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 house after an argument over a online game console.
Emerson Josue Martinez Alvarenga, 20, pleaded responsible to 1 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 referred to as Martinez Alvarenga’s actions “outrageous.”
“The egregious nature of the conduct of your conduct justifies a punishment that exceeds the rules,” Horne mentioned.
In keeping with prosecutors, on June 29, 2023, Martinez Alvarenga tried to enter the house of a teen with whom he had been having a dispute over a online game console.
After the teenager refused to open the door, Martinez Alvarenga referred to as him earlier than a “pop” sound was heard. Investigators mentioned a bullet “pierced an exterior wall of the house” and traveled into the bed room earlier than hitting a pillow. The teenager referred to 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 through the sentencing listening to Dec. 12 that Martinez Alvarenga’s actions had been sufficient to offer him a punishment above the rules.
“The information are egregious. He shot right into a bed room over a online game,” Hammond mentioned.
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 mentioned Martinez Alvarenga had been related with La Mara Salvatrucha, also referred to as MS-13.
An legal professional representing Martinez Alvarenga argued for much less time since his shopper wouldn’t be capable to stay within the U.S. and could be returning to El Salvador to serve extra time in jail due to his document.
Nevertheless, Horne mentioned one yr 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, masking 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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