Bladensburg Man Indicted in Brothel Robbery, Rape, Murder Case

Two reported gang members are facing federal charges after prosecutors say they robbed a Langley Park brothel, raped an employee and murdered another person.

Alexsi Lopez, 25, was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday with conspiracy and robbery in the 2007 incident.

Ramon Miguel Cerros-Cruz, 23, from Silver Spring was indicted for the incident in 2012, according to court records.

According to the indictment, the two men knew each other through mutual association with the MS-13 gang. On Feb. 28, 2007, they armed themselves with knives and entered a brothel apartment on 14th Avenue, the indictment charges.

Prosecutors said the two demanded money from the people inside and searched the apartment, looking for anything of value.  Cerros-Cruz and Lopez bound one of the brothel employees and raped another, according to the indictment.

At some point during the robbery, someone came to the brothel and resisted Cerros-Cruz’s and Lopez’s demands.  According to the indictment, that person was killed.

A spokesperson for the US State’s Attorney’s Office, Maryland District, said the office could not comment on the lack of murder or rape charges filed.

The two men each face a maximum sentence of 20 years for the conspiracy and robbery charges.