A member of the Florencia 13 gang was sentenced on Mar. 17 to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges involving attempted murder and firearm trafficking.
The sentencing of Angel Medina-Sahagun, also known as “Tito,” took place in Salt Lake City, Utah. Medina-Sahagun, age 25 and from West Valley City, will also serve three years of supervised release and must pay restitution to the victim.
According to court documents and statements made during his plea and sentencing hearings, Medina-Sahagun became associated with Florencia 13 before 2017. On November 18, 2017, he was called by another gang member to a TRAX station where he assaulted and stabbed a victim multiple times with the intent to kill. He also admitted to pointing a gun at the victim’s brother when that person tried to intervene. Before 2022, Medina-Sahagun conspired with other members of Florencia 13—some of whom were felons prohibited from possessing firearms—to acquire guns for the organization. He admitted transferring firearms to juveniles and others whom he knew would use them for violent crimes.
“My office has zero-tolerance for violent crime in the District of Utah,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak of the District of Utah. “It is our hope Medina-Sahagun’s sentence will deter others from committing violent crimes and bring awareness to these criminal organizations that target children to carry out their criminal behavior.”
The investigation involved several law enforcement agencies including the West Jordan Police Department, Sandy City Police Department, Salt Lake Area Metro Gang Unit, and Homeland Security Investigations. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America, an initiative by the Department of Justice aimed at combating illegal immigration, eliminating cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protecting communities from violent crime.
