Crime & Safety
MS-13 Spreads In Maryland: FBI
While MS-13 has been active in D.C. suburbs, the gang is increasingly spreading, with violence reported in Annapolis, Towson and beyond.
BALTIMORE, MD — Hundreds of MS-13 gang members are currently active in Maryland. The gang is known for its brutality; using machetes to behead vulnerable, young victims. While they’ve been mostly active in D.C. suburbs, MS-13 is increasingly spreading into the Baltimore area.
Last July, MS-13 gang members stalked a man in Towson. Ten people were charged with attacking Daniel Cuellar with a machete, brazenly killing him on Loch Raven Boulevard where a small memorial still sits. In Anne Arundel County, Jenni Rivera Lopez was strangled. Her body was dismembered with machetes and buried in a shallow grave. Jose Hernandez Portillo was also murdered by MS-13. His body was found in Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis.
