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16-Year-Old Confesses To Ambush Killing Of 'Intelligent, Proud Godfather' In Huntington 16-Year-Old Confesses To Ambush Killing Of 'Intelligent, Proud Godfather' In Huntington
16-Year-Old Confesses To Ambush Killing Of 'Intelligent, Proud Godfather' In Huntington A teenager has confessed to fatally shooting a 21-year-old man in an ambush killing on Long Island. Ramon Lyons, age 16, of Huntington Station, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the death of Luis Cameron Rimmer-Hernandez. According to prosecutors, Lyons ran up to the victim as he stood talking to friends in Huntington Station, on Lowndes Avenue, shortly before 11 p.m. on Aug. 9, 2021. Lyons, who was 14 at the time, admitted to firing nearly seven shots from a 9 mm handgun, striking the man multiple times in the chest and arm. Rimmer-…

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by Michael Mashburn
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MS-13 Gang Members Indicted For 'Senseless, Brutal' Long Island Murders: DA MS-13 Gang Members Indicted For 'Senseless, Brutal' Long Island Murders: DA
MS-13 Gang Members Indicted For 'Senseless, Brutal' Long Island Murders: DA A pair of alleged MS-13 gang members have been indicted for two murders on Long Island, including one near a high school, according to US authorities. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York announced the counts against Carlos Humberto Aquino-Hernandez and Gerson Hernandez, both 22. The first murder occurred on July 19, 2022. Walter Ochoa, who was thought to be a member of a rival street gang, was targeted by MS-13 in retaliation for the murder of an MS-13 member 11 days earlier, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Earlier Report: A…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Gang Member Sentenced For Teen's Shooting Death On Long Island: DA Gang Member Sentenced For Teen's Shooting Death On Long Island: DA
Gang Member Sentenced For Teen's Shooting Death On Long Island: DA A Long Island Crips gang member will spend over two decades behind bars for the December 2020 killing of a teenager. Jayden Woods, aged 23, of Hempstead, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday, July 11, for his role in the death of 17-year-old Omarion Jackson, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. Woods pleaded guilty to the charges that, on the night of December 21, 2020, a group of five men – including Jackson – went to Woods’ Stewart Avenue house. Four of the group members shot at Woods’ home and fled. Jackson was the only member of the group who was unarmed. A…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Shot Through Taxi Window: Alleged MS-13 Member Admits Killing Man During Dispute On Long Island Shot Through Taxi Window: Alleged MS-13 Member Admits Killing Man During Dispute On Long Island
Shot Through Taxi Window: Alleged MS-13 Member Admits Killing Man During Dispute On Long Island A suspected member of the MS-13 street gang is facing decades behind bars after admitting that he fatally shot a man from a taxi window during a dispute on Long Island. Denis Gutierrez-Marcos, age 20, pleaded guilty to murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Feb. 9, in the death of Edwin Guerrero Hernandez. Prosecutors said Gutierrez-Marcos was riding in a taxi minivan with two other passengers near High Street in Hempstead on Sept. 6, 2020. An argument broke out between a passenger in the front seat and another man in the rear. When the passenger in the rear got out…

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by Michael Mashburn
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MS-13 Duo Sentenced For Killing Victim With Machetes In Woods On Long Island MS-13 Duo Sentenced For Killing Victim With Machetes In Woods On Long Island
MS-13 Duo Sentenced For Killing Victim With Machetes In Woods On Long Island Two MS-13 members were sentenced for murdering a 22-year-old man with machetes in a wooded area on Long Island. Luis Alejandro Varela, age 24, of Mineola, was sentenced to 21 years to life in prison and 27-year-old William Reyes-Fuentes, of Uniondale, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the murder of Carlos Rivas-Majano, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced on Tuesday, Aug. 9. Varela and Reyes-Fuentes pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and second-degree conspiracy on Friday, June 24, the DA's Office said.  “MS-13 members Luis Alejandro Varela an…

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by Nicole Valinote
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MS-13 Member Sentenced For Brutal Machete Killing Of 15-Year-Old On Long Island MS-13 Member Sentenced For Brutal Machete Killing Of 15-Year-Old On Long Island
MS-13 Member Sentenced For Brutal Machete Killing Of 15-Year-Old On Long Island A member of the violent international crime gang known as MS-13 will spend more than two decades in prison for brutally murdering a 15-year-old boy on Long Island and then hiding his body. Eduardo Portillo, age 25, was sentenced in federal court in Central Islip Tuesday, July 12, to 25 years behind bars after admitting to his involvement in the killing of Javier Castillo. Earlier report: Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Murdering 15-Year-Old Boy Federal prosecutors said Portillo and other members of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of MS-13 convinced the tee…

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by Michael Mashburn
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MS-13 Member Admits To Murder For Attack At Long Island Preserve MS-13 Member Admits To Murder For Attack At Long Island Preserve
MS-13 Member Admits To Murder For Attack At Long Island Preserve An MS-13 member has admitted to murdering a 19-year-old man in a machete attack at a Long Island park preserve. Kevin Granados-Coreas, age 23, of Hempstead, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, April 13, to second-degree murder and second-degree conspiracy in the 2017 death of Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. He is expected to be sentenced to 23 years to life in prison on Friday, May 13, Donnelly said. “Kevin Granados-Coreas worked with Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales and befriended him at a restaurant at the Green Acres Mall. He then …

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by Nicole Valinote
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12 Indicted For Drug Distribution Operation, Suffolk DA Says 12 Indicted For Drug Distribution Operation, Suffolk DA Says
12 Indicted For Drug Distribution Operation, Suffolk DA Says A dozen alleged gang on Long Island are facing charges for their roles in an extensive drug distribution operation, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and members of the District Attorney’s Office’s East End Drug Task Force (EEDTF) recently announced the indictment of 12 men who were known to traffic crack cocaine and powder cocaine. The investigation was first launched in July 2020 when there were allegations of 18th Street gang members and other associ…

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by Zak Failla
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Third Suspect Nabbed In MS-13 Connected Long Island Homicide Third Suspect Nabbed In MS-13 Connected Long Island Homicide
Third Suspect Nabbed In MS-13 Connected Long Island Homicide A third suspect has been arrested on a murder charge after a woman on Long Island allegedly conspired with her new boyfriend, an MS-13 gang member, to kill her teenage ex-boyfriend. On Sunday,  April 25, 24-year-old Gerson Stanley Juarez, who is currently incarcerated in Westchester County Jail, was charged in connection to a 2016 scheme to kill 19-year-old Osmin Campos-Sandoval, a member of the 18th Street gang, a rival of MS-13, Nassau County Police Det. Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick announced. Stanley Juarez has been charged with second-degree murder and was arraigned in Mineola…

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by Joe Lombardi
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14 Nabbed In Huge Suffolk County Drugs, Weapons Takedown 14 Nabbed In Huge Suffolk County Drugs, Weapons Takedown
14 Nabbed In Huge Suffolk County Drugs, Weapons Takedown More than a dozen on Long Island are facing charges for their roles in a drug ring that distributed heroin, meth, and prescription pills. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini announced this week that 14 Long Island residents have been charged, with an arrest warrant issued for a 15th suspect, who remains at large. The arrests come after a yearlong investigation by county and federal law enforcement into alleged drug dealing by gang members on Long Island, officials said. Both members of the Bloods and Latin Kings street gangs are among those arrested. According to officials, the b…

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by Zak Failla
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MS-13 Member Sentenced For Long Island Murders Of Four With Machetes, Knives, Clubs, Axe MS-13 Member Sentenced For Long Island Murders Of Four With Machetes, Knives, Clubs, Axe
MS-13 Member Sentenced For Long Island Murders Of Four With Machetes, Knives, Clubs, Axe A teenage MS-13 gang member in the country illegally will spend decades behind bars after admitting to his role in a quadruple homicide on Long Island in 2017 and attempting to flee from prosecution. Freiry Martinez, 18, was sentenced at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to racketeering charges for his participation in the April 11, 2017 murders of Justin Llivicura, Michael Lopez, Jorge Tigre and Jefferson Villalobos in a Central Islip park. Martinez, who is an illegal alien from El Salvador, will face deportation from the country when he co…

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by Zak Failla