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Murder USA ILLEGAL GANGSTERS Eight Alleged MS 13 Members Thrive in Sanctuary in Maryland Now Charged in Violent Racketeering Conspiracy

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2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-1464 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2011-04-03 01&colon;26&colon;27"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;allpawnandguns&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;04&sol;All-Pawn-March-2011-Ches-750x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"750" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-3609 slide-1464 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 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center&semi;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ff0000&semi; font-size&colon; 20pt&semi;">Gang Members Allegedly Committed Four Murders&comma;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ff0000&semi; font-size&colon; 20pt&semi;">Extortions&comma; and Engaged in Drug Trafficking<&sol;span><&sol;h2><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<pre class&equals;"wp-block-preformatted"><iframe style&equals;"width&colon;120px&semi;height&colon;240px&semi;" marginwidth&equals;"0" marginheight&equals;"0" scrolling&equals;"no" frameborder&equals;"0" src&equals;"&sol;&sol;ws-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;widgets&sol;q&quest;ServiceVersion&equals;20070822&&num;038&semi;OneJS&equals;1&&num;038&semi;Operation&equals;GetAdHtml&&num;038&semi;MarketPlace&equals;US&&num;038&semi;source&equals;ss&&num;038&semi;ref&equals;as&lowbar;ss&lowbar;li&lowbar;til&&num;038&semi;ad&lowbar;type&equals;product&lowbar;link&&num;038&semi;tracking&lowbar;id&equals;stmarystodaonlin&&num;038&semi;language&equals;en&lowbar;US&&num;038&semi;marketplace&equals;amazon&&num;038&semi;region&equals;US&&num;038&semi;placement&equals;B075M9JCHD&&num;038&semi;asins&equals;B075M9JCHD&&num;038&semi;linkId&equals;34a8f28e89a04274ca95b984fb110080&&num;038&semi;show&lowbar;border&equals;true&&num;038&semi;link&lowbar;opens&lowbar;in&lowbar;new&lowbar;window&equals;true"><&sol;iframe><&sol;pre>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">GREENBELT&comma; MD&period; &nbsp&semi;– A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment on September 27&comma; 2017&comma; and it was unsealed today&period; The second superseding indictment charges the following defendants in connection with a conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as the La Mara Salvatrucha&comma; or MS-13&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list"><li><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Carlos Roberto Tejada Cruz&comma; a&sol;k&sol;a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Krusty&comma;” age 20&comma; of 11324 Evans Trail&comma; Beltsville&comma; Maryland&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;li><li><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Kevin Alexis Hernandez-Guevara&comma; a&sol;k&sol;a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Stop&comma;” age 20&comma; of Landover Hills&comma; Maryland&semi; also of Jersey Street&comma; Elizabethtown&comma; NJ&period; Charged on Aug&period; 27&comma; 2017&comma; in District Court for Prince Georges County&comma; Md&period;&comma; with attempted first-degree murder and several counts of conspiracy to first-degree murder&semi; armed robbery&comma; and was jailed on March 31&comma; 2017&comma; in Prince Georges County jail&period; On May 23&comma; 2017&comma; Prince Georges County States Attorney Angela Alsobrooks dropped the charges and Hernandez-Guevara was released from jail&period;<&sol;span><&sol;li><li><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Rolando Aristides Juarez-Vasquez&comma; a&sol;k&sol;a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Virus&comma;” a&sol;k&sol;a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Daffy&comma;” 22&comma; of 1317 Merrimac Drive&comma; Hyattsville&comma; Maryland&semi; he was charged with second-degree murder in District Court of Prince George’s County&comma; Md&period;&comma; on June 5&comma; 2017&comma; by the Prince Georges County Police&period; A taxpayer-provided free public defender&comma; Kalev Kaseoru&comma; has been assigned to represent him&period;<&sol;span><&sol;li><li><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Jeffry Rodriguez&comma; a&sol;k&sol;a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Hyper&comma;” &lpar;DOB 02&sol;21&sol;1996&rpar;&comma; 21&comma; of an unknown address in Beltsville&comma; Maryland&semi; was charged with eight counts of murder&comma; assault&comma; armed robbery and robbery by way of a warrant issued on Aug&period; 27&comma; 2016 for events that allegedly took place on Aug&period; 9&comma; 2016&period; Rodriguez was committed to the PG County Jail on July 10&comma; 2017&period; Andrew Jezic is listed in court records as his defense attorney&period; <&sol;span><&sol;li><li><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Junior Noe Alvarado-Requeno&comma; a&sol;k&sol;a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Insolente&comma;” a&sol;k&sol;a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Trankilo&comma;” age 20&comma; of Landover&comma; Maryland&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;li><li><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Michael Eduardo Contreras&comma; a&sol;k&sol;a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Katra&comma;” a&sol;k&sol;a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Insoportable&comma;” age 22&comma; of Silver Spring&comma; Maryland&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;li><li><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Luis Fernando Orellana-Estrada&comma; a&sol;k&sol;a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Pinguino&comma;” age 18&comma; of 8118 15<sup>th<&sol;sup>&comma; Hyattsville&comma; Maryland&semi; and was charged with burglary in District Court for Prince Georges County&comma; Md&period;&comma; on July 7&comma; 2017&period; The case has been sent to Circuit Court for a jury trial&period; Three charges of assault and reckless endangerment were filed on July 6&comma; 2017&period;<&sol;span><&sol;li><li><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Donald Roberto Mendez-Lopez&comma; a&sol;k&sol;a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Chuckie&comma;” age 18&comma; of Hyattsville&comma; Maryland&period;<&sol;span><&sol;li><&sol;ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The U&period; S&period; Attorney reports that all of the defendants are in custody&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-image"><figure class&equals;"aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;02&sol;SKULL-New-size&period;gif" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-15506" width&equals;"334" height&equals;"395"&sol;><&sol;figure><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The second superseding indictment was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Stephen M&period; Schenning&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">According to the indictment&comma; MS-13 is a national and international gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants of immigrants from El Salvador&period;&nbsp&semi; Branches or &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;cliques” of MS-13&comma; one of the largest street gangs in the United States&comma; operating throughout Prince George’s County and Montgomery County&comma; Maryland&period;&nbsp&semi; The defendants were allegedly members of the Sailors Clique of MS-13&period;&nbsp&semi; The four-count superseding indictment alleges that from at least 2015 through September 2017&comma; the defendants were members and associates of MS-13 who planned and committed murders&comma; drug and gun trafficking&comma; and extortions&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICIALS GIVE SANCTUARY TO ILLEGAL ALIEN GANGSTERS OF MS-13<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">For a period of time beginning at least in 2015 through September 2017&comma; the Sailors Clique is alleged to have extorted owners of illegal businesses in the Langley Park and Wheaton areas of Maryland&comma; with the extortion proceeds being sent to El Salvador to benefit MS-13&period; In addition&comma; members of the Sailors Clique allegedly trafficked narcotics&comma; including marijuana and cocaine in Langley Park&comma; Maryland&comma; with the proceeds benefiting the gang&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">More specifically&comma; the superseding indictment alleges that on June 16&comma; 2016&comma; Alvarado-Requeno&comma; 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&comma; Maryland&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">On July 29&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and other members and associates of MS-13 planned another murder&period; After luring the victim to a secluded location&comma; Tejada-Cruz attempted to shoot the victim&comma; and Tejada-Cruz and others stabbed the victim to death&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">On March 27&comma; 2017&comma; Contreras arranged for members of the Sailors Clique to travel from Maryland to Lynchburg&comma; Virginia where they murdered a victim in Bedford County&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The indictment further alleges that on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">According to the indictment&comma; on June 1&comma; 2017&comma; Juarez-Vasquez and other members and associates of MS-13 exchanged words with an individual in the Adelphi area of Maryland&comma; and threw MS-13 gang signs&period; Juarez-Vasquez shot the victim in the head&comma; killing him&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Alvarado-Requino&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara&comma; and Juarez-Vasquez face a maximum sentence of life in prison&period;&nbsp&semi; Rodriguez&comma; Contreras&comma; Orellana-Estrada&comma; and Mendez-Lopez face a maximum sentence of twenty years in prison for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise&period;&nbsp&semi; Tejada-Cruz and Hernandez-Guevara also face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering&period;&nbsp&semi; Orellana-Estrada and Mendez-Lopez also face a maximum of twenty years in prison for<&sol;span> conspiring to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Contreras is also charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances&comma; which carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison&period; Orellana-Estrada and Mendez-Lopez have been charged with conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion&comma; which carries a possible sentence of 20 years in prison&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">An indictment is not a finding of guilt&period;&nbsp&semi; An individual charged by indictment is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceedings&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Acting United States Attorney Stephen M&period; Schenning thanked the FBI Washington Field Office&comma; HSI&comma; DEA&comma; the Prince George’s County Police Department&comma; the Hyattsville Police Department&comma; the Montgomery County Police Department&comma; the State’s Attorney’s Office of Prince George’s County&comma; and the State’s Attorney’s Office of Montgomery County&period; Mr&period; Schenning also commended Assistant United States Attorneys William D&period; Moomau and Daniel C&period; Gardner of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland and Trial Attorney Catherine K&period; Dick of the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section&comma; who are prosecuting this case&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;"><strong>ANNAPOLIS&comma; Md&period; &lpar;WJZ&rpar; —&nbsp&semi;<&sol;strong>The violent El Salvadoran gang MS-13 is expanding in Maryland&period; MS is behind numerous murders&nbsp&semi;in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties&comma; but recently sources say MS-13 may be linked to multiple murders in Anne Arundel County&period; Sources tell&nbsp&semi;<strong>WJZ<&sol;strong>&nbsp&semi;MS-13 gang members lured 21-year-old Jenni Rivera Lopez into a wooded area in Crownsville and beat her to death&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">She’s one of at least three victims of gang-related killings in the county in recent months&period; Police&comma; prosecutors and the county executive announced a gang crackdown late last month&comma; but they have not revealed many details about the murders&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Charging documents&nbsp&semi;<strong>WJZ<&sol;strong>&nbsp&semi;obtained say a source tipped off prosecutors to &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;a clandestine grave in the area of Chesterfield Road and Hawkins Road&period;&period; investigators recovered a female body from the location that had suffered significant trauma&comma;” Police have charged five people in connection with the murder–people who took Rivera Lopez to Crownsville and participated in the killing&period; They have relied on confidential informants but have yet to release a motive&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;"><strong>WJZ<&sol;strong>&nbsp&semi;has extensively covered MS-13 killings in Maryland&period; The mother of another young victim in Maryland said her daughter was targeted in school and urged parents to watch who associates with their children&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Retired gang unit investigator Tony Avendorph&comma; who has worked with Prince George’s County Police&comma; told Investigator&nbsp&semi;<strong>Mike Hellgren<&sol;strong>&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Never underestimate &lbrack;MS-13&rsqb;&period; They’re now told to videotape killings to provide proof to gang leaders… if they feel that they have been disrespected…they will commit these heinous crimes&period;” Avendorph says the gang also has a presence in Baltimore&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">All five remain behind bars right now&period; They include Brenda Argueta&comma; Ervin Arrue-Figuero&comma; Ronald Mendez-Sosa&comma; Darvin Guerra-Zacarias and Francisco Ramirez-Pena&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div id&equals;"metaslider-id-8602" style&equals;"max-width&colon; 700px&semi;" class&equals;"ml-slider-3-101-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-8602 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default" role&equals;"region" aria-label&equals;"KLAN" data-height&equals;"500" data-width&equals;"700">&NewLine; <div id&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;container&lowbar;8602">&NewLine; <div id&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;8602" class&equals;"flexslider">&NewLine; <ul class&equals;'slides'>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; block&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8603 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;43&colon;58"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;10-450x321&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8603 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8604 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;45&colon;37"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;02-1-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8604 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8605 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;47&colon;15"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;01-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8605 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8606 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;47&colon;56"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;21-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8606 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8607 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;48&colon;46"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;18-600x428&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8607 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8608 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;49&colon;23"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;19-686x490&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8608 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8609 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;55&colon;28"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;13-655x468&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8609 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8610 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;57&colon;06"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;12-525x375&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8610 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8611 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;58&colon;13"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;16-600x428&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8611 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8612 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 21&colon;00&colon;02"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;11-400x285&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8612 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8613 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 21&colon;01&colon;32"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;04-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8613 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8614 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 21&colon;03&colon;09"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;03-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8614 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> on August 9&comma; 2016&comma; Tejada-Cruz&comma; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez planned a drug deal to purchase marijuana&period; Hernandez-Guevara and Rodriguez attempted to steal the marijuana by brandishing a gun and knife&comma; and in the course of the robbery shot and stabbed two individuals&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <&sol;ul>&NewLine; <&sol;div>&NewLine; &NewLine; <&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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