5 Members Of MS-13 In Nassau Face Attempted Murder, Assault Charges: DA

MINEOLA, NY — Five members of the MS-13's Hempstead Locos Salvatruchas (HLS) gang were indicted for conspiracy, attempted murder and other charges for allegedly attacking six victims with knives and a machete at a soccer field in Hempstead in October 2024 and allegedly attacking two victims in the parking lot of a Uniondale laundromat with white pipes and a machete in December 2024, prosecutors said.

Elias Serrano Bonilla, 21, Pedro Martinez Velasquez, 18, and Kelvin Martinez, 19, were arraigned on August 11, 2025, August 14, 2025, and August 15, 2025, respectively.

Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said they face charges of:

• Second-degree conspiracy in the second degree
• Eight counts of second-degree attempted murder
• first-degree gang assault
• first-degree assault
• Seven counts of first-degree attempted assault
• Nine counts of second-degree assault
• Seven counts of second-degree attempted assault
• Seven counts of third-degree assault
• Four counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon
• Two counts of second-degree robbery
• Three counts of second-degree Robbery
• Third-degree robbery

Bonilla, Velasquez and Martinez pleaded not guilty and were remanded. Velasquez and Martinez are due back in court on August 19. Bonilla is due back in court on August 21.

Donnelly announced that Edras Daniel Velazquez Giron, 19, was arraigned on August 11 on grand jury indictment charges of:

• Second-degree conspiracy
• Six counts of second-degree attempted murder
• First-degree gang assault
• First-degree assault
• Five counts of first-degree attempted assault
• Five counts of second-degree assault
• Five counts of second-degree attempted assault
• Five counts of third-degree assault
• Two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon

Giron pleaded not guilty and was remanded. He is due back in court on August 21.

Jeffrey Valladares Archaga, 20, was arraigned on second-degree conspiracy and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, prosecutors said.

Archaga pleaded not guilty and was remanded. He was due back in court on August 18.

Donnelly said, according to the indictment, on October 20, Bonilla, Velasquez, Giron and Martinez attacked six victims with knives and a machete as the victims were playing soccer in broad daylight at Kennedy Memorial Park in Hempstead, Donnelly said.

On December 18, Bonilla, Velasquez and Martinez allegedly attacked two victims with white pipes and a machete as the victims were parked outside the Super Laundromat in Uniondale, prosecutors said.

“MS-13 has a long and violent history in New York, particularly on Long Island, where its members have terrorized communities for decades. These indictments demonstrate that my office is committed to eradicating MS-13 and all gangs from Nassau County,” said Donnelly. “My office won’t stand for this kind of threat to safety and won’t allow MS-13 to grip our communities with torment. We will stop at nothing to eliminate gang violence before it escalates, and to protect the safety and sanctity of every family who calls Nassau home.”

Bonilla is represented by attorney Peter Brill. Velasquez is represented by attorney Christopher Graziano. Giron is represented by attorney Gregory Madey. Martinez is represented by attorney Joseph LoPiccolo. Archaga is represented by attorney Jeffrey Groder.