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| New York man attacked by MS-13, who was set to testify against them, found dead |
| 2020-02-08 |
| [FOXNEWS] A New York man willing to testify against MS-13 members who attacked him in 2018 was found dead earlier this week after his identity was disclosed to defendants’ attorneys in pre-trial proceedings, police say. The bludgeoned body of 36-year-old Wilmer Maldonado Rodriguez was found Sunday outside an abandoned home in New Cassel, the Nassau County Police Department announced Wednesday. Investigators said Rodriguez in October 2018 came to the defense of two boys who were being threatened by the gang ‐ only to be beaten with a bat and stabbed, according to Newsday. "This courageous man was prepared to testify against his alleged assailants at an upcoming trial, but he was brutally beaten to death before he could," Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said in a statement provided to the newspaper. "This case underscores the importance of safeguarding the identities of witnesses and victims of crime and our hearts are with Mr. Maldonado’s family and friends as we grieve his loss." Related: MS-13: 2019-12-22 Nearly 100 MS-13 Gang Members Busted in Long Island, Including Illegal Aliens MS-13: 2019-09-10 Six illegal immigrants who 'stabbed a Maryland man to death' are identified by ICE as MS-13 gang members MS-13: 2019-09-07 Six Illegal Aliens Accused of Stabbing 21-Year-Old Man to Death in Maryland Related: Nassau County: 2019-09-16 Long Island judge pleads guilty to raiding neighbor’s dirty panties Nassau County: 2019-07-09 MS-13 members hiding in abandoned homes in New York after being chased out of the woods, police say Nassau County: 2019-05-26 Body of suspected MS-13 victim discovered in Long Island park |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 They have a death penalty. Swift. Sure. No due process. no appeal. Your virtue signalling insures they rule and you do not. Why would anyone want to cooperate with such a state? /rhet question. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-02-08 21:15 |
| #3 MS-13 gangstas are members of a protected minority. If they were white supremacists or skinhead Nazis De Blasio would be taking action I'm sure. |
| Posted by: jpal 2020-02-08 14:59 |
| #2 The New York government is, at minimum, an accessory to this murder. But last December, ahead of looming changes to New York’s criminal justice system, including reforming the pre-trial discovery phase – during which prosecutors reveal evidence to the defense for preparation – the judge in the case issued a new order. It allowed “for the disclosure of the protected information to defense counsel,” Newsday reports. The judge’s order, it added, required attorneys for two defendants not to reveal Rodriguez' s name to their clients until the trial’s start date of Jan. 6. However, Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said Wednesday that the trial was delayed. “We don’t know if the defense counsel turned that information over to the defendants, but we do know that right after that time period… started this pattern of intimidation,” Ryder said. He told reporters Wednesday that another witness on the case was shot at in New Cassel on Jan. 30. “On February 1st, 2020, Wilmer, our now victim, deceased, was also beaten on and he escaped from there,” Ryder said. “Then on February 2nd, we found Mr. Rodriguez’s body.” “The individuals whoever did this attack, we believe had received that information,” Ryder concluded, referring to Rodriguez’s identity. He noted that the investigation into Rodriguez’s killing is ongoing and no suspects have been identified. |
| Posted by: Clyde Whesing6325 2020-02-08 11:19 |
| #1 Why not classify MS-13 as a terrorist organization and prosecute them under Federal terrorism laws? Rodriguez wasn't provided protection? Maybe Rodriguez would have done better being armed. Does NY have too many anti-gun politicians to allow citizens being armed? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-02-08 10:11 |