Monique Robinson
wmal.com
Greenbelt, Md. — ( WMAL) Eight Maryland men believed to be members of MS-13 are indicted on charges of murder, drug and gun trafficking, and extortion from 2015 to 2017.
The following defendants were allegedly members of the Sailors Clique of MS-13: Carlos Roberto “Krusty” Tejada Cruz, 20, of Beltsville; Kevin Alexis “Stop” Hernandez-Guevara, 20, of Landover Hills; Rolando Aristides “Virus/Daffy” Juarez-Vasquez, 22, of Hyattsville; Jeffry “Hyper” Rodriguez, 21, of Beltsville; Junior Noe “Insolente/Trankilo” Alvarado-Requeno, 20, of Landover; Michael Eduardo “Katra/ Insoportable” Contreras, 22, of Silver Spring; Luis Fernando “Pinguino” Orellana-Estrada, 18, of Hyattsville; and Donald Roberto “Chuckle” Mendez-Lopez, 18, of Hyattsville.
MS-13 is a national and international gang of immigrants and descendants of immigrants from El Salvador. Branches of group operate throughout Prince George’s and Montgomery County.
The indictment includes a series of events that the men allegedly participated in:
On June 16, 2016, Alvarado-Requeno, planned with and directed other MS-13 members and associates to murder an individual who was thought to be a member of the rival 18th Street gang in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
On July 29, 2016, Tejada-Cruz, Hernandez-Guevara and other members and associates of MS-13 planned another murder. After luring the victim to a secluded location, Tejada-Cruz attempted to shoot the victim, and Tejada-Cruz and others stabbed the victim to death.
On March 27, 2017, Contreras arranged for members of the Sailors Clique to travel from Maryland to Lynchburg, Virginia where they murdered a victim in Bedford County.
On August 9, 2016, Tejada-Cruz, Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana. Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife, and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals.
On June 1, 2017, Juarez-Vasquez and other members and associates of MS-13 exchanged words with an individual in the Adelphi area of Maryland, and threw MS-13 gang signs. Juarez-Vasquez shot the victim in the head, killing him.
According to the indictment, if convicted: Alvarado-Requino, Tejada-Cruz, Hernandez-Guevara, and Juarez-Vasquez face a maximum sentence of life in prison, Rodriguez, Contreras, Orellana-Estrada and Mendez-Lopez face a maximum sentence of twenty years in prison for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise, Tejada-Cruz and Hernandez-Guevara could also face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering and Orellana-Estrada and Mendez-Lopez also face a maximum of twenty years in prison for conspiring to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion.
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