{"id":2510331,"date":"2026-07-21T01:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2510331"},"modified":"2026-07-21T01:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:34:44","slug":"trinitarios-gangbangers-charged-with-5-murders-including-killing-of-nyc-influencer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/trinitarios-gangbangers-charged-with-5-murders-including-killing-of-nyc-influencer\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinitarios gangbangers charged with 5 murders \u2014 including killing of NYC influencer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nearly a dozen members of the gruesome Trinitarios street gang were indicted Monday for five murders \u2014<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/19\/us-news\/influencer-ariela-la-langosta-close-friend-of-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-dead-at-33\/\"> <\/a>including<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/19\/us-news\/influencer-ariela-la-langosta-close-friend-of-rapper-tekashi-6ix9ine-dead-at-33\/\"> the killing of a Big Apple influencer<\/a> who starred in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/06\/us-news\/tekashi-6ix9ine-reports-to-infamous-nyc-lockup-where-nicolas-maduro-luigi-mangione-are-currently-held\/\">Tekashi 6ix9ine<\/a> music video, the feds announced.<\/p>\n<p>Eleven gang members from Bad Boys 7, a faction of the Trinitarios street and prison gang also known as BB7, were hit with numerous charges connected to a spate of violent crimes in the Bronx, New Jersey, and the Hudson Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors unsealed a 15-count indictment charging the suspects with murder, assault, robbery, carjacking, narcotics trafficking and wire fraud between September 2023 and September 2025 \u2014 including the gunpoint robbery of an international record artist.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Members of the Trinitarios street gang were charged in the murder of social media influencer Ariela La Langosta, federal prosecutors announced. <span class=\"credit\">@ariiela.lalangosta\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs alleged, the BB7 Trinitarios, operating from their historical headquarters in the Bronx, terrorized communities in New York City, Westchester, and northern New Jersey, night after night,\u201d US Attorney Jay Clayton said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The gang bust charges six alleged BB7 members \u2014 Justin Martha, Michael Mercedes Marte, Jose Peralta Gomez, Manuel Abad Rivas, Wilfren Carbuccia and Jeilin Portes Guaba \u2014 with the August 2025 slaying of 32-year-old social media star Ariela La Langosta.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>She was shot multiple times and found dead in her car on the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon.<\/p>\n<p>La Langosta, whose real name was Ariela Mejia-Polanco, had once starred in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IB1KQhbGtiM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine\u2019s \u201cWapae\u201d music video<\/a> and boasted more than half a million followers on Instagram, where she regularly shared fashion and modeling content.<\/p>\n<p>She was gunned down after the sextet tried to carjack her black Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG SUV, federal prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>US Attorney Jay Clayton announced a 15-count indictment against 11 members of the Trinitarios street gang Monday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Darwin Martinez, an alleged member of the gang known as \u201cMole,\u201d was separately charged with the July 2025 murders of Gabriel Alvarez and Adam Waldropt at a Bronx car meet.<\/p>\n<p>The other killings occurred in the Bronx and in Newark and Paterson, the feds said.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the Trinitarios members were also charged with the June 2025 gunpoint robbery of prominent Dominican musician Bulin 47. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>La Langosta, real name Ariela Mejia-Polanco, was one of five murders the gang was charged with. <span class=\"credit\">@ariiela.lalangosta\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The gangbangers allegedly used a GPS tracker to follow the rapper from Massachusetts to a hotel parking lot in Fort Lee, NJ and robbed him of high-value jewelry.<\/p>\n<p>A twelfth defendant, Jarol Ledesma, was charged with Hobbs Act robbery and interstate stalking in connection with the gunpoint robbery.<\/p>\n<p>NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement that the takedown was a result of the NYPD\u2019s \u201cprecision policing strategy and the police department\u2019s \u201crelentless work targeting dangerous gangs and guns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials said they hope this latest gang bust sends a loud warning to others in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s outcome sends a clear message: this type of violence will never be tolerated in New York,\u201d FBI Assistant Director in Charge James C. Barnacle, Jr. said. \u201cThe FBI New York Safe Streets Task Force remains steadfast in our mission to dismantle violent gangs, protect the American public, and deliver justice for the victims.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The alleged Trinitarios gang members face life in prison if convicted of racketeering conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p>All defendants were awaiting arraignment Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly a dozen members of the gruesome Trinitarios street gang were indicted Monday for five murders \u2014 including the killing of a Big Apple influencer who starred in a Tekashi 6ix9ine music video, the feds announced. 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