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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…
Two Alleged MS-13 Members Indicted, Five Others Charged For Massapequa Preserve Murder
Two new MS-13 gang members on Long Island are facing charges for their alleged roles in a January 2017 murder in the Massapequa Preserve.
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that the alleged gang members are facing charges that include conspiracy and second-degree murder for their roles in the death of 19-year-old Julio Cesar Espantzay, who was a perceived enemy of MS-13.
Those charged:
Raul Ponce, aka “Shadow” and “Little Shadow,” 21, of Hempstead;
Gerson Stanley Juarez, aka “Angel Black,” 23, of Hempstead;
Carlos Portillo, aka, “Pikachu,” 24, of Hempstead;
Kevin Grando…
Third Alleged MS-13 Member Charged In Massapequa Preserve Slaying, Authorities Say
A third alleged MS-13 gang member has been charged with the murder of a man whose remains were found in the Massapequa Preserve during an intensive search of the area.
Samuel Ponce, 18, of Hempstead, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in connection with the murder of Bryan Steven Cho Lemus, 18, of Uniondale, whose body was discovered on Friday, May 24, by Nassau County detectives searching the preserve, said the Nassau County Police.
Lemus' remains were discovered after several searches of the area, police and Nassau officials said.
Police believe Lemus had been in the preserve f…
Second Arrest Made In MS-13 Murder Of Teen In Massapequa Preserve
A second alleged MS-13 gang member has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Uniondale teen in the Massapequa Preserve in 2016.
Raul Ponce, 19, of Hempstead, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the machete killing of Bryan Steven Cho Lemus, 18, and in the killing of Julio Cesar Gonzales-Espantzay, 19, of Valley Stream, said the Nassau County Police.
Gonzales-Espantzay's body was discovered in March 2017. Lemus' body was uncovered on May 24 in a shallow grave.
Earlier in the week, police arrested and charged Stanley Gerson Juarez, 22, of Hempstead, with …
