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LI MS-13 Member Known As 'Shadow' Sentenced For Role In Four Homicides LI MS-13 Member Known As 'Shadow' Sentenced For Role In Four Homicides
LI MS-13 Member Known As 'Shadow' Sentenced For Role In Four Homicides A 23-year-old street gang member on Long Island may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced for his role in four separate homicides of perceived enemies of MS-13. Raul Ponce, of Hempstead, also known as “Shadow,” pleaded guilty last fall to two counts of murder in the deaths of Bryan Steven Cho Lemus and Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales; and two counts of manslaughter for the deaths of Nelson Rodriguez and Osmin Campos-Sandoval, the Nassau County DA announced. On Tuesday, Jan. 25, a judge sentenced Ponce to a term of 32 years to life in prison. According to prosecutors,…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Man Sentenced For MS-13 Murder 18-Year-Old At Park Long Island Man Sentenced For MS-13 Murder 18-Year-Old At Park
Long Island Man Sentenced For MS-13 Murder 18-Year-Old At Park A 20-year-old man has been sentenced for his role in the MS-13 murder of an 18-year-old at a Long Island park in 2016. Samuel Ponce, of Hempstead, was sentenced to nine years to life in prison for killing Bryan Steven Cho Lemus, of Uniondale, Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced. Ponce pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Monday, June 28. On Aug. 23 of 2016, Lemus was lured into the Massapequa Park Preserve, where he was killed with machetes by Ponce and other MS-13 members, Smith said. The DA's Office reported that Lemus' body was found by officers in a shall…

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MS-13 Member Admits To 2016 Machete Murder At Long Island Preserve MS-13 Member Admits To 2016 Machete Murder At Long Island Preserve
MS-13 Member Admits To 2016 Machete Murder At Long Island Preserve An alleged 20-year-old MS-13 street gang member is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in the butchering machete murder of a man on Long Island in 2016. Hempstead resident Samuel Ponce, also known as “Little Chickie” pleaded guilty this week to second-degree murder for his role in the murder of a Uniondale teenager in the Massapequa Park Preserve in 2016. Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith said that the maximum sentence for Ponce is 15 years to life in prison because at the time of the murder he was 15 years old. Ponce is expected to be sentenced …

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by Zak Failla
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Four Alleged MS-13 Members Indicted For Roles In Massapequa Park Preserve Murder Four Alleged MS-13 Members Indicted For Roles In Massapequa Park Preserve Murder
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…

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by Zak Failla
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Fourth Man Charged In Connection To Teen's Murder At Massapequa Preserve Fourth Man Charged In Connection To Teen's Murder At Massapequa Preserve
Fourth Man Charged In Connection To Teen's Murder At Massapequa Preserve A Hempstead man has become the latest charged with second-degree murder in connection to human remains that were found in the Massapequa Preserve in May, Nassau County Police said. Detectives found the body of Uniondale resident Bryan Steven Cho Lemus, 28, on May 24 in the preserve during a search of the area. It is alleged that they had been buried there in August 2016 by MS-13 gang members who allegedly killed him. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, Nassau County Police investigators announced that they arrested Christian Rodriguez, 22, who was charged with second-degree murder and is scheduled to be a…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Charged, ID For Victim Released In MS-13 Linked Slaying At Massapequa Preserve Suspect Charged, ID For Victim Released In MS-13 Linked Slaying At Massapequa Preserve
Suspect Charged, ID For Victim Released In MS-13 Linked Slaying At Massapequa Preserve After more than three years of searching and investigating, Nassau County authorities announced the arrest of an MS-13 gang member in connection with the 2016 machete-killing of a Uniondale man. Stanley Gerson Juarez, 22 of Hempstead, who was already being held at the Nassau County jail for another slashing attack, was charged Tuesday, June 4, with murder in the machete hacking death of Bryan Steven Cho Lemus, 18, of Uniondale, said the Nassau County Police. The announced was made during a press conference in Mineola by Nassau County Police, along with Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ry…

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by Kathy Reakes