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Gang Member 'Hunted Down,' Shot Victim 4 Times On Long Island Over Social Media Post: DA Gang Member 'Hunted Down,' Shot Victim 4 Times On Long Island Over Social Media Post: DA
Gang Member 'Hunted Down,' Shot Victim 4 Times On Long Island Over Social Media Post: DA A 21-year-old will spend two decades in prison after he attempted to kill a perceived gang enemy and hid hundreds of fentanyl pills during his arrest. Elijah Giron, a member of the Latin Kings gang, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Tuesday, July 9 for the Westbury incident, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. At around 11:15 p.m. on January 9, 2023, the 21-year-old got out of the driver’s seat of a Dodge Challenger on South Fulton Street and started shooting. He fired four rounds from a 9mm pistol at a person standing outside of a different car before fleeing the scen…
Long Island Gang Member Shot At Rival After Social Media Fight, Jury Finds Long Island Gang Member Shot At Rival After Social Media Fight, Jury Finds
Long Island Gang Member Shot At Rival After Social Media Fight, Jury Finds A 21-year-old Long Island gang member may spend nearly five decades behind bars after he was found guilty of attempted murder and possessing hundreds of fentanyl pills. Elijah Giron faced his conviction after only three hours of jury deliberation on Tuesday, Feb. 27, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. On January 9, 2023, Giron, who is a member of the Latin Kings gang, was in Westbury when, just after 11 p.m., he got out of a car and shot four rounds at another person before fleeing. The person, who was believed to be an enemy of the Latin Kings gang, was in a fight on soc…
Latin King Gang Member From Freeport Sentenced For Murder Of College Basketball Star Latin King Gang Member From Freeport Sentenced For Murder Of College Basketball Star
Latin King Gang Member From Freeport Sentenced For Murder Of College Basketball Star A member of the Latin Kings street gang from Long Island will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being sentenced for his role in the murder of a promising college basketball star. Federal officials announced that Freeport resident Jaime Rivera, age 35, a member of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation street gang, has been sentenced to 220 months (18.3 years) in prison for the 2005 murder of C.W. Post college student and basketball star, Tafare Berryman. US Attorney Breon Peace said that on April 2, 2005, Rivera and other Latin King gang members were present at La Mansion bar and…
14 Nabbed In Huge Long Island Drugs, Weapons Takedown, DA Announces 14 Nabbed In Huge Long Island Drugs, Weapons Takedown, DA Announces
14 Nabbed In Huge Long Island Drugs, Weapons Takedown, DA Announces 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…
Former MS-13 Gang Leader Charged In Connection To Fatal Shooting Former MS-13 Gang Leader Charged In Connection To Fatal Shooting
Former MS-13 Gang Leader Charged In Connection To Fatal Shooting A former MS-13 gang leader on Long Island is facing charges for allegedly ordering a hit on a rival gang member. Queens resident Marcelo Esquivel has been charged in federal court with murder in-aid-of racketeering and causing death through the use of a firearm in connection with the fatal shooting of Daniel Licona-Gonzalez on July 2, 2012.  U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that on the day of the fatal shooting, Esquivel, who was the leader of the Centrales Locos Salvatrucha clique of MS-13, directed two gang members to murder a member of the rival Latin Kings, providing them with a…
10 Alleged MS-13 Members Face Murder Charges For Three Killings 10 Alleged MS-13 Members Face Murder Charges For Three Killings
10 Alleged MS-13 Members Face Murder Charges For Three Killings Ten alleged MS-13 street gang members and associates are facing charges for their alleged roles in three murders, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. In Brooklyn federal court, 10 members and associates of the Indios Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), a transnational criminal organization, were charged with murder in-aid-of racketeering, attempted murder, murder conspiracy, related firearms offenses, and marijuana distribution conspiracy. It is alleged that the MS-13 gang members murdered Andy Peralta, Victor Alvarenga, and Abel Mosso in Queens in 2018 and 2019. T…