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That evening Jim Moss had been positioned behind a Mustang in a neighbors driveway. Ethan Tate, Meghann M. Cuniff and Lauren Herstik contributed reporting. During the call, David, who was drunk and despondent at the time, begged for her forgiveness and said that he planned to get treatment for his drug and alcohol addictions. Sandra didnt want to testify but because she and David didnt have a marriage license, their relationship was only considered a common law marriage. Three years passed and it seemed everything was the same. The two shouted back and forth, relaying the events of the evening, and finding a brief solace in their companionship. After speaking with his family, David was now convinced that the police had lied to him about the shooting. His confidence grew as Officer Jaime Martinez took the stand. As the dead of night gave way to dawn, Detective Ray Lugo arrived on the scene. We came to understand that this trial was part of a much larger story, one that informed how Deputy District Attorneys on behalf of the People of California framed their entire argument. Inside, the blare of a bagpipe announced the arrival of Diamonds casket, carried by officers in uniform. The look in the mans eyes, the way his limbs hung, the pitch of his voice. But he still had a pulse albeit a weak one. Their friction fueled emotional outbursts, raised voices and impassioned arguments. They believed Arutro had been shot by an officer and that David wasnt even in the living room when it happened. First Name He wanted to be a father to his two young children and a supportive husband for Sandra so he let his motorcycle registration expire and he stopped attending Mongol events. This allowed Sullivan to suggest that the cacophony of shouts and banging might have been unintelligible to the inhabitants of the house at 3:30 am. There were pictures of Martinez in Mongols clothes and photos of David arm in arm with Mongols President, Little Dave. A supervisory special agent with the A.T.F. It was clear to Sullivan that only one person shot a gun that night: his client, David Martinez. Martinez had been assigned to a block that housed several other members of the Mongols. It was in the context of these parallel federal and local investigations that seven search warrants were served to suspected gang members residences on October 28, 2014 as part of a multi-agency operation to crack down on illicit club activities. After reviewing the evidence Judge Olmedo ruled the tape of Martinez in the police car as inadmissible and refused to make a firm ruling on the admissibility of the Montebello or Perkins recordings. In addition, law enforcement was busy attempting to curb the escalating violence between the Mongols, the Hells Angels and the sport bike club, G-Zer Tribe. Inside the door on the evening of October 28, 2014, thirty-six-year-old termite inspector David Martinez was working on inspection reports in the study. He promised he'd put his infidelities behind him, get sober and be a better father. Noyola was meticulous. At least when the operations are done right. They call themselves the Mongols Motorcycle Club - and they're one of the largest Motorcycle Clubs in the world. Sullivan called other witnesses, including neighbors who didnt hear the police announce and friends of David Martinez who attested to his character. Follow. Ex-ATF agent denies Mongol was an informant 2022-07-23 - By Sean Emery semery@scng.com . Now, on the force for 16 years, fellow officers described Diamond as cuddly as a porcupine but compassionate toward the community he served. San Gabriel was outside of the Pomona Police jurisdiction, but it was common for the squad to assist neighboring cities when larger operations required more manpower. Unfortunately, the change in environment provided no solace: Martinezs new block was filled with alleged rapists, pedophiles and child-murderers. Although the police told David that he shot officer Diamond, David was starting to have his doubts. Morale was high. Hes retiring, hes retiring. Catalog; For You; Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. How could a jury believe the word of a Mongol over the testimony of officers? The SWAT team invaded the home in full force rifles raised. "Lots of brothers have tattoos of the marks on their necks and heads and everywhere," David Santillan, the national president of the club, said. Welcome to the Saintillan Research Group! By this time, Sullivan was fuming. After his incarceration, Mongols Club members voted for his removal from office in 2008. The recordings also proved that David didnt brag about his actions to the other Mongols at Montebello or during the Perkins Operation. Martinezs worried glance at Sullivan betrayed his fear. 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. "How do you regulate that?" It was even worse than living in fear of the Mongols. And it wasnt usual for him to be up at 3am. David Santillan, Assistant News Editor David is a senior at San Diego State where he is majoring in French. 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. The imposing man was persistent and thorough in his interrogation. Martinez didnt have much intel on the organization but the Mongols in his cell block suspected Martinez knew names and that was enough. He told them about how his respect for David Martinez had grown over the course of the trial. This was a potential capital punishment case. It seemed possible that his parents were right. He called out for his dad to wait, but Arturo had already turned the knob. The case status is Pending - Other Pending. If Moss message had been heard, then the SWAT team may have waited for Arturo to open the door. The judicial horizon ever retreating, always miles ahead. Free and open company data on California (US) company MONGOLS NATION MOTORCYCLE CLUB LLC (company number 201211710181), 216 SOUTH CITRUS ST STE 152 WEST COVINA CA 91791. . It was supposed to be a warning shot. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts with Walla Nori A presiding. 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. Here the banging was even louder and the familys four dogs were barking. According to Sandra, David Martinez loved his Mongol brothers. She told the court that Martinez association with the Mongols upset her. A mother of a homicide victim whose case was worked by Lugo once said, God sent Ray because he never quits. That relentless pursuit of justice was why Lugo had been assigned to this case, one that was now the top priority of LAPD because it involved the shooting of an officer. Judge Charlaine Olmedo sustained the objection, but she told Sullivan that he could play the video and audio tapes if they were edited down to exclusively include the parts in which Martinez was speaking.This task would be difficult for anyone. Hands restrained in cold metal cuffs, he fought the overwhelming panic bred by helplessness in the face of crisis. He feared they were angry because he was distancing himself from the club. They held hands and whispered prayers under their breath. While Sullivan began assembling his case, Martinez communicated with his parents, Arturo and Guadelupe. A federal appeals court is separately considering an appeal of the conviction. 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. First, all SWAT members serving the search warrant the evening of the incident were carrying rifles loaded with beanbag shot. Martinez was exhausted, and distraught but he was clear headed enough to know one thing. In late 2018, federal prosecutors secured a decadeslong goal of convicting the Mongolsa motorcycle club whose members had a long history of murder, assault, and other crimesof racketeering and conspiracy. Arturo Martinez screamed and clutched his bleeding arm. Guadelupe told her son she was certain Shaun Diamond was killed by friendly fire, maybe an over-eager SWAT officer standing behind him. "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. The judge read the official charges brought against him: capital murder with the special circumstance of murder of a police offier engaged in his duties. Now the Mongols want a new trial and say their former president, David Santillan, was a confidential informant for the ATF. It would have been impossible from where he was standing. Jaime Martinez admitted to pointing his gun at the door. Santillan Annie Yumiko , filed a (n) Divorce,Separation - Family case against Santillan David , in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. In 2011 he was suspended by the State Bar for 90 days after misusing a client trust account for over $85,000 in personal and business expenses. He also denied that he ever helped Mr. Santillan win lenient treatment in his brushes with the law, which included a crash in his Mercedes five years ago while driving impaired. The couple was adamant: David didnt shoot Shaun Diamond. Judge Rejects Claim That Mongols Biker Club Leader Was a Rat, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/us/mongols-informant.html. Esqueda attempted to pivot, asking the medical examiner if the metal fragments found during Diamonds autopsy could have come from a door breaching explosive.Subsequent witnesses refuted his theory, explaining that no explosives were used to open the door, only a ripram a manual push-pull device. In the wake of the emotional testimony, Sullivan cross-examined Moss with dogged persistence, causing him to concede that the police announcements were made by multiple voices that sometimes overlapped. So if the inmate says something inculpatory then its inculpatory, but if he says something exculpatory then hes a liar?!. 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. Did you ever poke it into the house? Jaime Martinez shook his head, but the damage was done. Closing arguments began the following day. So she sent the recording along with a text message to two members of the Mongols, explaining that her husband has been working with the government. She explained, In other words, he is a rat.. David Santillan We found 71 records for David Santillan in CA, AZ and 18 other states. The air buzzed with the hushed tones of dozens of different conversations each regarding a different case. In the shadowy halls, he was attacked with a shank and sustained a gash to 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 daughter record a conversation in which he appeared to refer to protection he had received from the A.T.F. He had to focus on the gut-wrenching task at hand: his preliminary hearing. agent. Diamond was shot in the back of the base of his neck with a shotgun during the service of a search warrant. If it did there might not be a trial. In the past, Sandra and Martinez resided in their own house with their children. He worried about his kids. They pooled resources and hired private attorney Edward Esqueda. And the festivities of Christmas. 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. The extent of the trauma was indescribable, even for Moss, who had been a rescue paramedic for 14 years. He called off the operation and Martinez was taken to his cell. Sullivan knew the danger of that story; he needed to unravel it to convince the jury of Martinezs innocence. Prosecutors sought to depict David Martinez as the embodiment of the battle between the Mongols Motorcycle Club and the federal government. Martinez aimed his shotgun. But after a motorcycle accident kept Martinez from working for several months, financial strain brought the family back under the same roof. Of course Jaime never poked his gun into the house. How loud was the sound of the ripram hitting the gate? Our research into th e events leading to the raid on David Martinezs home offered us valuable context for what drove the prosecutions strategy in pursuing this case. Three were adamant of his guilt while nine clung to the belief that he was innocent. But Sullivan asserted that amidst that storm his client had acted in self defense: he shot to protect his family. The room was already tense. David has been working at The Daily Aztec since 2017 and is the current Assistant News Editor. Sullivans past frustration with Martinez dissipated. Immediately Jack Garden objected to the use of the tapes, due to the fact that they contained hearsay from other inmates in Martinez holding tank and transit vehicle. As of this republication, David Martinez remains incarcerated, pending retrial. Contact & Personal Details. Maybe the shot he fired didnt hit anyone. Martinez told the jury that after the dust settled, he was confused because his parents were so adamant that the officers shot their own man. Outside, SWAT paramedic Jim Moss tended to Shaun Diamond. And this one would be. There was a clear conclusion that Jack Garden intended for the jury to draw Diamond died a horrible, painful death. His law office was located near the Martinez home in San Gabriel, he spoke perfect Spanish, and he commanded a room with his charming smile. Nor do I believe that there would be, quite frankly, an acquittal in a second trial., Mr. Santillan, who led the Mongols for nearly 13 years until he was voted out of the club in July of last year, vehemently denied that he had ever betrayed the group. The Mongols are a recent arrival in El Paso and one of three major biker gangs in the city, a police gang investigator testified earlier this year in the trial of a member of the Kinfolk MC. Esqueda told the family that the whole situation was a police cover-up and he was certain that they would win in court. Tall and thin, with steely grey hair, Sullivan was a passionate, senior trial attorney with a reputation for winning difficult cases. The path to the location was marked by flags at half mast, barely fluttering in the lukewarm autumn air. (CBS) SAN FRANCISCO - Christopher "Stoney" Ablett, a member of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday for the murder the president of the Hells . When the movements were drilled into their bones, the squad packed up and headed to their target location. When Brady Sullivan and his second chair, Barbara Martin, arrived for opening statements, they were met with a sea of law enforcement in the gallery. While the Martinez family unraveled in the wake of the incident, the city of Pomona cried out for its fallen son. If convicted David Martinez could face the death penalty. ATF officials view Santillan's public declarations about the club cleaning house as hollow words; they continue to treat the Mongols as a serious threat. Martinezs retrial faced further delays when the pandemic threw court schedules into disarray. I assumed it was going to be her, so we videotaped, Annie told the station. For a rock solid case he needed a confession. And if they waited, maybe David wouldnt have felt the need to defend his family with his shotgun. What would they do to protect their family? All the evidence had been presented. Martinez lived in a two bedroom, Spanish style, stucco home with his parents, his sister, Brenda, who has Down syndrome, his wife, Sandra, and their two young children, Alyssa and David Jr. In the video, Santillan mentioned that the lead agent in the RICO case, John Ciccone, had protected him over the years. The original case attracted widespread attention because of the federal governments unusual attempt to force the Mongols to forfeit their rights to the clubs trademarked logo a drawing of a brawny Genghis Khan-like figure riding a chopper while brandishing a sword and thus relinquish a big source of the organizations mystique. Each of the officers was a new battle for Sullivan, another opportunity for him to unravel the prosecutions narrative. Beanbag shot would not cleanly go through Shaun Diamonds neck. 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