Details of a grisly MS-13 gang slaying were reportedly outlined Wednesday at a court hearing for an illegal immigrant arrested in the case — with police alleging the still-unidentified victim was stabbed, decapitated, dismembered — and his heart tossed into the grave.
According to The Washington Post, as many as 10 members of the notorious gang lured the victim — who reportedly lived in Annapolis, Maryland — into a park in Wheaton, Maryland, last spring, communicated over walkie-talkies as he arrived, and then stabbed him more than 100 times, cut off his head, and buried him in a grave dug in the woods.
Wednesday's hearing in Montgomery County was for Miguel "Timido" Angel Lopez-Abrego, 19, who was arrested in North Carolina Nov. 4, the Post reported.
Authorities allege Lopez-Abrego was likely the first attacker to stab the victim in the chest with a 15-inch knife, the Post reported. No motive was given for the slaying.
The Post reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials issued a statement saying the suspect is a citizen and national of El Salvador and is illegally in the United States and "currently in immigration proceedings."
ICE lodged a detainer on him after he was arrested by local authorities, the Post reported.
The Post reported the slaying is part of an increase in killings in Montgomery County attributed to the ruthless MS-13.
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