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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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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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Alleged MS-13 Member Known As 'Shadow' Charged For Two More Long Island Murders Alleged MS-13 Member Known As 'Shadow' Charged For Two More Long Island Murders
Alleged MS-13 Member Known As 'Shadow' Charged For Two More Long Island Murders A Long Island alleged MS-13 gang member known as "Shadow" has been charged with more two new gang-related killings. Raul Ponce, age 23, of Hempstead, pleaded not guilty to the new charges on Thursday, Nov. 11, bringing the total number of murder charges he is facing to four. Following his plea in court, Det. Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick, commander of the Nassau County Police Department's homicide squad, said at a news conference that Ponce had always been "on the radar," for the killings that took place a couple of years ago. The El Salvador native has been in prison on Long Island since 2018, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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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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Second Suspect Nabbed In MS-13 Connected Long Island Homicide Second Suspect Nabbed In MS-13 Connected Long Island Homicide
Second Suspect Nabbed In MS-13 Connected Long Island Homicide A second 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. Nassau County Police Det. Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick announced on Tuesday, March 9 that Hempstead resident Christian Rodriguez, age 23, has been charged with second-degree murder for his alleged role in the 2016 scheme to kill 19-year-old Osmin Campos-Sandoval, a member of the 18th Street gang, a rival of MS-13. Last month, Hempstead resident Sandra Tobar Meija, age 22, was also charged with murder for her role in…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Woman Accused Of Conspiring With MS-13 To Have Ex-Boyfriend Murdered Long Island Woman Accused Of Conspiring With MS-13 To Have Ex-Boyfriend Murdered
Long Island Woman Accused Of Conspiring With MS-13 To Have Ex-Boyfriend Murdered A woman on Long Island is facing a murder charge after allegedly conspiring with her new boyfriend, an MS-13 gang member, to kill her teenage ex-boyfriend, who was purportedly in a rival gang, several years ago. Hempstead resident Sandra Tobar Mejia, age 22, has been charged with second-degree murder, officials announced, for her role in the 2016 scheme to kill 19-year-old Osmin Campos-Sandoval, a member of the 18th Street gang, a rival of MS-13. Earlier story - ID Released For Long Island 19-Year-Old Who Was Apparent MS-13 Victim Nassau County Police Det. Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick sai…

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For Long Island 19-Year-Old Who Was Apparent MS-13 Victim ID Released For Long Island 19-Year-Old Who Was Apparent MS-13 Victim
ID Released For Long Island 19-Year-Old Who Was Apparent MS-13 Victim Police have identified a Long Island teen who was an apparent MS-13 homicide victim. The body Osmin Campos-Sandoval, 19, of Hempstead, was found on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Uniondale, Nassau County Police announced on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 10. According to detectives, the remains of an unidentified body were located in a wooded area near the Uniondale Water Tower.  Campos-Sandoval was believed to have been killed years ago by members of the MS-13 street gang, the Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said at the time the remains were found. The remains were found after pol…

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by Kathy Reakes