Police say it would be naiive to say there is are no MS-13 members in the upstate, but they have not heard of anyone other than a recent kidnapping suspect, Ielsin Fuentes Lemus claim affiliation. They say they have not seen any violent crimes directly related to that particular gang. Police say the public should not be scared and they do not believe there is a public threat in relation to this gang. In Spartanburg, there are three gangs that use the number 13, so investigators say it is often hard to tell which is which.Fuentes Lemus is the suspect in the kidnapping of a teenager who was held for ransom and then tossed from a car during a chase. He is wanted for kidnapping and armed robbery. The incident happened Tuesday at the El Mariachi Restaurant. The victim says a man put a gun up to him while he was getting into his Escalade.
William (Billy) Bowden pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg courtroom today to carrying a firearm in a careless manner in January 2007
William (Billy) Bowden, 33, pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg courtroom today to carrying a firearm in a careless manner in January 2007 and skipping out on his preliminary hearing about a year later. Other drug and weapons charges related to the 2007 incident were stayed as part of a plea bargain securing the two convictions. Bowden remains in custody though, charged with manslaughter in relation to the November 2007 killing of Jeff Engen, who was fatally stabbed at the Empire Cabaret, prompting the club to close. That charge remains before the courts. Bowden has been in custody since he was arrested Feb. 14 in Whistler, B.C., and returned to Manitoba. The Crown and defence jointly recommended that time be noted in his sentence for carrying the firearm. That crime occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2007, as Bowden was leaving the NV lounge in a truck with friend Ken Houston, court heard. Police discovered a Glock 9mm handgun loaded with 18 bullets in a pile of garbage close to where the...
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