Federal authorities announced new federal charges in the kidnapping and execution-style murder of a man in Farmers Branch two years ago, allegedly involving members of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel and the U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of Texas and the Northern District of Illinois announced developments in two separate cases involving the criminal organization designated a 'foreign terrorist organization.'

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Blanche announced  eight allegedly illegal alien members of Tren de Aragua  [TDA] are charged with  vicious kidnappings and murders in separate cases out of Texas and Illinois. 

Five of the members were charged in Texas and three were charged in Illinois, according to Blanche.


U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould for the Northern District of Texas addressed the August 2024 kidnapping and murder of a fellow TDA member that led him to open an investigation.

 Farmers Branch police found the man on the side of the road, abandoned and bleeding from the head because of a single gunshot right between his eyes,  said Raybould.

Farmers Branch police said the victim, Nilzuly Petit, was an affiliate of the gang and withheld stolen money from group members, leading the defendants to kidnap Petit and two minors outside an apartment complex in Dallas.

The men reportedly drove the victim to Farmers Branch and executed Petit in front of the children. The two minors were later released in another city.

An 8-page indictment details allegations against five men now facing federal charges for racketeering, murder, kidnapping and jackpotting in the Farmers Branch case:

Hector Asdrubal Garcia Zuniga a.k.a.  Murry 

Carlos Luis Zambrano Bolivar

Jhonny Jesus Martinez Serrano

Jhonatan Nahn Toro Gonzalez

Ehiker Alexander Morales Mendoza a.k.a.  El Negro 

In February, Bolivar stood trial on a state charge for capital murder in Dallas County.

The trial is believed to be the first against 

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