MS-13 leader sentenced for stabbing rival in the heart

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A leader of the notorious street gang MS-13 was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for stabbing a rival in the heart.

A D.C. Superior Court jury had acquitted Juan Carlos “Stokey” Rivas-Moreira of kidnapping rival Elgar Hernandez, but convicted him of assault and threat charges.

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