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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FORJIHE-

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA \•"

Alexandria Division
MAY 3 I 2011
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ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Criminal No: 1:11MJ 4U»

FRANCIS A. BONILLA SOSA,
a/k/a "CHINO,"

Defendant.

AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF CRIMINAL COMPLAINT

I, Brian C. Dugan, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), Manassas,

Virginia, being duly sworn state:

1. I am a Special Agent with the FBI and have been so employed since November

1998. Currently, I am assigned to the violent gangs and criminal enterprises squad of the

Northern Virginia Resident Agency of the Washington, D.C., Field Office. In this capacity, I

investigate murders, robberies, narcotics violations, and other gang-related violence. I have

previously interviewed street gang members and associates on numerous occasions. I have also

spoken with other law enforcement officers who have advised me of the results of their own

investigations of gang-related offenses and the content of interviews of gang members and

associates. I am also knowledgeable of state and federal laws pertaining to gang-related offenses.

2. This affidavit is based on my involvement in the investigation described below, and

information obtained from other law enforcement officers and witnesses. This affidavit contains

information necessary to support probable cause and is not intended to include each and every fact
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and matter observed by me or known to the government.

3. This affidavit is made in support of a criminal complaint charging that FRANCIS

A. BONILLA SOSA, also known as "CHINO," did move and travel in interstate commerce by

leaving the Commonwealth of Virginia, with intent to avoid prosecution under the laws of the

Commonwealth of Virginia for a crime which is a felony under state law, in violation of Title 18,

United States Code, Section 1073.

4. On the night of August 26,2010, law enforcement officers with the Manassas City

Police Department (MCPD) and the Northern Virginia Gang Task Force (NVGTF) responded to a

gang-related assault call in the Georgetown South residential area of Manassas, Virginia. This

location is within the Eastern District of Virginia.

5. The victim ofthe attack, Efrain Mancha, was severely beaten with baseball bats and

at least one machete, and sustained life-threatening injuries. Mancha was comatose for

approximately two weeks.

6. The investigation determined that the attack was committed by Mara Salvatrucha

(MS-13) gang members against rival gang members from the Surenos (SUR-13) gang. Mancha is a

member of the SUR-13 gang.

7. BONILLA SOSA was identified as one of the MS-13 gang members who attacked

Mancha. On August 31, 2010, MCPD and NVGTF obtained state arrest warrants charging

BONILLA SOSA with Aggravated Malicious Wounding, in violation of Va. Code § 18.2-51.2,

and Gang Participation, in violation of Va. Code § 18.2-46.2. These are felony offenses.

8. MCPD and NVGTF were unable to locate BONILLA SOSA to serve the state

warrants.
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9. Witnesses advised MCPD and NVGTF that BONILLA SOSA left the

Commonwealth of Virginia after the attack.

10. Witness #1 attended a party with BONILLA SOSA shortly after the attack.

During the party, BONILLA SOSA discussed leaving the area. Witness #1 observed BONILLA

SOSA's brother offer to drive BONILLA SOSA to North Carolina.

11. BONILLA SOSA has relatives in North Carolina.

12. Witness #2, a member of MS-13, advised that BONILLA SOSA left the area to

avoid being arrested for his role in the attack.

13. Witnesses #1 and #2 have provided credible information to law enforcement

officers during the course of this investigation and in other gang-related investigations.

14. The United States Marshal's Service (USMS) also attempted to locate BONILLA

SOSA. Telephone records, obtained during the course of that investigation, indicate that

BONILLA SOSA called numbers in North Carolina immediately after the attack.

15. Based on the aforementioned factual information, your affiant respectfully submits

that there is probable cause to believe that the defendant, FRANCIS A. BONILLA SOSA, also

known as "CHINO," did move and travel in interstate commerce by leaving the Commonwealth of

Virginia, with intent to avoid prosecution under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a

crime which is a felony under state law, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1073.
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Your affiant, therefore, respectfully requests that the attached warrant be issued

authorizing the arrest of FRANCIS A. BONILLA SOSA, also known as "CHINO,"

Special Agent Bwan Dugan

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Sworn and subscribed before me this ^) day ofMay, 2011

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Therc^ arm!) Puchanan
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The Honorable Theresa Carroll Buchanan
United States Magistrate Judge