25 Years To Life For Alleged MS-13 Member's Freeport Murder: Nassau DA

MINEOLA, NY — An alleged member of MS-13 was sentenced on Wednesday to 25 years to life in prison for a 2021 murder in Freeport's Cow Meadow Park, prosecutors said.

Kevin Torres, 26, a/k/a Sarco, was convicted last month of second-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy and second-degree conspiracy.

"Daniel Garcia-Carbajal trusted that Kevin Torres was just trying to show him a good time, heading to Cow Meadow Park for an afternoon of partying with friends," said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. "But he sadly put his trust in the wrong people, and because of Daniel’s social media posts, which were taken as disrespectful to MS-13, he was ambushed, shot, and killed by the defendant and his co-conspirators."

During the early morning hours of March 2021, 18-year-old Daniel Garcia-Carbajal was lured to Cow Meadow Park with the promise of meeting up with girls through a message sent to him on Facebook Messenger, Donnelly said.

The victim was picked up in a car that afternoon and taken to Cow Meadow Park in Freeport with Torres and other co-defendants. Garcia-Carbajal entered the park with multiple co-defendants – including Torres – where he was shot once in his head causing his death.

Donnelly said her office will continue to "aggressively prosecute cases involving this dangerous street gang to protect our communities from their violence."