MS-13 Members Charged In Murder Of Teen Found In Woodbridge

WOODBRIDGE, VA — Four men with ties to the MS-13 gang have been indicted for conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering, over two years after the body of a missing Montgomery County, Md. man was found in Woodbridge.

A grand jury indicted four men, including one from Woodbridge, in connection to the July 2015 murder of Guillermo Hernandez Leyva, 19:

• Willians Ernesto Lovos-Ayala, also known as “Tigre,” 25, of Woodbridge, Virginia
• Daniel Flores-Ventura, also known as “Necio,” 24, of Aspen Hill
• Vilas Sail Argueta-Bermudez, also known as “Happy,” “Little Happy,” and “Enchilada,” 31, of Aspen Hill
• Michael Campos-Lemus, also known as “Humilde,” 24, of Aspen Hill

Leyva was reported missing on July 18, 2015 and his remains were found in a wooded area in Woodbridge on Sept. 29, 2015. An investigation found he traveled to the area in July of 2015, after which he was beaten and stabbed to death.

Prosecutors said the victim and suspects were involved with MS-13, the national and international gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants of immigrants from El Salvador.

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The defendants were allegedly members of the Uniones and Molinos Clique of MS-13, prosecutors said. They were tracked across three states: Flores-Ventura was found in Indiana; Argueta-Bermudez was caught in Texas and Campos-Lemus and Lovos-Ayala in New Jersey.

The two count indictment alleges that from at least 2015 through September 2017, the defendants were members and associates of MS-13 who planned and committed murders, drug trafficking and extortions.

Agencies that helped track down the suspects are: Prince William County Police, the FBI, Immigration and Customs, U.S. Marshals and Montgomery County Police.

Photo of victim Guillermo Hernandez Leyva via Prince William County Police