Josue Coreas - Ventura was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus ten years for the murder of Raymond Wood in 2017.

An accused MS-13 gang member has received the maximum sentence for his part in the 2017 death or a Lynchburg teenager.

Another alleged gang member, Christian Jose Sanchez-Gomez, faces multiple charges in connection with Wood's murder but testified against the defendant.

Seven more people testified on the second day of the trial, some of whom could not be photographed in the courtroom.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – The jury trial for one of the men charged in a local capital murder case is being delayed another year. Josue Coreas-Ventura, a suspected MS-13 gang member, was arrested back in 2017 in connection to the brutal stabbing death of Raymond Wood. The 24-year-old was scheduled to appear in a Bedford courtroom on April 29th, but his attorneys asked for more time to prepare due to the pandemic. The prosecutor tells 10 News one reason he objected is that they could lose key witnesses. AdCoreas-Ventura is now scheduled to go before a jury in February 2022.