The Brief
- The charges against a man accused of being a top MS-13 gang leader have been dropped.
- Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, 24, was arrested in northern Virginia on Thursday, March 27.
- He was taken into custody on an outstanding administrative immigration warrant and was later charged with illegal gun possession.
- The DOJ filed a motion to dismiss without prejudice on Wednesday.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Department of Justice on Wednesday moved to drop the charges against a man arrested in Virginia who they alleged was a top MS-13 gang leader.
The backstory:
Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, 24, was arrested in northern Virginia on Thursday, March 27. …