A Gillett man who was arrested Oct. 28 in Arkansas after allegedly fleeing the scene of a fatal ATV accident in Oconto County has been found not competent to assist in his own defense at this time.
After a review of an examiner’s report, Oconto County Judge Jay Conley ruled that Obilio Tomas Sargento Roblero, 32, currently is not competent but is likely to become competent within the statutory time line of one year. The case involves a crash involving Roblero’s vehicle and a stalled UTV on Oct. 25 that took the life of Thomas Roberts, 60, a retired Green Bay police detective.
Conley scheduled a review of the case for June 16.
The crash occurred around 7 p.m. Oct. 25 on Shawano Line Road at Nelson Road in the Town of Gillett. According to the criminal complaint, Roberts had stopped to help two other people whose UTV had broken down along the road.
Witnesses said Roberts hooked up the disabled vehicle with a tow strap and had just climbed back into his own ATV when Roblero’s SUV struck him.
Roblero fled the scene on foot after the crash, the complaint said. Deputies conducted an extensive search of the area, including the suspect’s home in Gillett and the dairy farm where he worked but were unable to locate him that night.
It was later learned that he called his wife the next morning and told her he was on his way back to Mexico and that she should also leave the country, according to the complaint, but she reportedly told him she wanted to stay in Gillett.
Roblero was located and arrested at a hotel in Jacksonville, Arkansas. He was brought back to Oconto County, where he remains jailed in lieu of $1 million cash bond.
Driver in fatal hit-and-run crash ruled not competent
