GREENBELT, Md. — A gang member has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his role in the killing of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed and cut more than 100 times at a Maryland home before his body was set on fire.
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis handed down the sentence Tuesday to 20-year-old Kevin Alexis Rodriguez-Flores of Annandale, Virginia.
The judge also ordered the defendant to serve five years of supervised release after his prison term.
Prosecutors say Rodriguez admitted belonging to the MS-13 street gang and took part in the 2019 killing over the mistaken belief that the boy, a fellow member, was working with police.
