Overview
- Prosecutors had urged a 50-year term after guidelines were set at 600 months, yet Judge Lewis J. Liman imposed 30 years plus five years of supervised release.
- A March 2025 jury found Perez guilty of racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder, assault in aid of racketeering, and a firearm discharge offense, and acquitted him in the 2021 Hernandez killing.
- The court held Perez responsible for four shootings tied to the Sev Side/DOA enterprise during 2020–2021, citing his leadership role despite not being the triggerman.
- Evidence included lyrics, videos, posts, and private messages that prosecutors said glorified violence and taunted rivals, including a post-trial “KILL ALL RATS” message noted by the judge.
- Defense sought the 10-year minimum or an alternative plan focused on rehabilitation, portraying Perez as influenced from a young age by older gang members.