Feds Charge 3 More Men In Maryland Ms-13 Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder: 'reign Of Terror'

As suspected Maryland MS-13 pack personnel Kilmar Abrego Garcia stands proceedings successful a high-profile criminal case, 3 much alleged MS-13 members successful nan authorities are being charged pinch racketeering conspiracy, including execution and supplier trafficking.

Commenting connected nan charges, acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Galeotti said nan men's actions "furthered MS-13’s reign of panic crossed communities successful Maryland."

The charges, revenge against Salvadoran nationals surviving successful Maryland – Maxwell Ariel Quijano-Casco, 24, Daniel Isaias Villanueva-Bautista, 19, and Hyattsville, Maryland man, Josue Mauricio Lainez, 21 – were announced successful a Department of Justice connection connected Wednesday.

According to nan statement, nan 3 men allegedly killed a bum man arsenic portion of their engagement pinch MS-13. The DOJ said nan 3 allegedly killed nan man connected July 4, 2024, successful a "retaliatory murder."

The unfortunate was recovered dormant successful a bluish Dodge Caravan that was parked successful a utilized car batch successful Hyattsville nan adjacent day.

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According to nan DOJ, surveillance video shows Quijano-Casco, Villanueva-Bautista, Lainez and an unnamed personification opening nan van’s rear sliding driver’s broadside door, reaching wrong and moving arsenic if striking someone. (DOJ)

The section said a adjacent surveillance camera caught nan execution connected video. According to nan statement, nan video shows nan unfortunate wielding what appears to beryllium a rod astatine Quijano-Casco, who past flees and returns pinch Villanueva-Bautista, Lainez and different unnamed person. The 4 attack nan bluish van wherever nan unfortunate fled, unfastened nan doorway and look to onslaught personification inside.

Police arriving astatine nan segment nan adjacent time recovered nan victim, who appeared to person been stabbed successful nan neck.

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan DOJ, FBI and Prince George’s County Police Department to petition to reappraisal nan video. Neither agency instantly responded to Fox News Digital’s request.

Quijano-Casco and Villanueva-Bautista were arrested by Prince George’s County Police connected Aug. 23, according to nan DOJ. Quijano-Casco was recovered successful possession of a semi-automatic handgun and astir eight grams of cocaine astatine nan clip of his arrest. Both admitted that they were coming for nan altercation wherever nan unfortunate was murdered and Quijano-Casco allegedly admitted to constabulary to stabbing nan individual.

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Inmates astatine nan Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT), wherever hundreds of members of nan MS-13 pack are being held, successful Tecoluca, El Salvador, connected Jan. 27, 2025. (Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images)

The 3 are being charged pinch racketeering conspiracy, including nan July 4, 2024, murder. If convicted, they look sentences of up to life successful prison.

In nan statement, Galeotti of nan DOJ’s Criminal Division said nan "senseless murder" was carried retired "in speech for promotions wrong nan pack and drugs."  

Galeotti said, "Their actions furthered MS-13’s reign of panic crossed communities successful Maryland."

U.S. Attorney for nan District of Maryland Kelly Hayes called nan sidesplitting a "brutal retaliatory murder" that serves arsenic a "chilling reminder of nan MS-13 gang’s callous disregard for quality life."

She said her agency will proceed to activity pinch rule enforcement to dismantle criminal organizations specified arsenic MS-13 that "terrorize our communities."

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia postulation extremity video photograph still. (Tennessee Highway Patrol)

This comes arsenic Abrego Garcia, 29, different Salvadoran nationalist who was surviving successful Maryland, faces charges of quality smuggling and conspiracy.

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According to nan indictment, Abrego Garcia played a "significant role" successful a quality smuggling ringing operating for astir a decade. Attorney General Pam Bondi described him arsenic a full-time smuggler who made much than 100 trips, transporting women, children and MS-13 gang-affiliated persons passim nan U.S.

According to constabulary and tribunal records shared pinch Fox News Digital, Abrego Garcia was arrested successful Hyattsville successful October 2019, astatine which constituent he was identified by nan Prince George's County Police Gang Unit arsenic a personnel of MS-13.