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Teen Driven From NJ To Montgomery County, Gagged And Machete-Killed In MS-13 Hit, Officials Say
A teenager who was driven from New Jersey to Maryland, marched into the woods, gagged, and hacked to death with a machete at the direction of MS-13 — was found four months later in a shallow grave, according to Montgomery County prosecutors. Now her perpetrators are facing justice. In Montgomery County, a judge has convicted 24-year-old Iris Yudella Alonzo-Salgado for her role in the murder of 18-year-old Rosa Sanchez Merino, whose grisly death made national headlines. Alonzo-Salgado is one of four charged in connection with the death of the teen in May 2023. According to court documents,…
Police & Fire
Machete-Wielding Man Terrorizes Silver Spring Shopping Center: Police
A 24-year-old Maryland man is behind bars after allegedly terrorizing shoppers with a machete outside of a Montgomery County shopping center on . Maikol Darinson Vicente Gomez, 24, is accused of attempting to assault three strangers at random at near Westech Business Park at Broadbirch Drive and Tech Road on Sunday, Jan. 5, around 5:45 p.m., police said. When Montgomery County officers arrived, Vicente Gomez allegedly fled through the shopping center parking lot, wildly slashing parked cars with the machete, police say, prompting a foot chase that came to a quick end when he fell and droppe…
Police & Fire
Gang Member Who Pointed Police To Body Of Teen In Shallow Grave Admits To Maryland Murder
A man with no known address admitted to his role in the murder of an 18-year-old girl who was found buried in a shallow grave in Montgomery County, the state's attorney's office announced on Friday. Roberto Rivera-Delgado, 23, pleaded guilty to murder and other offenses in connection to the murder of Rosa Sanchez Merino in May 2023 with three others. Iris Yudella Alonzo-Salgado, 23, Aracely Abarca-Melgar, 21, and Edwin Alexander Rivas-Salvador, 16 have also been implicated in the incident. According to police, Rivera-Delgado was arrested for a parole violation in Nevada and broug…