TO BE EVIL, BUT I AM HIS MOTHER. OTHERS MAY SEE HIM DIFFERENTLY. I DO KNOW HE HAS WORKED MOST OF HIS LIFE, HAD HIS OWN BUSINESS,TOOK CARE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I ALSO KNOW AT ONE TIME HE GOT ON DRUGS. BUT THAT WAS OVER 3 YEARS AGO. I TALK TO GREGORY AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND NEVER HAD ANY HINT THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. I HAVE NOT SPOKE TO HIM IN A MONTH AND THAT IS VERY UNUSUAL. I WISH THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOME CLUE OF WHAT WAS TO COME. I WOULD HAVE GOTTON HIM HELP. BUT AS I SAID BEFORE, THERE HAS TO BE MORE TO THIS THAN ANY OF US KNOW. THE POLICE DID SHOW HIS WIFE PICTURES OF A MAN IN A HOODIE WITH A GUN. SHE TOLD THEM IT WAS NOT GREGORY, THAT IT WAS RICKY FREEMAN. WHERE ARE THOSE PICTURES NOW? AND WHY IS HE NOT ARRESTED AS AN ACCOMPLICE? AS I SAID THERE HAS TO BE MORE TO THIS THAN ANY OF US KNOW.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERNS OF ME. I DO APPRECIATE IT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AND THE TRUTH. I AM SURE THE WOMAN THAT WAS SHOT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ALL THAT HAPPENED AND ALL THAT WAS INVOLVED.
MOTHER OF GREGORY
scary. makes one feel as if they should always answer the door heavy, cocked, & loaded.
The Reason FREEMAN is not charged with anything yet is because he turned "STATE RAT" and worked out a deal with the DA. How else could he get off from the crimes listed? Duh!!!
Freeman should be charged with the same crimes as Hover, and yet he is not. There is alot that FREEMAN has done more then all of you know and yet again he is still FREE for now.
I ask all of you this question, Why should a nineteen year old drug user, robber and murder get off because he told first and made a deal with the DA?
Here is another question, How did Hover duct tape a grown man while holding a gun? "Most men would fight back while he was getting duct taped by one other man holding a gun". So it seems to me that Freeman may have been there holding the gun or duct tapping the man that had been shot in the head. "Who really shot him in the head"?
Freeman is the one that was caught on surveillance video images of the person who withdrew cash. Investigators later identified the man in the tape as a friend of Hover, who said he was with Hover the night the Romeros were shot and
was the person identified as the man pawning the items that were taken. So WTF is he FREEMAN out for? He did it and Hover is taking the blame. Freeman is a coward and a murder.
The gun used in the crime was that of Rick Freeman, The wannabe father of the younger Rick Freeman. The gun was given to the younger freeman by his father.
With all do Respect Roberta Romero I wonder if you really have identified Hover as the WRONG shooter. Ask yourself was he (HOVER) the shooter? With all that you where going through at that time, Being scared and your mind racing with fear, in low light how can you be so sure.????
As to anonymous1234 you as a person seem to know more then what you are saying, if so why wont you
come out of the closest and say what needs to be said and or told.
Freeman is not as innocent as all of you think he was and is a willing partner in crime. It seems that he is the one trying to cover his own actions by blaming another for his part.
Look the myspace page of Rick Freeman and then look at Hover myspace page.
I tried to get in touch with the older Freeman at his place of work in las vegas, Nv at a local Pizza place. Guess what he has been fired and can not be located at this time.
I bet the DA knows where he is, WELL MR. DA.?
Freeman needs to be found and sent to prison for his crime's , If the DA does not charge him with anything then I guess its time to hire our own Investigators to make sure that Freeman takes blame for his part in the crime that he has done.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT YOU AE RIGHT. AS I SAID, THERE IS MORE TO THIS THAN ANY OF US KNOW. AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY FREEMAN IS NOT BEING CHARGED WITH ANYTHING???. IT WAS HIS GUN, HE WAS ON THE TAPES, HE ADMITTED HE WAS WITH GREGORY. THAT TO ME IS AN ACCOMPLICE OR THE ACTUAL SHOOTER. WHY ISN'T THE DETECTIVES OR POLICE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? ARE THEY IN SUCH A HURRY TO CLOSE THIS CASE, THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO LET MAYBE THE SHOOTER GO? I REALLY WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWERS.
I am the little brother of Mr. Hover & his mother is right. Our older brother is right! Freeman should be there also. I'm not saying Greg had no part in this,but leting Freeman go was a mistake. Do you realy think he's going to stop his crap. My brother maybe alot of thing's but he's no KILLER. And for those mocking this... LOOK IN THE MIRRIOR AND TELL US HOW PERFECT YOUR LIFE'S ARE!!! Or do you mind condeming yourselve's If my brother gets DEATH ROW I will be more pissed than I am now. Don't go to far Freeman. Sinse you pawnd the stuff,used the cards,& atmitted being there. Unless you would like to come to Oklahoma and talk too Mr. Hover,s brothers about where YOUR GUN IS. DUMB ASS!!!!!
How can you charge Hover with the crimes of murder and attemped murder without the gun.
They dont even have the gun, it is not in there (POLICE) hands. However it is Freeman gun.
No tests can be done on the gun to say who shot the couple, I believe that if the gun was found then there would be no question as to whom shot the couple. I say lock up Freemen as he to addmits being with Hover that night. I dont think its hard to figure out that Freeman is the one of whom the Detectives should be looking at alot closer then they are. Instead they have a DA letting the real killer go and he becomes a "RAT" for the state. "What an injustice this is" !!!
HEY silverravenwolf YOU OBVIOUSLEY DID NOT KNOW YOUR SON. I HEAR YOU TALKING ABOUT YOUR SON, YOU ONLY MENTIONED THE VICTIMS WIFE ONCE, AT LEAST YOUR SON IS STILL ALIVE (FOR NOW). I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE BEING SO EASY ON YOU, EVEN (STEVEM) IF HE VICTIM WAS WHITE AND THE SHOOTER HISPANIC, THERE WOULD BE MORE THAN 25 COMMENTS AS OF NOW. IT IS UNUSUAL FOR A PERPS MOTHER TO GET ONLINE AND SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE STILL TRYING TO PROTECT HER SON. DID YOU EVER THINK THAT YOU WERE AN ENABLER ? MAYBE THE MONEY YOU WERE SENDING HIM WAS GOING FOR CRACK ? I AM SURE HE WAS ON CRACK !!! PLEASE DON'T TRY TO MAKE ANY MORE EXCUSES FOR "LITTLE SWEET INNOCENT GREGORY" ANYMORE, HIS DAY IS COMING, YOU SHOULD ASK HIM WHAT HE WAS FEELING WHEN HE KILLED A MAN IN HIS OWN HOME, THEN ATTEMPTED MURDED ON ANOTHER PERSON, ASK HIM IF HE GOT A RUSH WHEN HE THE PAWN SHOP HANDED HIM "BLOOD MONEY" OR WHEN HE PERSUADED RICK TO USE THE BLOODY ATM CARD, HE OBVIOUSLY GOT HIS EVIL STREAK FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE FAMILY .... GOOD LUCK, AND HAPPY ENDINGS !
"Freeman told police Hover told him Hover had bound the man with duct tape and shot the man in the head".
Was there duct tape on the victim?
88 to you Mexican_American! As I have read the comments that you have written you must not have read the story correctly because it says that;
As the investigation continued, police learned that Roberta Romero's ATM card had been used at a convenience store shortly after the shootings and obtained surveillance video images of the person who withdrew cash. (Investigators later identified the man in the tape as a friend of Hover),(NOT HOVER) who said he was with Hover the night the Romeros were shot. Police also learned the man (FREEMAN) had pawned several items allegedly taken from the Romeros' home.
How do you know Hover persuaded Freeman to use the atm card and that it was bloody? where you there? Do you now them and do you really know what truely happend? If so come out of the hole that you crawled out of and lets here the truth, something that I dont think you really know or are you just looking to put your 1/2 percent of BS as a comment!.
Detectives then interviewed Hover's friend, Richard Freeman, who had been identified as the man seen on the convenience store surveillance tape. Freeman said he wasn't involved in the alleged crimes but had been with Hover that night and had pawned some of the jewelry Hover had allegedly taken.
Riddle me this, how is it that freeman was there that night with Hover but was not involved in the alleged crimes. Seems to me that if you are there with that person you are involved.
Dont try to play the race card it will not work here, and as for the poor little Richard Freeman Your time is comming and your drug infested murdering ass will be on death row once they find the gun you have used to commit those crimes. You wannabe tuff guy and state " RAT".
Why isn't Freeman facing charges?
We see this on TV a lot, the person is asked, "What do you want to do, be a witness or a defendant?" That's how police work often works out, not necessarily the best, but often inevitable.
Roberta evidently had a conversation with the person who broke in, so that will likely satisfy the jury. The need for a gun seems unnecessary, after all cops have the bullets.
Hello sbob2u, The reason you need the gun is as impotant as the bullets because the gun in any crime most of the time has finger prints.
Does the bullets have Freeman and Hover finger prints? Know one has said that to be afact as of yet. The police would have to get very lucky in the sense that a good finger (readable)print would be found after taking them from the bodies of the couple.
Since you are a big fan of TV Crime then you should know that the real life CSI cant solve a murder crime in an hour unless there is a confession and I really dont think that there is if you have read the article, Hover asked for an attorney while being interviewed.
As far as the conversation that Roberta had under distress, low lighting and fear did she really know who she was talking with?
The police should do there jobs and arrest a "RAT" like Freeman.
Yea smells kind of like a rat on this one.. If this freeman character knows all about what happened and was pawning stolen property and using a stolen ATM card then why is it that he is free...Yea definitely smells ratty to me....
Freeman was caught on surveillance tape, But I do believe Roberta is the one who pointed out Hover in the photo line up. So if Freeman was there how come she didn't Id him?.. And Bigbrotherspain, How can you say that it was his Father that gave him the gun? Where you there at the time it happened? and his father gave him the gun?... Or are you just trying to add a little more to the story, and just because he got fired from his job? I mean millions of people have been fired due to the economy. What does that have anything to do with the story? other then you trying to bring someone else into what happened that don't belong. IT is sad that people can commit such a crime. it is really sad... Mrs Roberta. you are in my prayers and I hope that you get well soon.
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haha. i have stupid remarks? lol...ya...i'm wayyyyy off base in stating that this guy probably has a criminal record, huh?
we NEVER...ever see someone that should be behind bars walking the streets that ends up killing someone.
that never, ever happens, huh?
it DOES happen. it happens ALL THE TIME.
and WHO usually wants these urchins to have a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 57th chance?
liberals.
thus endeth the lesson.
So there is the frequent question here: WHY? The answer is the old saying: All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win is for a few good people to do nothing. In my experience, having traveled the world, Las Vegas is an insane place where evil is favored over good. "Sin City" so proudly touted by civic "leaders". "What happens here stays here" etc. An "industry" that encourages senior citizens to deposit their social secuity checks at their locals casino. All of these are viewed by those in positions of power in Las Vegas as "Good". The forces of greed and evil are well fed and in control. Even if a local official wanted to do the right thing they would not be allowed to and would probably be tortured by those who thrive on the rush of destroying lives for their pleasure.
What difference does any of this crap about Freeman make? That won't change the fact that one guy is dead and the wife probably will be ruined for life both emotionally and physically - stop trying to create some kind of defense for your son, brother, friend - whatever. START realizing he is a worthless piece of crap who needs to fry in the chair with a dry head.
I think that the fact that the female victim IDENTIFIED the shooter puts an end to the question of 'whodunnit'..... the family of the killer needs to stop making up scenarios and trying to shift the blame - the KILLER was ID'd by the VICTIM - and I hope he frys
one more thought and I'm outta here....if anyone is asking themselves 'how' or 'why' this killer turned out the way he obviously has turned out - just read the comments from his 'family' (if they are in fact from real family members)...therein lies the answer to your question..... is it any wonder? These people are already trying to shift blame, make excuses and what-not....it's obvious no one was taught about 'personal responsibility' in that household.
MEXICAN_AMERICAN. I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU MUST FEEL. I AM NOT A BIGOT. RACE,COLOR-CREED. HAS NOTHING TO DO THE WAY I FEEL. I DO NOT LOOK AT PEOPLE THAT WAY. BUT EVIDENTLY YOU DO. TO ME PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE. AND WHAT CAN I SAY TO ROBERTA OR TO HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY? I SAID WHAT I COULD FROM MY HEART. I DO WISH HER AND HER FAMILY AND HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS THE BEST. AND I HOPE THEY CAN GET ON WITH THEIR LIVES. I AM GRATEFUL ROBERTA IS ALIVE.I AM TRUELY SORRY THIS HAS HAPPENED. BUT ALSO AS THE MOTHER OF THE ONE BEING ACCUSED I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND THE WHOLE TRUTH. THERE WAS SOMEONE ELSE INVOLVED. I WANT TO KNOW WHY HE IS NOT FACING THE SAME CHARGES? ALSO WITH EVERYTHING THAT ROBERTA WENT THRU THAT DAY, SHE COULD HAVE BEEN CONFUSED. THAT DOES HAPPEN. HE WAS THERE EARLIER THAT DAY TO SERVE PAPERS. MAYBE WITH THE SHOOTING OF HER HUSBAND AND HER BEING SHOT IN THE FACE-HE IS THE ONLY ONE SHE REMEMBERS. I CANNOT SAY WHO REMEMBERS WHAT OR WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS NOT THERE. NEITHER WERE YOU, I HOPE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE WHOLE TRUTH THE ENTIRE STORY AND EXACTLY WHO DID WHAT TO THESE PEOPLE. DON'T YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH? I DO. NO MATTER WHAT THE TRUTH IS, I HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW.AND I DO WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING I CAN SAY TO EASE ROBERTA. BUT THERE IS NOT. I HOPE SHE HEALS. NOT JUST HER INJURIES AND THE DEEP WOUNDS OF LOOSING HER HUSBAND AND ALL SHE WENT THRU.
AND AZSK8FAN YOU KNOW NOTHING OF GREGORY'S FAMILY OR HOW HE WAS RAISED. TO SAY SUCH THINGS IS A STUPID WAY OF TRYING TO EXPLAIN YOURSELF. HE IS A GROWN MAN. HE IS NOT A CHILD. SO AS HIS MOTHER WHO LIVES IN ANOTHER STATE I HAVE NO IDEA THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I JUST KNOW HOW HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN. THAT IS WHY I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED. THE TRUTH. AND YES-IF THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE INVOLVED, I WANT THEM PUNISHED TOO. YOU SHOULD TOO. OR DO YOU THINK ONE PERSON SHOULD GET THE PENALTY AND THE OTHER WALK AWAY?? ALL INVOLVED SHOULD BE PROSECUTED. NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL COMMENTS GOOD OR BAD. JUST THINK OF WHAT YOU SAY TO BE FAIR TO ALL PARTIES. I CAN'T SEE BLAMING A PERSONS FAMILY FOR WHAT HAPPENED AS ANY SOLUTION TO THIS. DO YOU??
Are you that stupid to post peoples private phone numbers on the web? I mean come on grow up; I don't care who you are nor how close you are to anyone. And yes to threaten someone on the web does not look to good to me" So are you saying you are no better then Hover for pulling the trigger? Since he was ID.. To me it seems you have some tactics of revenge on you. Since you keep pushing the issue of Freeman. Like I said I don't care who you are close to the fact that this had to happen to a human being not just one but 2 and now one has to live with the terror for the rest of her life. To me shows the only thing you care about is pushing off Hovers problems. I am sure in due time Freeman will be charged. But you are not making it any better by lying about stuff you don't know. Not unless you were there. Again I brought up the question earlier, did you see the father give him the gun? NO you did not so stop making up stories that most know is not true.
Hello Again Carlton, First of all I have not threatened anyone nor will I thats not what I meant.
"God will deal with us all in his way, I am not the one of whom that can make that judgement for anyone".
I want you to know Mrs. Romero that you are in our prayer's and that may your loving husband rest with God.
"I am so SORRY for what has happened", May God be with you always.
I can not believe how NAIVE you are silverravenwolf. This is not the first time that one of your sons has gone to jail. Your other son(bigbrotherspain)has also been to jail/prison so why are you surprised? Clearly the Hover's have some serious mental defaults. Greg is in jail for MURDER not just ROBBERY. FREEMAN should be held accountable BUT DO NOT TRY TO SHIFT THE BLAME OF JULIO ROMERO'S MURDER. that was your son that pulled the trigger MULTIPLE TIMES IT CLEARLY WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS YOUR SON WHO OPENED THE DOOR AND SHOT ROBERTA IN THE FACE THAT'S STRAIGHT FROM ROBERTA'S MOUTH. Look up Prisma Contreras. Now ask yourself doesn't my son drive the very same vehicle make and model??? Bigbrotherspain have you or have you not participated in casino consumer robbery's just like this one? I'm pretty sure you have also robbed vehicles in your time, stole them from the lots themselves. I know your son better then most and he did this without a doubt. He got greedy with everything and went to far. He lost control. Admit it to yourselves. You know it's true .
I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL. I AM NOT SAYING MY SON DID NOT DO THIS. I AM ALSO NOT SAYING HE DID. IN EVERYTHING I WROTE I SAID ALL PARTIES INVOLVED SHOULD BE PUNISHED WITH THE SAME CRIE. YOU DO NOT ARREST ONE PERSON AND LET THE OTHER MURDERER WALK FREE. IF TWO ARE INVOLVED THEN ARREST TWO. WHAT IS SO HARD FOR ANY OF YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT. I ALSO SAID I WOULD LIKE THE WHOLE STORY AND TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON. NO I AM NOT NAIVE OR STUPID OR IN LALA LAND. AS I SAID I WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND WANT ALL PARTIES INVOLVED ARRESTED.I AM NOT TRYING TO SHIFT ANY BLAME TO ANYONE ELSE. BUT RICKY FREEMAN WAS ARRESTED THIS MORNING FOR THE SAME CRIMES. MAYBE ROBERTA CAN FEEL A LITTLE SAFER KNOWING ALL INVOLVED IS IN JAIL.AS FAR AS MY OTHER SON YOU SAID WAS IN JAIL HE WAS A GROWN MAN LIVING IN ANOTHER STATE. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ANY CHILD WHEN GROWN. DO YOU THINK YOU WILL HAVE CONTROL OVER ANYTHING YOUR CHILD MAY DO WHEN THEY ARE GROWN AND NOT LIVING AROUND YOU. I LIVE IN ANOTHER STATE. GREGORY HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF TROUBLE LIKE THIS. SO THIS CAME AS A SHOCK TO ME. TRY TO SEE IT FROM A MOTHERS VIEW.
Hello Anonymous1234,
As to your comments you seem to be very close because of something that only a few 4 people know and two of them are not family members.
So I guess you are now the new "STATE RAT" congrades to you. it's not hard to figure out who you are.
People do make mistakes in life (yes I was once) but I paid for the crimes I committed and have not been back since, as you know I spent almost 11 years in prison and I have been out since 2001, I have a good wife and great kids something that I cherish dearly.
May God bless you in your everyday journey's!!!!
I'm not saying Hover may or may not be gulity but it seems to me since FREEMAN has been arrested as of last night and now is charged with the same crimes who is to say who shot who?
" FIRST-STATE RAT GETS ARRESTED" AND IS CHARGED WITH THE SAME CRIMES.(LOL)
first off, Your more then Welcome to call me the new state rat. i do appreciate the stereotype.
As for knowing who i am why does it matter this isn't about me this is about what your brother has done. the crimes that he has committed. Roberta Romero will identify and has identified Greg Hover as the man that SHOT HER IN THE FACE. And what do 4 people know that only i seem to know. i also know that when you and Greg were in your twenty's Greg got angry and pushed you out of a moving vehicle a truck i do believe. I know more then you can imagine. I DO KNOW THAT YOUR BROTHER has bragged about what the two of you have done. and HE BRAGGED ABOUT THIS CRIME AS WELL. he got careless, Greedy, and caught! Question for the changed man that has found god. How does it make you a rat to do the right thing. How is Richard Freeman a rat IF he did as you would call it "rat"? How is that being a rat? Your brother is a sick monster he KILLED JULIO and SHOT ROBERTA IN THE FACE. In my mind that isn't being a "rat" that Would be saving other persons lives. Richard Freeman is responsible for his actions yes. But it has been told that your brother Gregory Lee Hover Pulled the trigger.
I was in prison in my 20's you donkey, So I guess you dont know crap about lol throwing me out of a truck, you r a joke.(LOL), and greg didnt move to las vegas until I was 26 or 27 he lived in another state.
Let me ask you this if greg bragged as you say, how do you know he really did it since the (lie about throwing me out of a truck is a lie ).
I can prove what I say can YOU.
PROVE IT TO ME AND I WILL BELIEVE YOU WANNABE RAT-BOY.
Why do you call everyone who knows any information about your family a rat? I mean come on if I knew any information about the crime I would sing like a bird, in order to save someone else. not cover up a crime. But it seems to me that you would cover up and defend anyone in your family, I don't care if you are my family or not, if I know you did a crime. I surely would turn as you call it a rat. That way it would get someone off the streets that would and did do it again. And for you doing time who cares, but at least I now know you know what your brother feels like, other then you got out in 11 years he is facing life or even death.
I want you to know Mrs. Romero that you are in our prayer's and that may your loving husband rest with God.
"I am so SORRY for what has happened", May God be with you always.
It's not that I am calling everyone a rat that may seem to know something, I am only challenging those of whom think may know something about this case. I want those that think they know what happened to prove it instead of talking crap and putting your 1/2 cent of BS into the mix.
So let me ask you this CARLTON the want to be Saint? You never have done anything in your life that was wrong? if not I want to meet you because you must be GOD. However I Know you are not him it's just that you havent been caught for you misjudgements and trasgressions.
"It was said that whoever is not guily throw the first stone"
Also since FREEMAN has been ARESSTED for the SAME CRIMES who is to say what really happened and yes I would and will defend my family until the end (blood is thicker then water) and so is the love that we all should have for one another.
I am not saying what has happened is right it is a very sad time for all concerend, the victems, there family and friends as well as ours.
Yes there is alot more then I (all) of us know and to let one person go free is an injustice as the crime its self.
FOR THE PEOPLE WITH MEAN NASTY COMMENTS::YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT GREGORY ARE SO STUPID IT SHOWS WHAT A MIND YOU HAVE. IF BOTH WERE INVOLVED, THEN BOTH NEED TO BE OFF THE STREETS AND AWAY. YOU DO NOT LEAVE A MURDERER ON THE STREETS.. NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE. EVEN A KID 18. EVIDENTLY HIS GIRLFRIEND DID NOT KNOW HIM THAT WELL. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND-FREEMAN WAS ALWAYS OVER GREGORYS HOUSE. ITS LIKE HE WOULD NOT LEAVE. NONE OF US KNOW REALLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED.ONLY THE TWO INVOLVED KNOW THE REAL STORY. AND SOMEDAY IT WILL ALL COME OUT. MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON ALL. INCLUDING THE ONES WITH THE STUPID REMARKS. I JUST PRAY THAT ROBERTA WHO WAS SHOT IN THE FACE WILL RECOVER, AND TRY TO LIVE SOME KIND OF NORMAL LIFE, AFTER KNOWING THAT THE SECOND MAN IS ALSO IN JAIL. I PRAY FOR HER AND HER FAMILY. YOU SHOULD TOO.
I AM GREGORYS MOTHER AND THIS IS HARD FOR ALL. BUT UNTIL WE KNOW ALL THAT WENT ON AND WHO WAS INVOLVED, IT IS NOT RIGHT TO JUDGE ONE AND SAY THE OTHER IS JUST A KID. FREEMAN IS NOT JUST A KID. I HONESTLY WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHY A FATHER OF AN 18 YEAR OLD WOULD GIVE HIS SON A HANDGUN, SEMI AUTOMATIC REGISTERED??? OR NOT. WHAT DID HE HONESTLY THINK HE WOULD DO WITH IT? AND WHERE LEGALLY CAN HE GO TO SHOOT IT?? NOT AT 18 YEARS OLD. NO I AM NOT BLAMING THE FATHER. I JUST CANNOT IMMAGINE A FATHER GIVING THAT TO A SON. LAS VEGAS IS NOT A PLACE YOU GO HUNTING FOR FOOD. JUST HUNTING FOR DOGS, CATS AND HUMANS. NOW TO ME THAT IS FRIGHTENING.
ROBERTA IS THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE THOUGHT OF. HER LIFE HER PIECE OF MIND, HER SAFETY. I WISH HER FAST RECOVERY. AND HOPE THAT ONE DAY SHE WILL FEEL SAFE AGAIN.
Ok, First off who is to say that I'm not close to the family of the other side, you seem to be attacking them? And number 1 I know for a fact that The father did not give him the gun, so why you keep saying that is beyond me. and no matter who's gun it was, I do belive that Mrs Roberta said that YOUR SON!!<<<< YOURS is the one who shot the gun. and MURDERED her husband!....I am really tired of you saying stop judging Your family but by you slandering the other family isn't that calling the kettle black? I mean come on already no one will ever know the truth of what happened but the fact shows that YOUR SON PULLED THE TRIGGER!!!!.. And for you Pain.. When I was a kid Indeed I was in trouble but nothing Major what kid didn't do things, as an adult no I have never been in trouble nor have I ever been pulled over nor got a speeding ticket and I am almost 40 Years old. So before you go judging me. You should really know the facts. You are the one who admitted that you were in prison. But sliver come on really? I understand that you are going through a hard time. no one is saying that you gave greg the gun so why do you keep implying that Freemans Father did. Get over that. Have they found the gun? Have they found who it was registered to? Exactly. so until you know the facts stop saying that. and you say Freemans girlfriend didn't know him, well I can say the same thing about your son's wife. and now kids will grow up knowing that their Father murdered people.
I feel for all that are involved, but I do have one question?
I do feel Freeman is an accomplice, but why was Greg there after trying to serve? He had to be there for only one intention, Freeman was not there for the serving of the papers. So Greg had to fill him in on the possibility of the crime or freeman was never there. Maybe Greg committed the crimes and then went and got Freeman and may have told him he had some stuff to pawn and a friend gave him a debit card to get some money. I dont know what happened but I do know that Greg is the common denominater in this crime.
Mom, Brothers, aunts, uncles, sons, daughter of both sides of the families have lost. In a time like this no answer is right except , the truth will set you free. Death is not final but it is the beginning, in this case, death of Mr. Romero is a lost for his family in the flesh, but a beginning of eternalism for him. For Greg it is a time to be set free from eternal damnation. The truth of the matter is, we are just a decision away from the 17 workings of the flesh. We being put in a place of destruction, could easily let one of the workings come alive. Yes Murder is one of them, he has it and we do to if we allow it to manefest in us. I have no doubt that your son, has very deep regret for what has happened. I pray that he will tell the truth, so that all involved can deal with there own workings of the flesh. This is the only way for everyone to totally be healed is to know the truth. Romeros must also deal with there workings, although an innocent man has died, the love of God can still be shown. Mrs Romero May God direct you in your healings and the same to every family member that has been touched.
The bible states, "The wages of Sin is Death" This is not a letter in support of death for Greg, It is a letter stating that he must wake up the spirit of God that is in him, to prepare for the eternal life. I am not talking about salvation, I am talking about the peace of God that is beyond understanding. Only, And ONLY the truth can prepare him for that journey. Romero family and the Hover family, you will both have battles and workings of the flesh yet to come. But I plead with you to look beyond this life to be able to see eternally to the outcome that is available. I hope this news finds you in a time of understanding and meekness.
Rom 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Rom 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Rom 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
May God direct us all.......
CARLTON, WERE YOU THERE TO KNOW WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER?? NEITHER WAS I. RICKY FREEMAN WENT AROUND TELLING EVERYONE HIS FATHER GAVE HIM THE GUN. SO GO YELL AT HIM. I AM ONLY GOING BY WHAT RICKY HAS SAID. I AM SORRY IF THAT OFFENDED YOU. BUT HE SAID IT NOT ME. I AM NOT PROTECTING EITHER PARTY AND IF YOU READ WHAT I WROTE YOU WILL SEE THAT. I SAID ALL MURDERS SHOULD BE OFF THE STREET, NOT JUST 1 OR TWO. I HAVE SAID NOTHING THAT CANNOT BE PROOVED. I DO NOT SPECULATE ON ANYONES PART. THAT IS WHY I SAID ALL PERSONS INVOLVED SHOULD BE OFF THE STREET AND GET THE SAME SENTENCE. AND YES THIS IS HARD TO LIVE WITH. BUT WE DO. WE GO ON. AND HOPE NO OTHER SONS, BROTHERS, FRIENDS AND WHOEVER KEEP KILLING.I DO LOVE MY SON AND ALWAYS WILL. WHOEVER PULLED THE TRIGGER WILL LIVE WITH THAT AND THE LAW WILL PREVAIL. I JUST ASKED FOR STUPID COMMENTS TO STOP. SAY SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE, THATS ALL I ASK. WHEN THE TRIAL COMES OUT, I HOPE ALL THE TRUTH COMES OUT. NO MATTER WHAT IT IS. I AM QUITE A FEW STATES AWAY. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I GET MY INFORMATION. AND THRU THE POLICE. SO I READ EVERYTHING I CAN. AND NO ONE, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED EXCEPT FOR GREGORY AND RICKY. HOPEFULLY IT WILL ALL COME OUT. AND MOST OF YOUR THOUGHTS AND MINE SHOULD BE FOR THOSE THAT WERE HARMED. AND THAT IS ROBERTA, HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SHE HAS TO LIVE WITH THIS THE REST OF HER LIFE. SHE IS THE ONE I AM MOST CONCERNED WITH. WHY ARENT YOU?? IF YOU HAVE ANY CONSTRUCTIVE QUESTIONS FOR ME, I DON'T MIND ANSWERING. BUT EITHER FAMILY OF THE TWO SHOULD NOT BE ATTACKED. WE ARE ALL HAVING IT ROUGH ENOUGH.
Hello carlton and youllneverknow, it seems that with a name like that you think you know something of this case if so clear the air. Prove it not by just words but by tangable evidence.
If Freeman was (seems not so) threatend in away that his family may or may not have been in danger then, I am sure when he claimed to be alone in the car a few blocks away, Dont you think anyone in such danger would drive off and call 911? He had a cell phone on him right?
Look at Hovers myspace nice family life and then look at Freemans myspace he is SMOKING WEED and displays many other troubling item's.
Freeman is not a kid he is 18 that by law makes him an adult you donkey. You must be a family member to try to say the things that you are saying but you cant hide the fact that POOR little FREEMAN is A MURDERER. Yes he did throw his life away he will get no less then life for his part in these crimes.
Do you think that Freeman is so much of a wuss that if he wanted, he could'nt have gotten away? He is a mentaly ill, 18 year old adult.
Yes Freeman was there with Hover at the house and yes he is a willing parntner in crime no matter who pulled the trigger.
Hum if Freeman girlfriend knows him best did she see this comming? and why would'nt his Father know him best he lived with him right?. Why in the world would someone give a mentally ill, 18 year old a gun?
*****The facts are Freeman and Hover are in Jail for many crimes and Freeman is mentally ill as you put it, and Hover is lost in a world of his own never to come back.****** I believe so, considering the mental history of his (Hover) family and the drugs that he was taking in the last five years not to mentation the deppression pills that Hover was prescribed and taking.
Do you think smoking crack and taking deppression pills has anything to do with any of this? HUMM I dont know but it seems that with a really bad habbit of smoking crack and taking deppression pills and mental illness in the family (documented)(to many to list) that it may have caused the mind of a loving husband,father and brother to snap and go insaine.
I believe that Freeman has some of the same issues in his family and I believe that BOTH need to be examend by a physologist.
My prayers and thoughts are with everyone especialy with the wife that has lost her husband, there are no words that I can truely say to express the way we feel for your lose, I can only say I am sorry as I am sure Freeman and Hover are as well.
With this being said I will not post another comment again.
"I LOVE YOU LITTLE BROTHER" I am sorry I was not there for you when you needed me the most, please forgive me.... Your Big Brother G. A. Hover,Jr.
MY HEART FELT WISHES FOR RICKY FREEMANS FAMILY, GIRLFRIEND AND FRIENDS. EVEN THOUGH I AM GREGORYS MOTHER, I HAVE SAID THAT ALL THAT WERE INVOLVED SHOULD GET THE SAME SENTENCE. I STILL BELIEVE THAT. NONE OF US KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I JUST WANT ALL INVOLVED WHERE THEY BELONG. I HAVE NOT HEARD HOW ROBERTA IS DOING. I LIVE IN ANOTHER STATE. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU-
You guys are freaking stupid, they both did the crime, the deserve to be punished so get over it. Nothing can be changed. Quit degrading your family. Your all messed up i the head, an that will never change.
I DO NOT KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO. BUT NO ONE IS SAYING THEY BOTH DID NOT DO IT. AS I HAVE BEEN SAYING- NO MURDERER SHOULD BE LEFT WALKING THE STREETS. WHAT I DO NOT LIKE IS PEOPLE LIKE YOU TRYING TO DOWNGRADE THE FAMILIES OF THE ACCUSED.WE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. DOES YOUR MOTHER OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT YOU DO? I DO NOT THINK SO. NONE OF US KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON. SOME OF US DO NOT LIVE IN VEGAS. YOU ARE THE IDIOT IF YOU THINK THAT FAMILIES HAVE CONTROL OVER A MAN 38 YEARS OLD AND IN ANOTHER STATE. AND BY THE WAY- RICKY FREEMAN NOT GREGORY HOVER HAS JUST CONFESSED TO THE MURDER OF PRISMA. HE IS ALSO MAKING A DEAL ABOUT THE ROMEROS'. SO FAR HE HAS ADMITTED MOST OF WHAT HE WAS CHARGED WITH. AND BY THE WAY HOVER LENT HIS CAR TO FREEMAN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASSION WHILE HOVER WENT HOME AFTER WORK TO BE WITH HIS KIDS AND WIFE AND TO GET SOME SLEEP. I AM NOT SAYING THAT GREGORY DID NOT DO ANY OF THIS. I DO NOT KNOW. NEITHER DO YOU, UNLESS YOU WERE THERE.