The new allegations come as the Compton station is under accusations of high-profile uses of force, including the death of Andres Guardado, 18, who was shot in the back five times by a deputy in Gardena. ![]() Gonzalez claims after his anonymous complaint he was threatened, forced to step down from his field training officer position, refused a partner and saddled with calls by the gang.Īdvocates for the groups argue that they are hard at work and raising morale, according to the LA Times. … Members become inked as ‘Executioners’ after executing members of the public, or otherwise committing acts of violence in furtherance of the gang.” “‘Inking’ refers to the act of each newly made member of The Executioners receiving a matching tattoo indicating membership in the organization. “Nearly all the CPT Deputies who have been involved in high-profile shootings and out-of-policy beatings at CPT in recent years have been ‘inked’ members of The Executioners,” the claim, obtained by the LA Times, alleges. Women and black men are not allowed in the group. Inspector General Max Huntsman told the LA Times, “ aware of no implementation whatsoever” of the policy and that his office can’t effectively investigate the secret societies “because of the obstruction of the Sheriff’s Department.”Īccording to Gonzalez’s claim, the Compton station deputies involved in the Executioners’ number around 20 to 40 men who work the night shift and communicate through WhatsApp. “I take these allegations very seriously and recently enacted a policy specifically addressing illicit groups, deputy cliques and subgroups.” Villanueva enacted measures in February that prohibit deputies from participating in cliques. APĬompton Sheriff Alex Villanueva said during a live Facebook broadcast Wednesday that “there is no gang of any deputies running any station.” But he said that he was disturbed by the allegations in the claim and that “swift administrative action” is being taken. A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy keeps watch on a group of people apprehended at an illegal marijuana dispensary in Compton, California. The Executioners are just one of the groups that operate out of several California Sheriff departments that are inked and carry names like the Spartans, Regulators, Grim Reapers and Banditos that, according to the LA Times, are part of a federal probe by the FBI. The claim alleges that the group is involved in setting illegal arrest quotas and threatening work slowdowns if they don’t get preferred assignments - and are said to be responsible for several killings of unarmed black men. The tattoos feature a skull, Nazi images and an AK-47. Gonzalez claims punitive retaliation was meted out after he anonymously reported a fellow Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy to internal affairs for assaulting a colleague.įurthermore, Gonzalez claims the punishment was served to him by the Executioners, a group of deputies with the same tattoos, which are a powerful force at the Compton station, the LA Times reports. ![]() “It essentially controls scheduling, the distribution of informant tips and assignments to deputies in the station with preference shown to members of the gang as well as prospects.” “We have a gang here that has grown to the point where it dominates every aspect of life at the Compton station,” Alan Romero, an attorney representing Gonzalez in the claim, told the LA Times. Mysterious murder of LA model in luxury apartment takes another tragic turnĪ shocking claim against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department is rocking Compton.Īustreberto Gonzalez, a deputy for the LA County’s sheriff department has filed a claim - a precursor to a lawsuit - against the county alleging the Compton station is controlled by a vicious gang. Owner of Brentwood mansion taken over by Airbnb squatter 'from hell' accuses her of extortion LA is a parody of celebrity worship, using stars to teach kids about gender identityĭutch soap opera star buys Alfred Hitchcock’s former LA home for $8.8M
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