Va. gang members sentenced for attempting to murder rivals
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Friday, October 30, 2009; 4:29 PM
A member of the Mara Salvatrucha street gang was sentenced to 80 years in prison and another received a 55-year term Friday for their roles in attempting to murder rival gang members in Reston.
The 80-year sentence was handed down in U.S. District Court in Alexandria to Dennis L. Gil Bernardez, 33, of Landover. He was the gunman in a series of gang-related shootings last October in a Reston park.
Jose M. Aguilar Orantes, 18, of Reston, was sentenced to 55 years for providing the firearm.
A third member of the gang also known as MS-13, Carlos B. Guzman Cruz, 25, of Richmond, was sentenced to 144 months in prison for disposing of the gun.
"This case should send a clear signal that MS-13 -- despite its strict rules against cooperating with law enforcement -- can be investigated and that would-be murderers can be brought to justice,'' said Neil H. MacBride, the U.S. attorney in Alexandria.
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