LI gang queen learns fate for ordering kidnap, murder of motorist for parking in front of her house
A 23-year-old Long Island gang leader, Kayla Alvarenga, was sentenced to life without parole for orchestrating the kidnapping and murder of a 29-year-old motorist, Linver Ortiz Ponce, who had parked in front of her house. After a confrontation, Alvarenga directed gang members to abduct and ultimately shoot Ponce four times in a church parking lot. Suffolk County prosecutors emphasized that the killing was unprovoked and involved the use of minors in the crime. The victim, described as a stranger seeking rest, was beaten, carjacked, and murdered in a brutal attack captured on surveillance footage.
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Long Island LI gang queen learns fate for ordering kidnap, murder of motorist for parking in front of her house By Brandon Cruz Published April 28, 2026, 5:46 p.m. ET A heartless Long Island gang leader was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday for ordering the kidnapping and murder of an motorist who fell asleep in front of her house. Kayla Alvarenga, 23, was found guilty of ordering her Bay Shore-based gang, “Family Over Everything, Everybody Killed,” to drag sleeping 29-year-old Linver Ortiz Ponce from his car in March 2022 — then directing her goons to shoot him as he tried to crawl away in a church parking lot. Ponce was a complete stranger who had pulled over to rest on a residential South Shore block after a night out, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney.
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