UPDATE: Plainfield Latin Kings member convicted of attempted murder, faces life imprisonment | mycentraljersey.com | MyCentralJersey.com: "reputed leader of a local Latin Kings gang set is facing life in prison after being found guilty of attempted murder in connection with a brutal 2008 stabbing, authorities said.A Union County jury needed only four hours to find Francisco Demoscoso, 36, guilty of first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, according to the Union County Prosecutor's Office.
Demoscoso and fellow gang member Jorge Acosta were arrested following an extensive joint investigation by the Plainfield Police Division and county authorities. Acosta was convicted of assault in connection with the stabbing, which occurred during the early hours of Jan. 26, 2008, according to the investigation.
It was then that the stabbing victim, a 22-year-old Plainfield resident, had an altercation with Demoscoso and Acosta outside of the Chez Maree nightclub on Watchung Avenue, authorities said.
When the victim ran from the altercation, he was chased down by Demoscoso and Acosta, according to the prosecutor's office. Acosta assaulted the victim and Demoscoso repeatedly stabbed him in several areas on his body, leaving him on the street to die, authorities said.
According to the investigation, a citizen flagged down a passing police car as the victim pleaded 'don't let me die.'' The man was airlifted to a local hospital and regained consciousness only after extensive trauma surgery, authorities said."
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