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MS-13 Leader Admits To 7 Brutal Murders, Including Brentwood High School Students MS-13 Leader Admits To 7 Brutal Murders, Including Brentwood High School Students
MS-13 Leader Admits To 7 Brutal Murders, Including Brentwood High School Students An MS-13 leader formally confessed to his role in seven murders and other violent crimes that devastated Long Island. Jairo Saenz, 28, also known as “Funny,” pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Saenz, a high-ranking member of the MS-13 gang’s Brentwood/Central Islip Sailors clique, admitted to taking part in a reign of terror that included the murders of 14-year-old Nisa Mickens and 15-year-old Kayla Cuevas in September 2016, prosecutors said. The Brentwood High School students were brutally attacked with a machete and baseball bats af…

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by Michael Mashburn
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MS-13 Duo Admits To Attempted Murder In Brutal Long Island Stabbings MS-13 Duo Admits To Attempted Murder In Brutal Long Island Stabbings
MS-13 Duo Admits To Attempted Murder In Brutal Long Island Stabbings Two self-identified MS-13 gang members have admitted to attempted murder charges for their roles in a violent assault and stabbing of two men on Long Island. Brandon Meza-Hernandez, age 32, and Jonny Turcios, age 35, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 6, to two counts each of attempted murder in the second degree.  Meza-Hernandez is expected to receive a 10-year prison sentence, while Turcios faces 12 years, with sentencing dates set for January 2025. The attack occurred early on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2024, they attacked a victim in Hempstead near 76 North Franklin St., allegedly i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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6 Members of MS-13 Charged In ‘Brutal’ Slaying Of 21-Year-Old At Long Island Park 6 Members of MS-13 Charged In ‘Brutal’ Slaying Of 21-Year-Old At Long Island Park
6 Members of MS-13 Charged In ‘Brutal’ Slaying Of 21-Year-Old At Long Island Park A half dozen members of the notorious MS-13 gang were slapped with federal charges in the murder of a 21-year-old man who was found dead at a Long Island park. The group is named in a 17-count superseding indictment that was unsealed in Central Islip federal court on Thursday, Oct. 3. It includes multiple racketeering offenses, including two murders, one attempted murder, and drug trafficking. Prosecutors laid out their case more than two years after Walter Ochoa, age 21, was shot in the chest and then stabbed to death by several MS-13 members at Uniondale Park on July 19, 2022. Ochoa was …

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by Michael Mashburn
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MS-13 Member 'Little Devil' Gets 50 Years For Gruesome Quadruple Murder In Central Islip MS-13 Member 'Little Devil' Gets 50 Years For Gruesome Quadruple Murder In Central Islip
MS-13 Member 'Little Devil' Gets 50 Years For Gruesome Quadruple Murder In Central Islip An MS-13 gang member who lured four men to a Long Island park where they were brutally murdered will spend decades behind bars. Leniz Escobar, age 24, of Islip Terrace, was sentenced to 50 years in prison in Central Islip federal court on Thursday, Oct. 1. It followed her April 2022 conviction for murder and related charges in the deaths of Justin Llivicura, Michael Lopez, Jorge Tigre and Jefferson Villalobos. According to prosecutors, Escobar – known by fellow gang members as “Diablita,” or “Little Devil” – helped lure five young men, including the four victims, to Central Islip Community…

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by Michael Mashburn
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2 Victims Partially Blinded In MS-13 Member’s ‘Brutal’ Attack Outside Long Island Business: DA 2 Victims Partially Blinded In MS-13 Member’s ‘Brutal’ Attack Outside Long Island Business: DA
2 Victims Partially Blinded In MS-13 Member’s ‘Brutal’ Attack Outside Long Island Business: DA An alleged MS-13 gang member was formally charged in a vicious stabbing attack outside a Long Island business that permanently disfigured two victims. Gensel Soler Avila, age 21, of Huntington Station, was arraigned on assault and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, June 18. According to prosecutors, Soler Avila got into a physical fight with another man at a Huntington Station bar at around 11:45 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2023. When the other man attempted to run away, he reportedly chased him into the middle of the intersection of Pulaski Road and New York Avenue and knocked him to…

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by Michael Mashburn
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MS-13 Member Lured 18-Year-Old To Long Island Death, Buried Murder Weapon: DA MS-13 Member Lured 18-Year-Old To Long Island Death, Buried Murder Weapon: DA
MS-13 Member Lured 18-Year-Old To Long Island Death, Buried Murder Weapon: DA A 26-year-old alleged MS-13 member was convicted of murder and more for his role in the murder of a teenager at a Long Island park. Kevin Torres, also known as “Sarco,” faced his conviction on Wednesday, June 5 after a trial in which the jury deliberated for less than an hour, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Torres, reportedly a member of the MS-13 gang, was one of multiple men involved in the murder of 18-year-old Daniel Garcia-Carbajal. Related Story: MS-13 Member Sentenced For Luring, Killing Of 18-Year-Old At Long Island Park On the morning of March 1, 2021, …

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by Sophie Grieser