EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Snohomish County girl has been convicted of a gang-related killing on a Sultan street and faces more than 18 years in prison.
The Herald of Everett reports that a jury convicted 16-year-old Ana Cary Ayala Bustos of second-degree murder on Tuesday and determined the killing was done to advance her position in a gang.
The 90-pound girl was accused of taking part in the beating and stabbing of Antonio Marks of Marysville. He was a rival gang member who met up with members of the Brown Pride Soldiers on a Sultan street. The attack was captured on video.
Bustos admitted she participated but denied responsibility for Marks’ death. When asked why she took part, she told detectives, “Just ‘cuz.”
