US Edition5 Los Angeles County men found guilty of murders tied to MS-13
Five men convicted after a nine-week trial for six murders committed between 2017 and 2019 to gain status within MS-13, facing mandatory life sentences, prosecutors said.
- Five Los Angeles County men were found guilty of murders tied to the MS-13 gang, including killings with machetes, knives, baseball bats, strangulation, and shooting in remote locations like the Angeles National Forest.
- The defendants murdered victims perceived as rivals as a means to gain entry and maintain position in the gang's ranks, following gang rules requiring extreme violence.
- The charges relate to six murders committed near areas like Malibu, Santa Clarita Valley, Van Nuys, where victims were lured, attacked with weapons, and had their bodies discarded in remote locations.
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MS-13 Gang Members Convicted in 6 ‘Barbaric’ LA Slayings
Five members of the transnational street gang MS-13 were convicted by a federal jury in Los Angeles for their roles in six "horrific" and "barbaric" gang-motivated murders. Walter Chavez-Larin, 26; Roberto Alejandro Corado Ortiz, 30; and Edwin Martinez, 28, were found guilty Monday of one count each of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the Department of Justice said in a news release. Chavez-Larin and …
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Five MS-13 members found guilty of brutal murders in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, California — Five members of the notorious MS-13 gang were convicted by a jury for committing six murders to enhance their gang status. The victims were killed in various brutal ways, including strangulation, shooting, stabbing, and beating, with…
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