José Umaña | jumana@wtop.com
December 27, 2024, 4:01 PM
A Leesburg, Virginia, man was sentenced to 3 years in jail after firing gunshots at an condominium after an argument over a online game console.
Emerson Josue Martinez Alvarenga, 20, pleaded responsible to at least one depend of maliciously capturing at an occupied constructing, two counts of possession of a firearm by a noncitizen not lawfully current within the U.S. and two counts of brandishing a firearm.
Throughout the sentencing hearing on Dec. 12, Decide Thomas Horne known as Martinez Alvarenga’s actions “outrageous.”
“The egregious nature of the conduct of your habits justifies a punishment that exceeds the rules,” Horne stated.
In line with prosecutors, on June 29, 2023, Martinez Alvarenga tried to enter the condominium of an adolescent with whom he had been having a dispute over a online game console.
After the teenager refused to open the door, Martinez Alvarenga known as him earlier than a “pop” sound was heard. Investigators stated a bullet “pierced an exterior wall of the condominium” and traveled into the bed room earlier than hitting a pillow. The teenager known as for assist and hid till officers arrived.
An investigation into the capturing discovered two extra cases of Martinez Alvarenga “brandishing” a firearm, resulting in arrest warrants being issued. When Martinez Alvarenga was arrested, officers discovered a firearm in his dwelling.
Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Lawyer Anna Hammond argued in the course of the sentencing listening to Dec. 12 that Martinez Alvarenga’s actions have been sufficient to present him a punishment above the rules.
“The information are egregious. He shot right into a bed room over a online game,” Hammond stated.
Hammond added that Martinez Alvarenga “terrorized” the Leesburg neighborhood with two different people for a period of six weeks between May and July of 2023, which included a number of capturing incidents. On the time of his arrest, Leesburg police stated Martinez Alvarenga had been linked with La Mara Salvatrucha, also referred to as MS-13.
An lawyer representing Martinez Alvarenga argued for much less time since his consumer wouldn’t have the ability to stay within the U.S. and can be returning to El Salvador to serve extra time in jail due to his file.
Nonetheless, Horne stated one 12 months and 4 months doesn’t “do justice on this case.”
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José Umaña is a digital editor for WTOP. He’s been working as a journalist for nearly a decade, overlaying native information, training and sports activities. His work has appeared in The Prince George’s Sentinel, The Montgomery Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, PressBox and The Diamondback.
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