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DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND FORMontgomery County

Located at 191 East Jefferson St, Rockville, lt{aryland 20850 Case No. 3D00344235
STATE OF MARYLAND VS. REYES-MARTINEZ, EDWIN E
3 WHETSTONE DRIVE #5
COMPLAINANT: MD
GAITHERSBURG, 20877
Officer: THEN. B OFFR
f i(r I Agencyrsubagency: MCP Rl5 CC#:15055750 SID:
OIIcer ID: 9443 LID: DL#:
Race: 2 Sex: M Ht: 5'2" Wt: 125 Hair: BLK Eyes: BRN
DOB:11/16/1997 Phone(H): Phone(W):

STATEMENT OF CHARGES
UPON THE FACTS CONTAINED IN THE APPLICATION OF OffiCET: THEN, B OFFR IT IS FORMALLY
CFIARGED THAT REYES-MARTINEZ, EDWIN E at the dates, times and locations specified below:
NUM CHG/CIT STATUTE PENALTY DESCRIPTION OF TI{E C}IARGE

00r 10'774 cR 1 301 (bxl) l0Y ACCESSORY AT'TER FACT MURDER 15

On or About lll02l20l5 - lll02l20l5
HIDDEN MARSH STREET MONTGOMERY VILLAGE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD
...did unlawfully violate the Annotated Code of Maryland Criminal Law Articlc l'
3Ol as an accessory after the fact for a felony violation ofCriminal Law Article 2-
201 Murder in the First Degree, against the peace, govemment, and dignity ofthc
State.
Against thc Pcace, Govemment, and Dignity ofthe Statc.

002 15212 cR 4 203 3Y &/or $2,500.00 I]ANDGUN ON PERSON

On orAbout lll02/2015 - lllo2l20l5
HIDDEN MARSH STREET MONTGOMERY VILLAGE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD
...did carry a handgun on their person.
Against thc Peace, Government, and Dignity ofthe State.

Date: l2ll8/2015 Time : 7:41 PM Judicial orrrcer\

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APPLICATION FOR STATEMENT OF Page 1 .. -4................ CEARGES of

I, the undersigned, apply for a statement ofcharges and a summons or warrant which may lead to the arrest ofthe
above named defendant because on or about .l!.9y.9ll199-t.?ir2,!-l-4.-.. at
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( Cotrcis srdanst ofact! showinB t}at drcrc is probablc cnusc ro h.licw rh,I a crimc ha! bcr, c.mrncd dld thal thc Dcfc.dart has c.mmiti.d n.)
(SEE NARMTIVE)

(Conlinucd on anached _lL_ pages) (DC/CR I A )

I solemnly affnn under the penalties ofperjury that the contents ofthis Application are true to the best ofmy
infonnation and belief. . ')
December 18,2015

I have read, or had read to me, and I understand the Notice orl the this form.
December 18,2015
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I understaDd that a charging document has been is-sued and that I must appear for trial l-l on
?t ..........r*......... , f] when notified by the Clerk, at the Court location shown at the top ofthis form.

ApphcmCaSi8n!tu8

n I declined to issue a charging document because of lack ofprobable cause.

Witnesses' Names and Addresses:

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Numb$ lId SEc.r / Alcncy / 5ub-a8.ncy/ l.D. Ciiy. SraE. Zip

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CASE NLT4BER
Rockville, Maryland 20850

DEFENDANT'S NAME (LAST. FIRST, M I )

Reyes-Martinez, Edwin E.

APPLICATION FOR STATEMENT OF CHARGES (CONTINUED) Page.....?.... or....1

On..Novernber..A2,2O15,-Roberto..Gutierrez eruz {}=llM DOB;..08-04-1993) wa.+......
found.deceased..in..thowoods.to.the.rear. sf.South.L.ake Elementary..Sehoolr........ ....-..
located..at.18201..Gontour, Road,. Montgomery Village,..Montgornery,.County.;.-.....-......
Marytand 20886,. ..The.victim..was.transported..to the Of.fiee of the Chief. Medical......
Examiner {Oe ME.)..for..an..autopsy,,. The.OCME r.uled.the.manner..of.death.as..a ........
h omieide,..eau sed..by.rnultiple.gunshot wounds,... .....

The investigation.revealed that.Roberto..Cruz.was.a..vietim..sf .a..robbery.on..................

October:..2,0,..2O.15,....The..investigation.of.the..robbery..resulted.in the. issuance..of.an..
arrest.warrant for .J uan,.Carlos.Espinal Rapalo {DOB: 09-16-1997-}.on,October..29,,
20 15. Juan.Carlos.Rapalo..was helieved..to.be.a.rnember of .the.MS-1.3.Gang. .....

On..November 44,2415, Juan Car.los.Rapalo was arrested.based on.lhe.strength.,

of.the warrant,and.transpoded .to..the.Pub.lic.Safety Headquarters....Juan.Carlos....",,
Rapalo w.as advised ol.his.rights.,..via.MCP..50,. and confessed.that.he.and.two.........
unnamed.associates robbed.Robedo.CruzonOctober 20,2A15. ......... ..

Juan. Carlos..Rapalo.further.confessed..Lo..participating in.the..homicide.of Robedo ..

Cruz.on.November 01,.2015-...Juan..Car:los.Rapalo.stated that his.associale................
inviled him.to..the.wooded..area,,where Robedo.Cruz.l body was found,.for the..
purpose.of.smoking.marijuana..toge.ther.. .Juan..Carl.o.s..Rapalo..slated..that..when..he.
arrived,.lhere,,were..three,males in,the.,woods....Juan,.Carlos.Rapalo..sajd Roberto.....
Cruz was.one.of the. three and.recognized him as the..person..that..he rohbed ............

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191 East Jefferson Street DISTRICT COURT
CASE NUI,fBER
Rockville, Maryland 20850

DEFENDANT'S NAME (LAST, FIRST, M.I )

Reyes-Martinez, Edwin E.

APPLICATION FOR STATENmNT OF CHARGES (CONTINUED) page.....?.... or... L....

before'..Juan--earlos-Rapalo.stated he.-was instruotad. to go.cheek..the.top of the ...
hill,-.after--one..of-his-assoeiates-obserued-a-car.with-lights.o+ i+ the.par:king.Jot... .--.,.
Aeeording to,Juan..earbs.Rapalo,.he.walked.up.to.the..top,..checked.{he.area,..aRd.
walked.back to r:eport.that..lt.was elear:

T.he,sarne..asssciate told Juan.earlos.Rapato you know.what.you.need.to,.do,l .......

Juan. e ar:los..Rapalo.started to.walk.away and.looked..back.and.obsenred his............,.
associate- pull-.a..gun..frorn..his waistband.....Juan..carlos..Rapalo then..heard. his............
associate-lel.ting- Roberto.-Gr:uz..to.get.on..his knees.... J.uan.car:los..Rapalo.stated........
that.he..continued..to.walk.away--and.then..he heard. the.sound.of, mu.ltiple..shots.,.at..
which..point he--started..to.r:un....Juan..car:los..Rapalo.stated..he.turned..back.and.saw
the.victinr fal tin g..fonarard,

According.to.Juan..Carlos.Rapalo,..his. associate..caught up.to.h.im and gave.him. ..

the.gun to.hide....An.arrest.warrant was.obtain,ed for- Juan.Carlos.Rapalo, .... . ......
charging him with..Eirst.Degree.Murder,and Handgun..in..the Commission of,a,......,...,.
F..e.tonyz... On.November.04,20.15, Juan..Car:los. Rapalo..was.arrested.and........,
interuiewed.at..Montgomery.,county Police.Headquarters...,Juan.cartos.Rapalo..........
admitted.to.the. substance.of. the robhery.charg.es..and.admitted.to..being.present,....
and,,a..participant.in.cruzls.murder-. Rapalo.agreed..to..take.investigators t0..the..........
location..where.he..secreted,the..murder.weapon-.. rhe..w.eapon..was..tocated..deep.. ..
in..the woods.o.ff of Hidden.Mar:sh street.in.Montgomer:y.vittage,..under..a.pile.of......
grass....Juan Car.los.Rapalo furlher informed that.on, November.O2,..2015,..he and ..

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CASE NUIVIBER
Rockville, lVaryland 20850

DEFENDANT'S NAME (LAST, FIRST, M I )

Reyes-Martinez, Edwin E.

APPLICATION FOR STATEMENT OF CHARGES (CONTNIJED) rage.....1.... of .. 1 ....

two ol his associates..return6d..to the.wooded..aroa.to.move.the gu$.deeper:.into..,....
the woods..Juan Carlos.Rapalo.stated.one.of the.two.individuals that...... .....-- .....
accornpanied.him..into..the.woods,wasknown,.to.him..as llBachata-:l,w.ho-was.later-..
identi.fied as Edwin..Ernesto.Reyes-Mar:tinez.(DOB: .1.11.161.7.|,..Juan..Gar1os....."........,..
Rapalo.confessed that Edwin..Reyes-Martinez rernoved. the.the.shell.casings.frorn.
the.gun,.prior to thern hiding iI into.the woods-. When.inv.estigators.loeated..the ...
gun.,..it,did. not..have.any shell.casj ngs,..

Based".on.the..aforernentioned..facts.and. circumstances,..the applicant.r:espeetfully...

requests.the issuance. of the.foltowing.charges;.Accessory.After. the.Eact=Murder.. .

l.st CR..1.-301{b){1) and..Handgun.on Person.CR..4-203........ ..........

All..events.occurred,,i n. Montgomery..County,..A4aryland,......

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