A jury convicted three men in the brutal killing of a teenager in Maryland in March 2019, according to the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office.
Jose Domingo Ordonez-Zometa, 33, of Landover Hills, Maryland; Jose Rafael Ortega-Ayala, 30, of Greenbelt, Maryland; and Jose Henry Hernandez-Garcia, 29, of Annandale, Virginia, were convicted of murder and racketeering charges.
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WATCH HEREThe burned body of Jacson Pineda-Chicas of Falls Church, Virginia, was found in a wooded area in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Authorities said Chicas was ambushed at a group meeting and stabbed more than 100 times in a Landover Hills, Maryland, home. His body was dumped in Stafford County, Virginia, and set on fire.
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SIGN UP Authorities said the defendants were members of an MS-13 clique as was the victim. The defendants mistakenly believed the victim was cooperating with police, according to prosecutors.
Each defendant faces a mandatory life sentence in prison.
