The Lee County Grand Jury, convened by State Attorney Amira Fox, returned indictments in two murder cases.
Yanko Romero has been indicted on the following counts:
I. First Degree Murder – Actual Possession and Discharge of a Firearm Causing Death or Great Bodily Harm, a Capital Felony
II. Attempted First Degree Murder- Actual Possession and Discharge of a Firearm, a First Degree Felony
III. Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, a Third Degree Felony
IV. Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence, a Second Degree Felony
V.-VII. Shooting, At, Within, or Into a Dwelling or Building, a Second Degree Felony
All of the counts involve crimes that took place on or about June 8, 2025, in Lee County, within or in the vicinity of a building at Oasis Grand Boulevard. It was an active shooter situation that resulted in one person being killed.
In an unrelated case, Ryan Samuel Cole was indicted on the following counts:
I. First Degree Murder, a Capital Felony
II. Kidnapping, a punishable by Life Felony
III. Sexual Battery Under Specified Circumstances, a First Degree Felony
IV. Violation of Pre-Trial Release, a First Degree Misdemeanor
The case involves the kidnapping, murder, and sexual battery of a woman in Fort Myers between July 6, 2021, and July 9, 2021.
“I want to thank the Fort Myers Police Department for their extensive and detailed investigations in both cases. I also want to thank the Lee County Grand Jury for their time in hearing the presentments. When my office is presented with depraved crimes such as these, we seek the highest charges under Florida law. We will continue to hold people accountable, and when the evidence is there, to seek capital charges and the death penalty when appropriate,” said State Attorney Fox.
Samantha Syoen – State Attorney’s Office Communications Director