For Bronx Murder of Johnny Gaston Two Were Indicted for Racketeering Now 1 Gets 27 Years

For Bronx Murder of Johnny Gaston Two Were Indicted for Racketeering Now 1 Gets 27 Years by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 23 – For the murder of Johnny Gaston on December 15, 2022, Gibran Guerrero and Yorvin Gomez were presented and detained on August 21 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrates Court, which Inner City Press closely covers. The prosecutors says they "lured two victims to a location in the Bronx and robbed them.  During the robbery, one of the victims, Johnny Gaston, was shot and killed.  The other victim was shot but survived."  The Augst 9 indictment unsealed on August 21 charges murder in aid of racketeering. It was wheeled out to District Judge Lorna G. Schofield.  On October 21, counsel to Guerrero wrote in about "a change of plea hearing in the near future." And Guerrero came to the SDNY Magistrates Court on October 29. But the plea did not go forward. He may re-appear on Firday, November 1... On November 1 he decided to change lawyers, and got the day's CJA on duty. Later the AUSA wrote in to delay the trial. On November 6 Judge Schofield endorsed that the parties by November 21 should file a joint letter about moving the trial to February 2025 or later April 2025. On May 7, 2025 Guerrero pled guilty, provisionally, in the Magistrates Court, with sentencing control date set for August 7. On May 16 District Judge Schofield based on the transcript accepted the guilty plea. On March 23, 2026 Guerrero was sentenced to 27 years in prison.  The case is USA v. Guerrero, et al., 1:23-cr-411 (Schofield)  *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222 NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com