A ranking member of the San Fernando Valley-based MS-13 gang was sentenced Tuesday to life in federal prison for his role in two gang-related murders, including the 2019 killing of a fellow gang member who was taken to a remote area of Santa Clarita and executed.  Walter Chavez Larin, 27, of Panorama City, also known as “Delito,” was sentenced by ...

Five San Fernando Valley MS-13 gang members have been found guilty of six murders across Los Angeles County between 2017 and 2019, including one victim found in Santa Clarita, tied to the discovery of human remains following the 2019 Tick Fire. After a nine-week trial, a jury found five defendants guilty on multiple counts tied to MS-13 activity in the ...

A federal jury has begun deliberations this week in the racketeering and murder trial of five alleged MS-13 gang members accused of carrying out a series of brutal killings across Los Angeles County, including one near Santa Clarita, tied to the discovery of human remains following the 2019 Tick Fire. According to prosecutors, the defendants are part of the Fulton ...

The human remains discovered in the aftermath of the Tick Fire in 2019 have been connected to a series of alleged MS-13 murders, according to a new indictment released by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Nine new defendants and a series of previously uncharged murders, including the human remains discovered after the Tick Fire, are included in a federal grand ...