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MS-13 Gang Member ‘Pikachu’ Sentenced For Ordering Teen’s Killing On Long Island MS-13 Gang Member ‘Pikachu’ Sentenced For Ordering Teen’s Killing On Long Island
MS-13 Gang Member ‘Pikachu’ Sentenced For Ordering Teen’s Killing On Long Island A high-ranking member of the MS-13 gang was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for his role in the murder of a teenager for wearing an enemy gang's color.  28-year-old Hempstead resident Carlos Portillo, who also goes by “Pikachu” and “Solitario”, was sentenced Wednesday, April 5 after an earlier trial found him guilty of second-degree murder of a teen at the Massapequa Preserve, the Nassau County DA announced. Portillo, the alleged second-in-command of the Indios Locos Salvatrucha clique of MS-13, instructed other gang members to kill Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales, age 19. E…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man AKA 'Pikachu' Ordered Death-By-Machete For Gang Enemy On Long Island Man AKA 'Pikachu' Ordered Death-By-Machete For Gang Enemy On Long Island
Man AKA 'Pikachu' Ordered Death-By-Machete For Gang Enemy On Long Island A high-ranking MS-13 member has been convicted of ordering the death of a 19-year-old man who was hacked to death with a machete on Long Island.  Carlos Portillo, age 28, also known as "Solitario" and "Pikachu," was convicted of murder on Thursday, Jan. 26 for the January 2017 murder, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.  The killing was planned by seven gang members including Portillo after 19-year-old Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales wore the wrong color to a known gang location before the murder.  After this perceived mistake, Kevin Gra…

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by Ben Crnic
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MS-13 Member Sentenced For 2017 Preserve Murder MS-13 Member Sentenced For 2017 Preserve Murder
MS-13 Member Sentenced For 2017 Preserve Murder An MS-13 gang member of Long Island has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison for the murder of a 19-year-old man at an area park preserve in 2017. Kevin Granados-Coreas, age 23, a/k/a "Lonely," of Hempstead, was sentenced on Friday, June 10, said Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly. Granados-Coreas had pleaded guilty in April to the murder of Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales in the  Massapequa Park Preserve, the DA's Office said. According to the investigation, Espantzay-Gonzales was reported missing on Jan. 31, 2017. On March 23, 2017, his body was found by a …

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by Kathy Reakes
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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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22-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Murder Case Of Long Island Teen 22-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Murder Case Of Long Island Teen
22-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Murder Case Of Long Island Teen A 22-year-old man is facing a murder charge in the death of a 19-year-old Long Island man whose remains were found in 2020. Jeustin Maldonado, of Uniondale, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Osmin Campos-Sandoval, of Hempstead, the Nassau County Police Department reported on Tuesday, Jan. 18. He was scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, NCPD said. Police said Campos-Sandoval's remains were found in a wooded area near the Uniondale Water Tower on the afternoon of Oct. 6, 2020. NCPD previously reported the separate arrests of four other people who were also …

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by Nicole Valinote
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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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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