MS-13 members stabbed teen 100 times before setting his body on fire when he ...

'They turned on their own': MS-13 members 'stabbed 16-year-old 100 times before setting him on fire and dumping his body at the side of a road after he tried to quit the gang' Police found the body of Jacson Pineda-Chicas, 16, of Falls Church, Virginia around 4.30am in a wooded area near River Road in Stafford County, Virginia They arrested five alleged MS-13 members later the same day Jacson's mother says her son was forced to join MS-13 when their family lived in El Salvador and that they fled to the U.S. to get away from the notorious gang She said Jacson was killed for trying to leave the gang Police confirmed the five suspects who were arrested were former friends of Jacson as well as fellow MS-13 members Investigators say the suspects turned on Jacson after bringing him to the home of the local MS-13 clique's alleged leader Jacson's principal at Falls Church High School described him in a letter as an 'engaging' young man who was 'well-liked' by his classmates 

By Chauncey Alcorn For Dailymail.com

Published: 05:29 GMT, 17 March 2019 | Updated: 05:29 GMT, 17 March 2019

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Authorities say Jacson Pineda-Chicas (pictured), 16, was stabbed 100 times on March 8 before his body was set on fire and later dumped in the woods in rural Stafford County, Virginia

Authorities say Jacson Pineda-Chicas (pictured), 16, was stabbed 100 times on March 8 before his body was set on fire and later dumped in the woods in rural Stafford County, Virginia 

MS-13 members stabbed a 16-year-old boy 100 times before setting him on fire and dumping his body on a roadside because he wanted to quit the gang, the victim's mother has claimed. 

Jacson Pineda-Chicas wanted out after being forced to join the notorious gang in El Salvador before he and his family fled to the United States, according to his mother.

As punishment, the teenager, of Falls Church, Virginia, was brutally murdered by five suspects who authorities said Jacson previously described as his friends.

Police arrested the five alleged MS-13 members from Virginia and Maryland on Saturday not long after finding

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