Eleven members of MS-13 have been charged in connection with kidnappings and deaths of two teens whose bodies were found in a Virginia park, according to a Friday report.
The two bodies of Edvin Escobar Mendez, 17, and Sergio Arita Triminio, 14, were found in Fairfax’s Holmes Run Park on March 3, 2017, after police received a tip in 2016. When authorities searched the park, they found the two bodies buried, NBC 4 reported.
All 11 suspects were born in El Salvador, according to WUSA9. They include:
- Elmer Zelaya Martinez, aka “Killer”: 27, El Salvador, conspiracy to kidnap
- Erick Palacios Ruiz, aka “Cara de Malo”: 20, El Salvador, conspiracy to kidnap
- Ronald Herrera Contreras, aka “Speedy”: 20, El Salvador, conspiracy to kidnap
- Josue Vigil Mejia, aka “Horror”: 21, El Salvador, conspiracy to kidnap
- Henry Zelaya Martinez, aka “Certero”: 24, El Salvador, conspiracy to kidnap
- Oscar Contreras Aguilar, aka “Atrevido”: 20, El Salvador, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering; conspiracy to kidnap
- Yonathan Melgar Martinez, aka “Oso”: 21, El Salvador, conspiracy to kidnap
- Pablo Miguel Barrera Velasco, aka “Oscuro”: 20, El Salvador, conspiracy to kidnap
- Anderson Villatoro, aka “Enterrado”: 21, El Salvador, conspiracy to kidnap
- Francisco Avila Avalos, aka “Picador”: 20, El Salvador, conspiracy to kidnap
- Fredys Baires Abarca, aka “Lil Clandestino”: 20, El Salvador, conspiracy to kidnap (RELATED: Secretary Nielsen Scorches Dems For Defending MS-13 Gang Members [VIDEO])
#BREAKING: 11 MS-13 members charged in federal court in connection with the kidnap & murder of 2 FAirfax County teens whose bodies were found buried in Holmes Run Park last year. One victim was just 14 @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/4G4G6PpgYd
— Julie Carey (@JulieCareyNBC) June 22, 2018
Breaking: 11 MS-13 Gang members charged in federal indictment for kidnapping and murders of 2 teenage boys, 14 and 17. Their bodies were found in Northern Virginia’s Holmes Run Park in March of 2017. If convicted, each defendant faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/GAtbffdeN9
— Peggy Fox (@PeggyTV) June 22, 2018
Of the 11 MS-13 member just indicted in connection with the deaths of 2 Fairfax County teens, all but one are undocumented immigrants from El Salvador & one has a green card. 10 of 11 are in custody but one is believed to have fled the country. @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/4i7tg5P79P
— Julie Carey (@JulieCareyNBC) June 22, 2018
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The eleven suspects each face a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted.
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