Judge cites jail calls and alleged threats, says defendant poses danger to community.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A 22-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting of a Robstown teenager was denied bond following a court hearing Monday morning.
Dominic Guzman appeared before Judge David Stith in the 319th District Court, where the judge ruled Guzman poses an ongoing danger to the community and should remain in custody.
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During the hearing, prosecutors said recorded jail calls revealed Guzman reacted to learning a woman he was involved with had been with another man.
They told the court he then directed others to find that man and assault him, and urged the woman to help lure the individual.
Prosecutors presented the calls as evidence, arguing Guzman continued making threats and discussing potential acts of violence while behind bars.
“As you have heard, even from jail, the defendant continues to plan additional crimes against additional persons,” a prosecutor told the court. “He’s most certainly going to either carry those out or plan additional [crimes] as soon as he gets out.”
Prosecutors said the conversations included directing others to find and assault another individual.
Guzman’s defense attorney argued the recordings reflect emotional distress rather than credible threats.
“The phone calls you’ve heard are a heartbroken boyfriend… confronting his significant other,” the defense said. “That’s a normal reaction… it doesn’t make him a danger.”
After hearing arguments from both sides, the judge determined the state met the legal standard to deny bond.
“I do believe that the state has met its burden… and so I am going to deny bond in this case,” Stith said.
The charge stems from the fatal shooting of a Robstown teenager. While details of the shooting were not the focus of Monday’s hearing, Guzman will remain in custody as the case moves forward.
No trial date has been announced.