A court found an alleged MS-13 gang member guilty this week of stabbing a Maryland teen in the neck, apparently killing her.
Damaris had been lured to a Lake Accotink Park in Springfield, Virginia, on Jan. 8, and there she was met by Sanchez Serrano and nine other alleged MS-13 members.
Prosecutors alleged that the gang members kicked and beat her about the killing of Sosa Rivas.
In the final of three videos played in court, Sanchez-Serrano can be seen stabbing a tree limb into the neck of a still-breathing Reyes Rivas, Fairfax County State’s Attorney Ray Morrogh testified.
“If I did that, it’s because they made me,” Sanchez-Serrano said, denying his guilt in her murder.
Three other defendants in the case were convicted last month. More are slated to stand trial.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) placed a detainer on Sanchez-Serrano, but he won’t be deported until he has served his prison time.
The jury recommended that Sanchez-Serrano be sentenced to 33 years in prison, but he could face as many as 60 years behind bars. His sentencing set for March.
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