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Virginia Man Posing As Crime Boss Used Snapchat To Prey On 40+ Minors: DOJ Virginia Man Posing As Crime Boss Used Snapchat To Prey On 40+ Minors: DOJ
Virginia Man Posing As Crime Boss Used Snapchat To Prey On 40+ Minors: DOJ A 24-year-old man who targeted vulnerable girls struggling with mental health issues online admitted he posed as a gangster to exploit children, federal authorities said. Malachi Morgan Thomas is going to spend more than a decade behind bars after hacking a minor's Snapchat account to coerce dozens of underage girls to produce child pornography. According to court documents, between March 1, 2020, and Oct. 1, 2020, Thomas targeted approximately 41 minor girls between the ages of 12 and 17 to engage in sexually explicit conduct. He directed the victims to create and send him child sexu…
Released Murder Suspect With Gang Ties Re-Arrested By ICE In Maryland Released Murder Suspect With Gang Ties Re-Arrested By ICE In Maryland
Released Murder Suspect With Gang Ties Re-Arrested By ICE In Maryland ​A known Venezuelan gang member accused of murder in Maryland was released from custody despite an active immigration detainer and now faces deportation, authorities said.​ Wilmer Antonio Echenique-Navarro, 22, of Capitol Heights, was arrested in April 2024, for the fatal shooting of 40-year-old Derek Coleman in Takoma Park.  Despite an active detainer from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), he was released from Prince George’s County Department of Corrections custody, according to an ICE statement.​ Wilmer Echenique-Navarro ERO Baltimore On Tuesday, March 18, ICE’s…
MS-13 Gang Members Convicted Of Killing 19-Year-Old Over Defaced Graffiti In Maryland Woods MS-13 Gang Members Convicted Of Killing 19-Year-Old Over Defaced Graffiti In Maryland Woods
MS-13 Gang Members Convicted Of Killing 19-Year-Old Over Defaced Graffiti In Maryland Woods Three MS-13 street gang members have become the first to be convicted in Montgomery County of participation in a criminal organization resulting in the death of a 19-year-old, the state's attorney's office announced on Tuesday. Junior Francisco Del-Cid, 20, of Takoma Park, Elmer Lopez-Cortez, 25, and Elvin Guzman-Machado, 20, both of Silver Spring, are facing multiple life sentences for their roles in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Willians Anderson Alberto Cruz in November 2022.  Police say that at approximately 4 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2022, officers were called to the 100 bloc…