EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Jeremiah Nathaniel Aguilar is charged with criminal negligent homicide in the death of Jerome Fanaro on October 7, 2025.
According to court documents newly obtained by ABC-7, Aguilar and a relative arrived the relative’s home to find Fanaro, an ex-boyfriend of a family member, inside. Investigators say a witness reported seeing Fanaro run toward Aguilar, and the two started wrestling down the stairs and into the driveway. The witness told investigators that Aguilar had Fanaro in a chokehold, before Fanaro later got Aguilar into a chokehold.
Aguilar’s relative called 911 after seeing that Fanaro had stopped moving and was lying in the driveway. The relative and Aguilar also started performing CPR…