VT student in ICE custody expected to appear in court

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – An engineering student at Virginia Tech arrested by Blacksburg Police, who is also sitting in ICE custody, is expected to be in court on Tuesday, July 22, according to court documents.

Cristian Romo Bermejo went to LewisGale Hospital Montgomery on Wednesday, July 9, worried he might have alcohol poisoning.

While at the hospital, police say he threatened hospital staff and assaulted two police officers…

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