An MS-13 member was sentenced to 12 years in prison for kidnapping and brutally assaulting a federal witness who testified against the gang. This was a direct attack on the rule of law and justice was served.

MS-13 Member Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Kidnapping, Witness Retaliation, and a Firearms Offense https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ms-13-member-sentenced-over-12-years-kidnapping-witness-retaliation-and-firearms-offense An MS-13 member and Honduran national, illegally in the United States, was sentenced today to 147 months in prison for kidnapping, retaliating against a federal witness, and unlawful possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made in court, on Nov. 5, 2023, Bayron Wuifredo Santos-Recarte, 27, of Honduras, together with other associates of La Mara Salvatrucha 13, better known as MS-13, kidnapped a former federal witness at gunpoint in the parking lot of a laundromat in Nashville, Tennessee. The witness was...