Elmer de Jesus Alas Candray, a high-ranking MS-13 member in Virginia, was sentenced to life in prison for his role in six murders. Prosecutors presented evidence of his involvement in planning the killings, which included torture and dismemberment, to advance his position within the gang. The judge emphasized the brutality of the crimes and stated that Alas Candray showed no remorse.
An MS-13 gang leader convicted of murdering six people in Virginia was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday.
At trial, witnesses describe the horrific ways that the six victims were murdered, including torture and dismembering. Some of the victims were dismembered and their parts buried in separate graves. Alas Candray’s attorney argued that since the convicted killer had grown up in El Salvador amid the gangs that life in prison would be cruel.“These are horrific crimes, and the defendant has shown no remorse, and there is no excuse for having participated in these crimes,” Judge Nachmanoff said. He added that “There are countless people from El Salvador … that have followed the law, that have never perpetrated crimes of violence against others.
Alas Candray also has an immigration detainer filed against him which would lead to his deportation were he ever released from prison.
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