Glen Cove Gangster Sentenced in Drive-By Shooting

A Salvadorian native raised in Glen Cove has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his involvement in the murder of a rival gang member and the attempted murder of another, according to Newsday. 

Yonis Acosta-Yanes, 27, a member of the Salvadorian gang MS-13, received the maximum sentence for racketeering conspiracy on Monday in federal court.

Acosta-Yanes admitted to driving the car in the 2008 fatal drive-by shooting of rival gang member Santos Castillo-Martinez in Hempstead, according to LI News WALK Radio. Another murder plot was foiled when police stopped Acosta-Yanes and another MS-13 member in their car. 

Acosta-Yanes pleaded guilty to racketeering charges filed after police found a high-calibre handgun in the car, according to LI News.