Roma Teen Accused of Burglary, Then Threats to Boss and Cop

A Roma teen is facing four felony charges. Police say he broke into his own boss's car wash, then later called that same boss with threats. Gustavo Alexander Gonzalez, born in 2007, is charged in City of Roma Municipal Court. He faces two counts of burglary of a building and two counts of obstruction or retaliation. That is according to the affidavits El Tejano got through a public records request to the Starr County Sheriff's Office.

The case started on May 27, 2026, at Max Clean car wash on US-83 in Roma. It did not end there. Court records show a pattern that stretched into July. Gonzalez allegedly called his old boss with a threat. Days later, he resisted a separate arrest. He has not been convicted. All three events are laid out in sworn police affidavits tied to his case.

The first break-in happened early on a Wednesday morning. Officer Roel Garcia responded to Max Clean at about 7:05 a.m. after a call about a burglary and a stolen car. Owner Felix Alejandro Tamayo Martinez told police the front door had been broken open. A back window was also smashed. A car parked at the business was gone, along with about 2,500 dollars in cash. The keys to that car were left inside when it was stolen.

Tamayo told the officer a spare key kept in a red toolbox outside the building was missing too. Only employees knew where that key was hidden. Tamayo confirmed Gonzalez worked part time at Max Clean.

Police arrested Gonzalez the next day, May 28. He was taken to Starr County Jail, then to Starr County Memorial Hospital to get cleared by a doctor. At the hospital, officers read him his Miranda rights. He agreed to talk. According to the affidavit, Gonzalez admitted he took the spare key from the red toolbox. He went inside the business, grabbed the car keys, and drove off in the car. He said he took about 300 dollars in cash and nothing else. He told police he came back later that same morning to check that everything was locked up. Surveillance video backed up what he told them, the affidavit says.

Gonzalez was still facing that burglary case when a new complaint landed on July 6. Officer Robert VanNest was called to the Roma Police Department that evening. Tamayo, the Max Clean owner, said he got a threatening call. The caller was Gonzalez, and he sounded angry, according to the affidavit. In Spanish, he told Tamayo he was going to "llevar la verga" to everyone. He said he was going to burn everything down. He cursed at everyone there, the affidavit states. Tamayo said he wanted to press charges because he believed Gonzalez could actually carry out the threat.

VanNest checked the phone number that called Tamayo. It traced back to South Texas Health System Behavioral, a mental health clinic. Records show VanNest had dropped Gonzalez off there himself earlier that same day. The affidavit does not say why Gonzalez was there. It only notes the number as the source of the call.

A second obstruction charge stems from a separate incident hours earlier, in the middle of the night on July 6. Officer Josue Resendez was helping the Starr County Sheriff's Office with a domestic disturbance call at about 3:30 a.m. when he learned Gonzalez had two active arrest warrants out of Roma. Resendez took him into custody. According to the affidavit, Gonzalez stiffened his body and would not get into the patrol car. He told the officer, "don't you know who my father is." He then asked the officer to take off his uniform so the two of them could fight. Police say that counts as an attempt to intimidate an officer doing his job.

Roma is a small border city. A case like this moves fast through word of mouth. The affidavits do not identify who Gonzalez's father is. El Tejano is not naming or speculating about that here. What the records do show is a young man accused of burglarizing the same business that employed him. He is then accused of threatening that same owner while an earlier case against him was still open.

Gonzalez's cases remain pending in Starr County. Court dates for the burglary and obstruction charges had not been finalized as of this report. El Tejano will follow the case as it moves through Starr County courts.