Pre-trial detention against four members of a criminal gang dedicated to violent robberies in the capital

SANTO DOMINGO.- A court in the National District imposed three months of preventive detention against the members of a criminal gang dedicated to committing violent robberies in the capital. The defendants Ronny Mora de la Mora (Jiménez), Alexander Pérez Castillo, Ángel José Reyes Vélez (Tivi Gunz) and Justin de la Rosa Mejía (el Flaco) were sent to the Correction and Rehabilitation Center (CCR-XXVII) Najayo Hombres, by order of Judge Fátima Veloz, of the Judicial Office of Permanent Attention Services, who also set the mandatory review for November 18, 2025.

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According to prosecutor Roxanna Molano, from the Department of Investigation of Crimes and Offenses against Property (Robbery), one of the events occurred on August 12, 2025, at 6:33 a.m., when the victims, two women, were intercepted by a gray Hyundai Elantra vehicle driven by Ronny Mora, accompanied by Alexander Pérez Castillo and Ángel José Reyes Vélez, who was carrying a firearm, stripping them of an iPhone charger and a Samsung A23 cell phone. That same day, at midnight, Justin de la Rosa Mejía and Ángel José Reyes Vélez approached two people waiting for a transportation service, threatening them with shotguns from a silver Hyundai Elantra. On that occasion, they managed to steal an iPhone 13 Pro Max, a charger, one of the victims’ wallet with personal documents and RD$1,500 in cash, as well as a Samsung Galaxy Note 20. Following the complaints, the Public Ministry’s investigation allowed the identification of the vehicle used in the robberies, owned by Carlos José Díaz Ramos and rented through Jhairo Valerio to Ronny Mora. The car was located on Francisco del Rosario Sánchez Avenue, Los Guandules sector, where the accused were arrested in the act of committing a crime. In the intervention, some of the stolen objects and the weapons used were recovered. Ronny Mora was carrying a stolen Samsung A23 cell phone; Justin de la Rosa Mejía had a Maverick shotgun, Mossberg model, 12 mm caliber, with five cartridges on his lap; Ángel José Reyes Vélez was carrying a 12-inch silver dagger and an iPhone 13 Pro Max; while Alexander Pérez Castillo was carrying another Maverick Mossberg shotgun, 12 mm caliber, with four cartridges. The Public Ministry classified these acts as a violation of articles 265, 266, 379 and 385 of the Dominican Penal Code, as well as articles 66, 67, 83 and 86 of Law 631-16 on firearms, ammunition and related materials in the Dominican Republic.