'Ruthless Trinitarios gang leader' accused of ordering the machete hit on 15-Y-O Bronx bodega boy scowls during his late-night perp walk, as he becomes the TENTH to face a murder charge

An alleged leader of the ruthless Trinitarios gang scowled during his perp walk as he became the tenth member to face murder charges of the death of the 15-year-old boy hacked to death outside a Bronx bodega.

Diego Suero, 29, is allegedly the gangster who ordered the brutal machete 'hit' on Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Feliz on June 20. The fatal attack on Guzman-Feliz, which was caught on surveillance footage, later turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.

On Tuesday, Suero was marched out of the 48th precinct in the Bronx to face charges of murder, manslaughter, gang assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Suero was also charged with conspiracy.  

Diego Suero scowled at the press during his perp walk as he became the tenth member to face murder charges of the death of the 15-year-old boy hacked to death at a Bronx bodega

Suero is allegedly the gangster who ordered the brutal machete 'hit' on Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Feliz on June 20

Suero was marched out of the 48th precinct in the Bronx to face charges of murder, manslaughter, gang assault and criminal possession of a weapon

Gabriel Ramirez Concepcion, 26, who is also accused of being involved in Guzman-Feliz's death, was led out of the 48th precinct on Tuesday.

The other eight suspects, who have all pleaded not guilty, are: Jose 'Canelito' Muniz, 21, Elvin Garcia, 23, Jose Taverez, 21, Manuel Rivera, 18, Danel Fernandez, 21, Joniki Martinez, 24, Santiago Rodriguez, 24, and Kevin Alvarez, 19.

The suspected Trinitarios gangsters are accused of dragging Guzman-Feliz from a bodega on East 183rd Street on the night of June 20 and hacking him to death with a machete.

The boy, known to his friends and family as 'Junior,' bled to death from a ghastly wound in his neck on the sidewalk, near his home.

Seven of the suspects on Monday appeared in court for a pre-indictment hearing, which was attended by both of the victim's parents. 

Ten people have been arrested in the June 20 killing of Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, 15  (left and right) 

The vicious attackers hacked the boy with a machete and appeared to stab him with a knife

The crime was so shocking that Rikers Island have been forced to separate the alleged gang members accused of killing Guzman-Feliz, from the general population for their own safety. Fernandez, Muniz, and Rodriguez have all been placed in a unit, typically meant to house 50 inmates, after receiving a barrage of death threats.

Other inmates - even members of the Trinitarios gang - 'want blood from them', a source said, before noting this was the first time an entire unit at the jail had been dedicated to just three men.

'You have every Latin gang, including the Trinitarios, after them,' the source told New York PIX11. 'They brought a lot of heat to the Trinitarios gang, which is why they are making threats against their own right now.'

Fernandez, Muniz and Rodriguez are occupying three cells inside a unit at the George R. Vierno Center, leaving all 47 others empty. A recent fall in the jail population means there is plenty of spare capacity.

Rivera is also being held at Rikers but is in the general population as he is seen as less at risk, while Taverez, Garcia, Martinez, and Alvarez, are being held at different jails. 

Ten members of the notorious Dominican gang, Trinitarios, have been arrested over the murder of Guzman-Feliz

But senior law officials say that Suero, of the Bronx, was the leader who ordered the teen's death

Gabriel Ramirez Conception is also suspected of participating in the 'hit' on Lesandro 'Junior'

Guzman-Feliz was also walked out of the 48th precinct in the Bronx on Tuesday

Protective measures are standard procedure in most jails for high-profile inmates or those under threat. Another source was quoted telling the New York Post, 'Everyone wants a piece of them. They got around-the-clock security at their door You can't get near them.'

Prosecutors say the shocking murder was a case of mistaken identity, when one of the gang members falsely believed Guzman to be a man he'd seen having sex with a female love interest in a Snapchat video.

The case has drawn national outrage and fury at the Dominican street gang, with one member even apologizing to the victim's family over social media.

On Saturday, two of the suspects spoke out to protest their innocence, saying they had no part in the grisly crime.

Martinez-Estrella told the New York Daily News that he was hundreds of miles away in Pennsylvania when Guzman was forcibly dragged from the bodega and hacked to death on the sidewalk.

Suspects (left to right): Jose Taverez, Danel Fernandez, Manuel Rivera, and Jose Muniz

Suspects (left to right): Kevin Alvarez, Elvin Garcia, Santiago Rodriguez and Joniki Martinez

Guzman-Feliz's mother (pictured in a white jacket) and father were in court on Monday for some of the suspects' pre-indictment hearing 

Police say that Martinez-Estrella was the one who delivered the fatal blow that ended Guzman's life.

But his defense attorney points out that the attacker caught on tape has a tattoo on his neck, while his client does not.

'Look at my neck,' said Martinez-Estrella. 'I have nothing.'

Meanwhile, Tavarez told the newspaper that his sole focus over the last year has been working towards earning his high school diploma and avoiding street violence.

'I'm a guy who works and studies,' Tavarez claimed from behind bars. 'I don't have the heart to kill anyone.'

Three of the men accused of killing Bronx boy Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Feliz have been moved into their own unit at Rikers Island jail. Pictured are Jose Muniz, 21, (left) and Santiago Rodriguez, 24, (right) at Bronx Criminal Court on June 27

Fernandez, Muniz and Rodriguez are occupying three cells inside a unit at the George R. Vierno Center, leaving all 47 others empty. Pictured is the jail of which the unit is a part 

While Tavarez admits he was at the bodega on the night of Guzman's killing, he said that Martinez-Estrella was not. He also said that he ran the moment someone pulled out a weapon.

'I ran into the bodega because I was afraid,' Tavarez said in Spanish. 'I saw the guys with the machete and I got scared.'

The murder suspect also insisted that Guzman-Feliz is 'not the innocent child everyone is claiming he is,' but says that family still deserves justice.

'You come to New York to make your life better,' Tavarez said. 'I am not that kind of guy (who would do anything like this).'

Guzman was a member of the NYPD Explorer program and dreamed of someday becoming a cop. He was also remembered as a die-hard Yankees fan.

He was buried on Wednesday after a funeral service attended by thousands.

Mourners gathered outside the shuttered bodega where the attack occurred on June 26 to pay tribute to Guzman-Feliz

Two more suspects were arrested and taken into custody on Tuesday over the killing, including 29-year-old Diego Suero, who is accused of ordering the attack.

He was charged with murder, manslaughter, gang assault, conspiracy and criminal possession of a weapon.

Police suspect that the Trinitarios gang, which has been around since the 1980s, may be responsible for carrying our three separate attacks on teenagers in The Bronx in just two weeks. 

On June 8, a 17-year-old boy was accosted by three suspected gangsters in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx and sliced in the head with a knife.

Two days before Guzman-Feliz was slashed in the neck outside the deli, a large pack of suspected Trinitarios members repeatedly stabbed a 14-year-old boy on the media of the Bronx River Parkway.

Unlike Guzman-Feliz, the victims in the two earlier attacks survived.

Inside the Trinitarios, the ruthless Dominican gang behind three attacks on Bronx teens

The brutal machete murder of a 15-year-old boy outside a Bronx bodega on June 20, allegedly by members of the Dominican street gang the Trinitarios, has propelled the otherwise unknown group to a national stage. 

Last week, eight members of the gang allegedly murdered Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman Feliz in a case of mistaken identity which has shocked the country. 

The eight alleged murderers are in custody and have all been arraigned with the help of Spanish translators. 

While their gang may not be as well known as the infamous MS-13 or the Bloods or the Crips, its presence is rising in New York City and bringing with it a wave of violence. 

Members of the Trinitarios gang pose for a photograph as part of a History channel documentary. The gang was started in Rikers Island in the 80s but has spread to the streets of New York and New Jersey

The gang began in the 1980s on Rikers Island where a collection of Dominican inmates banded together to protect each other on the inside. 

According to The New York Post, one of the co-founders is Leonides 'Junito' Sierra who remains behind bars to this day. He has been charged in the past with operating the gang from his prison cell.   

Its specialties are machete murders, drug dealing and prostitution, according to police sources. 

Members distinguish themselves with green bandannas. 

Their name loosely translates to trinity which refers to their three core beliefs - God, brotherhood and freedom. 

One of the Trinitarios' logos. The gang's loosely translates to the trinity and represents its three core principles - God, brotherhood and freedom

One unnamed NYPD official told The Post how the gang's members lure vulnerable women into city apartments where they then trap them as sex slaves and force them to work. 

'They get these girls to come in and move them from apartment to apartment, letting guys come in and rape them. The girls can’t get away,' they said. 

Another trademark is the machete which gang members prefer to use over guns because it allows for a more 'personal' attack.  

'A shooting is easy to do. [The Trinitarios’ preferred way] is more close and personal. 

'They like to send messages.' 

While their rivals DDP (Dominicans Don't Play) have long been on detectives' radars, the Trinitarios have flown relatively undetected until now. 

'They are definitely getting big. The NYPD ought to start paying a lot more attention to them,' the source added. 

The Trinitarios are said to recruit members in high school, while they are young. 

The eight men arrested for Lesandro's murder are all aged between 18 and 24. Some are from New Jersey and some are from the Bronx. 

An eighth person has been arrested for the death of a 15-year-old Bronx teenager who was brutally dragged out of a bodega and sliced to death with a machete in a harrowing case of mistaken identity which has shocked New York City and caused uproar in the streets where the victim lived. 

Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Feliz was murdered on June 20. Surveillance footage showed the aspiring police officer being pulled screaming out of a bodega and slashed with the machete in the street. He got himself to a hospital nearby but died shortly afterwards. 

Seven men, all of whom are said to be members of the Dominican street gang Trintarios, were arrested on Sunday and Monday and charged with his death. They are Jose Muniz, 21, Jose Taverez, 21, Manuel Rivera, 18, Danel Fernandez, 21, Joniki Martinez, 24,Santiago Rodriguez, 24, and Kevin Alvarez, 19.  

Six of the men were arrested in New Jersey. They were extradited to the Bronx on Wednesday afternoon after Lesandro's funeral had finished. 

On Tuesday night, 23-year-old Elvin Garcia from the Bronx became the eighth person to be arrested. His arrest was announced on the steps of the 48th precinct. 

Lesandro Guzman-Feliz (pictured), a 15-year-old aspiring NYPD cop, was beaten and stabbed to death outside of a Bronx bodega last week in what the police say was a case of mistaken identity. On Tuesday, Elvin Garcia became the eighth person arrested for his death. He is picture, right, being arraigned in the Bronx on Wednesday 

Six suspected gang members arrested in connection to a Bronx teen's murder appeared in New Jersey court for an extradition hearing on Tuesday. Three of the suspects pictured from left to right: Jose Taverez, Joniki Martinez and Manuel Rivera

All six of the men waived their right to a hearing and the judge approved their extradition to New York State. The three other New Jersey suspects from left to right: Santiago Rodriguez, Jose Muniz and Danel Fernandez

Kevin Alvarez, 19, was arrested by the NYPD on Monday. He has pleaded not guilty to murder, manslaughter and gang assault. He is seen being led out of a police precinct early Monday morning

'Literally as we speak, we've just, in this building, made an eighth arrest regarding this incident. That person will be prosecuted for murder,' NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermont Shea told Pix 11 at the time. He kept his head down as he was taken from the precinct to court in a plaid shirt.  

Prosecutors allege the men went after Lesandro after mistaking him for a rival gang member who had been filmed having sex with one of the Trintarios' girlfriends on Snapchat. 

As Garcia was arrested on Tuesday, hundreds descended on the bodega where the attack happened to demand 'justice for Junior'. 

The mourners wept and lit candles in tribute to the teenager who will be buried on Wednesday. 

On Tuesday, during their joint appearance in a New Jersey court, six of the defendants complained that their families were being threatened.

Pall bearers carry the coffin of 15-year-old Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Feliz out of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel church in the Bronx on Wednesday 

Leandra Feliz, the teenager's mother, cries as she prepares to enter the church for his funeral on Wednesday 

A woman holds up a photograph of the teenager on Wednesday. The boy's death has sparked outrage in the community and prompted calls for a crackdown on violence

Hundreds of mourners outside the Bronx bodega on Tuesday night where Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Feliz was murdered on June 20. It was the second day of a well-attended wake for the teenager

There is a sea of candles outside the bodega which remains closed as the police continue with their investigation 

Men carry portraits of the teenager as mourners entered the second day of a wake for him on  Tuesday 

The 15-year-old who was dragged out of a Bronx bodega and brutally slashed to death with a machete may have been the victim of a tragic case of mistaken identity involving a sex video, according to cops - and now gang leaders are apologizing via social media.

Investigators believe Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, 15, could have been mistaken for a man in an online sex tape with a relative of one of the attackers before he was butchered outside the Zesarina Grocery at 11.40pm on Wednesday.

It came as his mother, Leandra Feliz, 48, described her son as a 'sweet' kid with no connections to gangs who had enrolled on an NYPD program to become a police officer. 

'His dream in the future was to be a detective,' she told the NY Post 'Since he was five years old, he told me, "Mommy, I want to be a police".'      

Harrowing video: Surveillance video shows a group of suspects dragging Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, 15, out of a bodega in The Bronx on Wednesday night. Cops now say he could have been the victim of mistaken identity 

Frenzied attack: The men pulled out knives and machetes and proceeded to stab and slash the teenager 

Brutal: The men are seen in the footage repeatedly knifing Guzman-Feliz on the sidewalk in front of the grocery store 

Cry for help: After the attackers fled, the mortally wounded by got up, with blood pouring from a wound on his neck 

Guzman-Feliz tried to run to a hospital, but collapsed a block away. A woman tried to stop the bleeding from his neck, but he died on the sidewalk