According to the investigation, Jesus Zapata, 30, was the leader of the Trinitarios gang on Rikers Island from 2017 to 2018, and was later replaced by Hector Hernandez, 25, who took command between 2018 to 2019.
Q. What does 157 mean for Trinitarios?
“That’s the cross with the 3 fingers up which stands for God, Country and Liberty, Alvarez says while looking at a picture. “157 is a code the Trinitarios use to represent a real Trinitario.”
Table of Contents
- Q. What does 157 mean for Trinitarios?
- Q. Who started the Trinitarios?
- Q. Who are the bad Barbies?
- Q. Who is the leader of the Latin Kings?
- Q. What does popote mean in slang?
- Q. Why was trinitarios created?
- Q. Who started Bloods in New York?
- Q. Who are the Trinitarios rivals?
- Q. Where is Jose Muniz now?
- Q. What kind of charges did the Trinitarios get?
- Q. Where are the headquarters of the Trinitarios located?
- Q. What kind of weapons do the Trinitarios use?
- Q. Who was the former leader of the Trinitarios?
Q. Who started the Trinitarios?
Leonides Sierra
Julio Marine
Trinitarios/Founders
Q. Who are the bad Barbies?
Authorities say Maria Mejia is the alleged leader of the Bad Barbies, an all-female offshoot of the Trinitarios gang that has terrorized the Bronx since the late 1980s. Her lawyer and sister said the accused femme fatale spends her time taking care of her mother–not setting up men for murder and robbery.
Q. Who is the leader of the Latin Kings?
Luis Felipe, also known as “King Blood”, is a Cuban-American former gang leader and is the founder of the New York chapter of the Latin Kings (ALKN) street gang….Luis Felipe (gang leader)
| Luis Felipe | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Former street gang leader |
| Criminal status | Imprisoned at ADX Florence supermax prison in Fremont County, Colorado |
| Conviction(s) | 1995 |
Q. What does popote mean in slang?
1. Mexico. drinking straw {noun} popote (also: paja, pajita, pajilla) straw {noun} (for drinking)
Q. Why was trinitarios created?
Guzman-Feliz was a member of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Explorers program, a group for youths interested in law enforcement careers, and aspired to become a detective.
Q. Who started Bloods in New York?
Omar Portee
United Blood Nation
| Founded | July 16, 1993 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Omar Portee and Leonard McKenzie |
| Founding location | Rikers Island, New York City, New York, United States |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Territory | East Coast, Mid Atlantic and Southeastern U.S.Southwestern Arizona |
Q. Who are the Trinitarios rivals?
The Trinitarios are DDP’s biggest rival gang since the early 2000s, they were once united in the 1990s. They also are at peace with the Latin Kings, a Puerto Rican-based gang who has had previous problems with their rivals the Trinitarios.
Q. Where is Jose Muniz now?
Muniz, a member of the Trinitarios gang, is facing life in prison after a jury last Friday found him and his cohorts guilty of murder and gang assault. He is now being held on Rikers Island while he awaits transfer to a state prison.
Q. What kind of charges did the Trinitarios get?
In June 2019, five Trinitarios were convicted of first-degree murder and other charges, including conspiracy and gang assault, in the murder. Two gang members who participated in the attack testified for the prosecution, revealing the inner workings of the gang.
Q. Where are the headquarters of the Trinitarios located?
The group boasts headquarters and strongholds across the majority of Europe’s largest cities. Among other places, members of the Trinitarios can be found in Spain, across France, and even in Italy.
Q. What kind of weapons do the Trinitarios use?
The gang’s “weapon of choice” is the machete, but members also carry baseball bats, guns, and knives. Criminal activities perpetrated by Trinitarios include drug dealing, in heroin and cocaine, as well as assaults and home invasions.
Q. Who was the former leader of the Trinitarios?
In 2014, the Trinitarios’ co-founder and former leader, Sierra, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the racketeering conspiracy, to run consecutively with a 22½ year to life sentence in New York that Sierra was already serving as a result of his 1989 murder conviction.
