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Five found guilty of attempted murder
Five men face 20 years in prison for the October 2005 stabbing of a 15-year-old boy at Springfield Mall. The defendants were found guilty in a jury trial of conspiracy and attempted murder in aid of racketeering, assault and conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering.
The defendants: Cesar Omar Hernandez-Perez, 31, Daniel Albert Bonilla Delcid, 25, Rogoberto Hernandez Portillo, 26, Henry Alexander Berrios, 23 and Santos Carillo-Morales, 27, are suspected members of the Normandies Locos Salvatrucha clique of the gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenburg.
"Prior to the stabbing, the clique held a meeting and decided to 'patrol' to find a rival gang member to attack and injure as severely as possible, including killing," according to court records.
The defendants, along with a juvenile suspect, took three cars and found an alleged gang member at the mall and, "jumped, kicked, punched and stabbed the 15-year-old, "with the knife coming within a centimeter of the victim's heart, according to court records.
All of the defendants are from El Salvador and upon release from prison will be subject to deportation, according to Rosenburg's office.
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