Update May 16, 2019: Gerson Serrano-Ramirez was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison after being found guilty of a 2017 assault in Antioch. At the completion of his sentence, the U. S. Attorney's office report Serrano-Ramirez is expected to be deported from the United States.

An MS-13 gang member, who was living in the U.S. illegally, was found guilty Monday on multiple federal charges that included a violent 2017 attack in south Nashville, according to prosecutors.

Gerson Serrano-Ramirez, 31, of El Salvador, was accused of pointing an assault rifle at the victim, strangling him with the rifle strap; spraying bleach into his eyes; and then placing a plastic bag over his head.

Serrano-Ramirez was then accused of clamping the individual’s finger with a pair of pliers and holding an assault rifle on the victim. Serrano-Ramirez threatened to kill the victim and his mother if anyone was told about the assault, according to evidence and testimony.

The assault took place at Serrano-Ramirez' home where the victim had been invited after Serrano-Ramirez and other MS-13 members were asked to tone down disruptive behavior at a local club, according to the prosecution.

Serrano-Ramirez was found guilty by a federal jury of using physical force to tamper with a witness; being being in possession of a firearm while being in the country illegally, and illegally re-entering the U.S. after previously being deported. He was also found guilty of cocaine distribution and firearms violations, according to the U.S. Attorney Middle District of Tennessee.

Video of the assault recovered from an in-home security system at Serrano-Ramirez’s home was presented at trial. The video recovered shows Serrano-Ramirez packaging and selling cocaine as well, according to the Department of Justice.

Seized from the residence included an AK-47 assault rifle; multiple rifle magazines; 582 rounds of ammunition; body armor; and a small amount of cocaine and marijuana.

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