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Four Alleged MS-13 Members Indicted For Roles In Massapequa Park Preserve Murder
Four alleged MS-13 gang members have been indicted for their roles in the death of a teenager who was found in the Massapequa Preserve on Long Island last year.
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that four alleged gang members have been indicted for their roles in the machete murder of Bryan Steven Cho Lemus.
Christian Rodriguez, 22, of Hempstead, David Maldonado, 20, of Uniondale, Raul Ponce, 21, of Hempstead, and Gerson Stanley Juarez, 23, of Hempstead, were all charged with second-degree murder and multiple counts of conspiracy.
On Aug. 23, 2016, Lemus, a perceive…
MS-13 Member Sentenced For Murders Of Teen, 22-Year-Old
A Long Island MS-13 member will face life in prison after admitting to murdering a teenager in 2016 and a 22-year-old in 2017.
Last month, Edar Ventura - also known as Trauma and Despiadado - pleaded guilty during jury selection to two counts of murder, attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon. On Tuesday, April 23, he was sentenced to a term of between 32 years to life in prison.
According to Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, on Dec. 13, 2016, Ventura and co-defendant David Maldonado, both MS-13 gang members, “sought to kill a perceived enemy of MS-13.”
The tw…
