MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO) -A Dilworth man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for his role in a string of violent gang robberies.
The US Attorney’s Office says 21-year-old Josiah Aguilar was a member of the “Slither Gang” which from January through May 2019, targeted robbery victims who were drug traffickers in North Dakota, Minnesota, and elsewhere.
Authorities say Aguilar and other gang members carried out the robberies by threats of violence, infliction of violence, and the brandishing of firearms and other dangerous weapons.
Aguilar and the co-conspirators often resorted to home invasions… or setting up victims to meet at a public place, then robbing them of drugs, money, firearms, and personal property…and later selling the drugs they stole.
Several of Aguilar’s co-conspirators have been indicted in North Dakota. Five have been sentenced; one is awaiting trial.
