ABC is reporting that the Feds are still going after their patch. David Santillan informants Mongols Motorcycle Club racketeering U.S. District Judge David O. Carter Follow Law&Crime: Next Post A graduate of the University of Oregon, Meghann worked at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, and the Idaho Statesman in Boise, Idaho, before moving to California in 2013 to work at the Orange County Register. Businesses in downtown Pomona closed shop to pay respect to Shaun Diamond and blue ribbons were tied to every tree and lamppost in his honor. Case Details Case Number GD042186 Track Case Changes Filing Date January 24, 2008 Last Refreshed Prior to the gunshot from inside the house, did you ever poke your gun into the house? It was a softball. Despite the set-backs, Esqueda fumbled onward. As it stands, The Suit, Doc and Little Rubes have been permanently 86'd from the Mongols by president David "Lil Dave" Santillan, who says they are " out bad ". Martinez explained that the night of the incident was pure chaos. Annie Santillan is 53 years old and was born on 02/12/1969. Is that right? Sandra hesitated, delicate in her response. The case was one of the first that Crime Story covered and at the outset it appeared simple: a coldblooded gang member had killed a cop. Arturo Martinez grabbed his arm and screamed, they shot me! Most of the members were military veterans and all loved to ride their Harley Davidson motorcycles. Martinez was exhausted, and distraught but he was clear headed enough to know one thing. The imposing man was persistent and thorough in his interrogation. Awoken by the deafening discord, ten-year-old David Jr. ran out of his bedroom in his pajamas. It was a blow to Sullivan, who knew that the tapes could offer the jury a valuable snapshot of his clients emotional and mental state in the hours after the incident. They call themselves the Mongols Motorcycle Club - and they're one of the largest Motorcycle Clubs in the world. It was a colossal task for Sullivan who was, by his own admission, not stellar with technology. The Mongols claimed in their motion for a new trial that Mr. Santillan had an inappropriate working relationship over the years with the lead A.T.F. Jack Garden was a robust man and a confident prosecutor. Under Jack Gardens guiding hand, their testimonies reinforced the narrative that the SWAT team followed procedure and announced their presence at the Martinez home. Emmy Winning TV news writer currently @latimes VP for @NAHJSDTJ formerly @10News @thedailyaztec @sdsu '19 David has been working at The Daily Aztec since 2017 and is the current Assistant News Editor. The attorney wasnt an expert in criminal law but he told Martinez one thing: do NOT talk to anyone even the other inmates could be informants. "He is a rat," Mr. Santillan's wife, Annie, suggested in a text message that became a key piece of evidence in the case against the group, which was founded in Southern California in 1969 and. Sullivan forged ahead in his defense of David Martinez. On cross-examination Jack Garden sauntered around the lectern. Mongols National President David Santillan said, "We're happy. They hung on second-degree murder and were unable to break their deadlock to discuss charges of voluntary manslaughter and assault on a police officer. If Moss message had been heard, then the SWAT team may have waited for Arturo to open the door. Then in 2012, Esqueda was placed on probation by the State Bar and forced to pay a former client $7,500 after his efforts to negotiate a settlement were judged as insufficient and he failed to return unearned legal fees. After two days, the preliminary hearing came to a conclusion. #mongolsforeverforevermongols #onassignment #biker #bikersofinstagram #portrait #mongols #mc 350w empiremarketingpro Love your post! Cavazos subsequently plead guilty to charges of racketeering and was sentenced to 14 years in prison. After the courts TV screen faded to black, Sullivan asked Noyola if Martinez looked like a man who was lying in the video. Mongol's international President Dave "Lil Dave" Santillan said his club did not come to New Jersey to stir up trouble. The Mongols are equally mystified. Arturo Martinez screamed and clutched his bleeding arm. All the evidence had been presented. 02:34 LIL Dave is all over the main stream, 04:10 Why did lil dave not want ciccone on the stand, 06:45 Our invitation for Ciccone to come on the show, 15:14 Mongol Lawyer thinks LIL DAVE WAS COMPROMISED AFRAID AND TURNED ON HIS CLUB. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Perkins Operations are controversial because they can be performed without reading the defendant their Miranda Rights so long as the defendant hasnt been arraigned. Investigators feared that the Mongols were forcibly recruiting members of newer motorcycle clubs and compelling them to pay dues. Martinez would be his last big case, the culmination of his years as defense counsel. He used gang slang, talked about tattoos and encouraged Martinez to talk about the Mongols. David Santillan, Assistant News Editor David is a senior at San Diego State where he is majoring in French. 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Last Name, The Trials of Harvey Weinstein and Danny Masterson. They called themselves outlaws and one-percenters referring to a comment by the American Motorcyclist Association that 99% of motorcyclists were law abiding citizens, implying that one percent were not. This man was ready to accept the truth; he took full responsibility for shooting Shaun Diamond. Judge Charlaine Olmedo sustained nearly every objection, impeding the momentum that Sullivan gained. He fired his weapon and the bullet struck a fine young officer who was just doing his job. The silence implying his dissent: there was a way to tell. Martinez got quiet. Sullivan shut his laptop and gave Martinez a nod. Ex-ATF agent denies Mongol was an informant 2022-07-23 - By Sean Emery [email protected] . The #1 Biker News Website Since 2011-Covering up to minute biker news including Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs & Biker News Worldwide. The case status is Pending - Other Pending. He challenged Richard Aguiar about his training, insinuating that Diamonds death was the result of friendly fire. His eyes flashing with something that looked like nerves. In 2014, prosecutors even attempted to strip the Mongols of their trademarked logo (a Genghis Khan-like figure wearing sunglasses and riding a motorcycle). Inside, the blare of a bagpipe announced the arrival of Diamonds casket, carried by officers in uniform. Beanbag shot is considered less lethal ammunition its meant to incapacitate the target. He is a rat, Mr. Santillans wife, Annie, suggested in a text message that became a key piece of evidence in the case against the group, which was founded in Southern California in 1969 and whose members are mostly Hispanic. David had testified that he hadnt seen or heard the police and that he feared for his life. She added that David's mistress had been harassing her. One of those residences was the home of David Martinez. Blustering with frustration he told the court Theres not one scintilla of evidence that David Martinez shot Shaun Diamond.. As the dead of night gave way to dawn, Detective Ray Lugo arrived on the scene. Jack Garden called Sandra Roman to the stand. Until then, his job was to use his rifle to cover the window protecting the team from potential threats inside the home. Blake took his aim. Martinezs retrial faced further delays when the pandemic threw court schedules into disarray. There he reunited with prosecutor Jack Garden who was now joined by co-counsel Michael Blake a man who had the easy confidence and commanding stature of a politician. In 2014, local Los Angeles and Riverside County officials were also concerned about the Mongols illicit activities. This man took full responsibility for shooting a police officer. It was his friend, Raul, another alleged member of the Mongols, who had also been the subject of a search warrant that night and was currently being held in a neighboring holding tank. Moss and his partner loaded Diamond into the ambulance and drove off towards Huntington Memorial Hospital, sirens blaring as they left the active crime scene behind them. Continuances and motions pushed the trial further into the distance. So if the inmate says something inculpatory then its inculpatory, but if he says something exculpatory then hes a liar?!. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts with Walla Nori A presiding. And he pulled his trigger. Diamonds airway had no recognizable anatomy, only bloodied carnage. Three years after the 2018 case, the Mongols lawyers came forward last year with claims that the groups former president, David Santillan, had been surreptitiously cooperating with a special agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for years and had sabotaged the defense. Former Mongols President David Santillan continued to testify. Just my thought as I have no horse in this race, Insane Throttle Support Club Become a memberNow, Insane Throttle/Motorcycle Madhouse Radio YouTube and AudioDisclaimer, Meet the Insane Throttle Contributing Columnist James Hollywood Macecari, Motorcycle Clubs Riding Clubs and Associations Near Me Index &Listings, Our Policies here at Insane Throttle Publications. Since those early days, the Mongols have grown in number. Contact & Personal Details. Prior to arriving at the house, Diamond and his fellow officers set up traffic cones representing the Martinez home and property lines in the SWAT office parking lot. His inquiries were effective, but they were undermined by constant objections leading, asked and answered, improper hypothetical, misstates the evidence. And the festivities of Christmas. She later recanted the assertion. He feared they were angry because he was distancing himself from the club. With the help of an assistant he had managed to edit the hours of the Perkins audio tapes and the Montebello jail video tapes into small clips that the judge had found admissible in court. Sullivan reassured him. Sullivan prompted Moss to admit that after the announcements started he saw a man inside the house walk towards the door. When Martinez took the stand, it was Deputy District Attorney Michael Blake who rose from his chair. Now the Mongols want a new trial and say their former president, David Santillan, was a confidential informant for the ATF.The explosive allegations come after a secretly recorded video surfaced of Santillan talking to his wife about the lead ATF agent on the case John Ciccone.Eyewitness News has obtained the video that was recorded in June of 2021 when David Santillan was drunk and despondent. The tapes were garbled and filled with overlapping discussions that would have to be meticulously picked apart. It was supposed to be a warning shot. He wanted to watch his children grow up and he was willing to do anything to make that happen, even if it meant confronting the horrific truth. He was just the scapegoat taking the blame for the police firing on their own. Ever since David Santillan became the club president, in 2015, things have taken a better turn and it is said that now their unlawful activities have stopped. Martinezs story was consistent: He was worried about his father, concerned about his kids, and he thought the intruders were rival gang members, not police. Santillan had called his wife in June 2021to beg for forgiveness. Tensions were high after two incidents in which Mongols members were shot at or pushed off their bikes on freeways by other bikers, leaving one member killed, one paralyzed and several others wounded. Drunk and despondent, David Santillan called his wife to beg for forgiveness. The operation was considered high-risk due to the Mongols association with a wide range of criminal activities including the use of illegal firearms, meth trafficking, robbery, assault, and murder. He explained: We wanted them to know we were there monitoring.. In the shadowy halls, he was attacked with a shank and sustained a gash to his arm. She informed him that his father was doing well after having surgery to repair the bullet wound on his arm. The Mongols are relying on an explosive video shared by Mr. Santillan's wife, Annie Santillan, who, during a stretch when she was angry with her husband over his infidelity, had her. In court testimony and in an earlier interview, Ms. Santillan said she had shared the video and the text with the Mongols in an attempt to destroy her husband but had since regretted it; she said she was not being truthful when she claimed he had been an informant. Sullivan knew the danger of that story; he needed to unravel it to convince the jury of Martinezs innocence. He was getting ahead of work so that he could spend time in treatment. David Santillan currently lives in Temple City, CA; in the past David has also lived in Arcadia CA and South Pasadena CA. The most notable of these undercover missions was Operation Black Rain, an ATF sting that resulted in the arrest of over 60 Mongols including then-Mongols president, Ruben Cavazos. And this one would be. Martinez had ample warning that the police were at his door. He called out for his dad to wait, but Arturo had already turned the knob. A mile-long police motorcade drove through Pomona, watched by the citizens of the town who held signs showing their support for the Diamond family. He would go out with them and he would smoke meth with them. But as my Crime Story colleagues and I watched the case unspool, we realized that our binary paradigm was eroding. The clock was ticking. But Sandras one word answers and defiant attitude didnt deter the prosecution. Sandra was cornered. In the video, Santillan mentioned that the lead agent in the RICO case, John Ciccone, had protected him over the years. With all this responsibility weighing on Sullivans shoulders, he arrived at counsels table for pre-trial motions. His lips tightened as he observed the damage: Diamond had sustained a shot in the back of the head that severed his spinal cord, carotid artery, and jaw. 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