Posts Tagged ‘Gangs’
Judge Denies Several Motions in Gang-Related Homicide Case
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor denied several key defense motions on March 23 in a gang-related homicide case. Keith Russell, 40, and co-defendant Cornell Moore, 39, face multiple counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy. Prosecutors allege that Russell, along with Moore and other accomplices, engaged in a pattern of homicides,…
Read MoreMS-13 gang member sentenced for Silver Spring shooting that left 1 dead, 2 hurt
https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/montgomery-county/ms-13-gang-member-sentenced-for-silver-spring-shooting-that-left-1-dead-2-hurt by: Odyssey Fields Posted: Mar 24, 2026 / 11:38 AM EDT Updated: Mar 24, 2026 / 11:38 AM EDT SILVER SPRING, Md. (DC News Now) — A MS-13 gang member will sit in prison for more than seven decades for his connection with a deadly shooting in Silver Spring in 2022. A Montgomery County judge handed down…
Read MoreBiker found not guilty of murder in Baltimore mass shooting as jury deadlocks on conspiracy
The 2024 shooting happened in Oliver near Caroline and Hoffman Park, killing 1 and wounding 7 others https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/eric-kibler-thunderguards-motorcycle-club-mass-shooting-baltimore-verdict-F3EYUGC3SVDMDAGF3GUIR6Y6EU Dylan Segelbaum Baltimore Banner March 23, 2026 dylan.segelbaum@thebaltimorebanner.com A Thunderguards Motorcycle Club member was found not guilty on Monday of first- and second-degree murder in a mass shooting in East Baltimore that killed one person and wounded seven…
Read MoreFBI opens first Ecuador office in fight against drug trafficking
The United States has opened its first Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Ecuador, the U.S. Embassy in Quito said on Wednesday. The office will aim to work with Ecuadorean officials to fight the trafficking of drugs and weapons, along with money laundering and the financing of terrorism, the embassy said in a social…
Read MoreMykel Elliott Sentenced to Life Plus 60 Years in Wicomico County
https://www.easternshoreundercover.com/news2/mykel-elliott-sentenced-to-life-plus-60-years-in-wicomico-county.htm?fbclid=IwdGRzaAQgAI5jbGNrBCAAamV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHicw4K0QczddUhHkZ0tsMhb02YlAUfZ4j1qs8DZ8jXd7zoecDgyEwVMqSHUo_aem_m5-R42H7RlgTaPiZAzC0yg&sfnsn=mo March 12, 2026Wicomico County, MD – On March 12, 2026, 18-year-old Mykel Elliott of Salisbury, Maryland, was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 60 years. The sentence was delivered by Chief Judge K. Beckstead in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Elliott was sentenced for first-degree murder and other related charges. This…
Read MoreSuspected MS-13 member arrested for alleged murder of Salvadoran pastor: FBI
A suspected member of the MS-13 gang was arrested on Tuesday by the FBI for allegedly killing a pastor in El Salvador. Danny Antonio Granados-Garcia, a Salvadoran national, was in the U.S. on an active El Salvadorian arrest warrant for aggravated homicide, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. FBI New Haven said Granados-Garcia was taken…
Read MoreAccused MS-13 members indicted in Maryland for murder of 14-year-old DC boy
https://wjla.com/news/local/accused-ms-13-members-indicted-maryland-murder-of-14-year-old-dc-boy-teenager-jefferson-amaya-ayala-brightwood-northwest-dc-indian-creek-stream-valley-park-salvadorian-gang by Sarah Beth GuevaraWed, March 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM Updated Thu, March 5, 2026 at 6:45 AM PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Four people accused of being MS-13 gang members were indicted in Maryland on Wednesday after the death of a 14-year-old D.C. boy. Jose Merlos-Majano, 18, Alan Josai Garcia-Padilla, 21, William…
Read MoreMS-13 Clique Leader and Others Indicted on Rico Conspiracy Charges
Thursday, February 26, 2026 For Immediate ReleaseU.S. Attorney’s Office, District of MarylandBaltimore, Maryland – Eight individuals connected to a Baltimore County-based MS-13 clique, including the leader of a New Jersey gang, now face a superseding indictment in federal court in connection with RICO Conspiracy charges. Several members and associates of the MS-13 clique known as…
Read MoreMexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel
School was canceled in several Mexican states and local and foreign governments alike warned their citizens to stay inside, as widespread violence erupted following the army’s killing of the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho” was the boss of one of the fastest-growing criminal networks…
Read More200 animals euthanized, hundreds more held in Animal Services after FBI bust on Va. farm
https://wjla.com/news/local/rancho-los-cerritos-chicken-farm-fbi-haymarket-virginia-200-chickens-euthanized-prince-william-county-illegal-guns-drugs-cocaine-ms-13-jorge-steve-zepeda-duck-geese-pigs-goat-llama-upper-respiratory-infection-upper-respiratory-infection by Katie BourqueThu, January 29, 2026 at 7:21 PMUpdated Thu, January 29, 2026 at 7:27 PM PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A week after an FBI raid of Rancho Los Cerritos Farm in Haymarket, Prince William County has been left to care for hundreds of livestock animals. On January 22, the FBI Washington Field…
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