Judge M. L. Villar, at the preliminary hearing, added a special gang allegation to the capital murder charges after the prosecution connected him to a Mongols chapter in Montebello, California. They had already visited the hospital where Martinez planned to. They call themselves the Mongols Motorcycle Club - and they're one of the largest Motorcycle Clubs in the world. He's accused of being a confidential informant and working with the government during the Mongols' trial after his wife,. It had all happened in seven seconds. He asked why they targeted his house. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts with Walla Nori A presiding. It would have been impossible from where he was standing. You shot to kill that day. Martinez stood firm. He used gang slang, talked about tattoos and encouraged Martinez to talk about the Mongols. Los Angeles, California (February 1, 2019) BTN - The federal government said they're a convicted criminal gang, and Hells Angels consider them enemies. The club's name of the "Mongols" was inspired by Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire. Except for David Martinez. 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. He climbed into bed with Sandra and was just about to fall asleep when he heard a banging noise that rattled the whole house. The slug went straight through Arturos arm and blew through Shaun Diamonds neck. I didnt know it was the cops. Diamonds team was tasked with serving a search warrant to a house inhabited by David Martinez, an alleged member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club. The jury deliberated for five days. 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. Because I needed evidence to show the military that they had someone having an affair with a married man.. David Martinez watched the ambulance leave from the back of a cop car. Mongol Anthony "Bronson" Barrera, 43, was stabbed to death and two Hells Angels - Jeramie Bell, 27, and Robert Tumelty, 50 - were shot to death. The Mongols Motorcycle Club was convicted in late 2018 of racketeering and conspiracy. Its the wooden front door of the Martinez residence in San Gabriel, California. Martinez had ample warning that the police were at his door. They had a strong self-defense case. What would they do to protect their family? Inside, the blare of a bagpipe announced the arrival of Diamonds casket, carried by officers in uniform. I assume so. Unbeknownst to him, she was recording the. Armed with exculpatory information he found in the Perkins and Montebello tapes, he believed Martinez had a strong case. In the Deputy District Attorneys presentation, this wasnt just a case of a police officer being killed in the line of duty; this was an assassination committed as part of a gangs war on law enforcement. Fundraisers were held to contribute to legal expenses, which initially amounted to $60,000 and were constantly growing with Esquedas long hours. Early in the morning David was taken to the Montebello police station where he was placed in a stark holding tank with several other Mongols. 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The president of the notorious Mongols motorcycle club promised he'd put his infidelities behind him, get sober. He didnt know it was the police didnt see them and didnt hear them. Case Details Case Number GD042186 Track Case Changes Filing Date January 24, 2008 Last Refreshed The public defender had a plan and he wasnt going down without a fight. Before moving to Annie's current city of Temple City, CA, Annie lived in San Gabriel CA and Arcadia CA. It was clear to Sullivan that only one person shot a gun that night: his client, David Martinez. After the courts TV screen faded to black, Sullivan asked Noyola if Martinez looked like a man who was lying in the video. But the prosecution was not done sewing. 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. Do inmates sometimes lie because they know theyre being recorded? he asked. He told them about how his respect for David Martinez had grown over the course of the trial. Sullivan let the words hang in the air. While the Martinez family unraveled in the wake of the incident, the city of Pomona cried out for its fallen son. agent. Welcome to the Saintillan Research Group! Sandra didnt want to testify but because she and David didnt have a marriage license, their relationship was only considered a common law marriage. 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. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing . Friday, July 16, 2021 David Santillan, Mongols National President out in bad Mongols MC TV News Interview Trademark Logo Forfeited (2019) Share Watch on TBM Nation is reporting that lil Dave, the Mongols National President is out in bad. Judge Charlaine Olmedo sustained nearly every objection, impeding the momentum that Sullivan gained. Awoken by the deafening discord, ten-year-old David Jr. ran out of his bedroom in his pajamas. 247w 1 like Reply exsc3076 I am a Santillan from San Diego what up primo 26w Reply September 29, 2015 Log in Mongols National President David Santillan said, "We're happy. But he concluded that there was insufficient evidence to set aside the convictions, and that the club had made no showing that it was likely to prevail in any retrial. Martinez would be arraigned and assigned counsel in the next 24 hours, at which point they could no longer enact a Perkins operation. David Santillan founded the Mongols Biker Gang in East Los Angeles. Sullivan tried to reason with his client: he still had a strong self defense case even if Martinez shot an officer. 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. But after a motorcycle accident kept Martinez from working for several months, financial strain brought the family back under the same roof. . He reminded his client that all hope was not lost. 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. With all this responsibility weighing on Sullivans shoulders, he arrived at counsels table for pre-trial motions. According to Sandra, David Martinez loved his Mongol brothers. She told the court that Martinez association with the Mongols upset her. 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. Continuances and motions pushed the trial further into the distance. Governor Jerry Brown and Attorney General Kamala Harris sat near the family at the front of the expansive crowd offering their profound condolences and gratitude for Diamonds service. They shot me!. Did you ever poke it into the house? Jaime Martinez shook his head, but the damage was done. They would judge David Martinez as a person. On 01/24/2008 ANNIE YUMIKO SANTILLAN filed a Family - Marriage Dissolution/Divorce lawsuit against DAVID SANTILLAN. As the dead of night gave way to dawn, Detective Ray Lugo arrived on the scene. She didnt like that the club made him pay dues and encouraged him to spend weekends partying away from his family. It was a colossal task for Sullivan who was, by his own admission, not stellar with technology. 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. After listening to Martinezs conversations with the Mongols, Detective Lugo was certain that Martinez shot the gun. In 2014, prosecutors even attempted to strip the Mongols of their trademarked logo (a Genghis Khan-like figure wearing sunglasses and riding a motorcycle). Then he saw the barrel of a gun. The jury watched a distraught Martinez in the holding tank crying out in concern for his family. Their evidence contained several details that fundamentally shaped his understanding of the case. Lil Dave, the president of the Mongols motorcycle club, was caught cheating on his wife so she decided to revenge his ass by putting this video on Youtube which shows him supposedly admitting. But it wasnt clear that he knew he was firing at an officer. 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 ". Sullivan called other witnesses, including neighbors who didnt hear the police announce and friends of David Martinez who attested to his character. He told the undercover officers that he assumed it was the Mongols when he heard the banging. Unable to keep Martinez in the Montebello holding cell, Noyola and Lugo spun together a Perkins operation one that would take place during Martinez transit from Montebello to the LA county jail the next day. The logo also called a patch is emblazoned on the vests, T-shirts and motorcycles of hundreds of members. The interactions are recorded on audio and video surveillance and their use is admissible in a court of law. He was broken and in shock without an ounce of bravado. In 2014, local Los Angeles and Riverside County officials were also concerned about the Mongols illicit activities. told the court that she had checked an agency database containing information on confidential informants dating back to 2002, and that Mr. Santillan did not come up as one. They believed Arutro had been shot by an officer and that David wasnt even in the living room when it happened. But then the seas changed as Darrin Kozlowski approached the stand. An easy no. This is a reprise presentation of our original post on November 13 of last year. If convicted David Martinez could face the death penalty. The case status is Pending - Other Pending. The tapes were garbled and filled with overlapping discussions that would have to be meticulously picked apart. I thought that was all over and done with. It was his bullet that stuck his fathers arm and blew through the officers neck. The recordings also proved that David didnt brag about his actions to the other Mongols at Montebello or during the Perkins Operation. In contrast, the Deputy DA ultimately assigned to the case was the attorney equivalent of a high school starting quarterback. 13.6K followers. Santillans wife, Annie Santillan, told ABC7 that she recorded their conversation because the couple had become estranged due to his infidelity. That evening Jim Moss had been positioned behind a Mustang in a neighbors driveway. But when he met with David, it was like he was meeting with a different man. A dozen officers in grey suits sat by Shaun Diamonds daughter, Margo. But experts like Leo Noyola stand by the procedures, claiming they are highly effective. The time changed him. On the day of the hearing, Esqueda took charge in the courtroom with practiced bravado. Theyve also grown in criminal operations, having been convicted of illicit drug trafficking, money laundering, robbery, extortion, firearms violations, and murder crimes that have been exposed by undercover ATF agents who infiltrated the club. Now the members in his bloc were restless, concerned that he was going to rat out mother the name for the Montebello chapter of the club that included the Mongols president, secretary, treasurer and the sergeant at arms. During a Perkins operation, undercover agents infiltrate cells and/or holding tanks in order to elicit information from defendants. Blustering with frustration he told the court Theres not one scintilla of evidence that David Martinez shot Shaun Diamond.. One of those residences was the home of David Martinez. 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. If it did there might not be a trial. Mongols MC Chief Little Dave Santillan Was Not A Snitch 5 months ago Scott Burnstein You are unauthorized to view this page. Still, Sullivan knew that in order to convince the jurors he had to give them something as close to that fictional record as possible. Arturo Martinez grabbed his arm and screamed, they shot me! That line of questioning was immediately buried in objections from the prosecution. Ethan Tate, Meghann M. Cuniff and Lauren Herstik contributed reporting. Sandra was cornered. Martinez got quiet. There were cracks in their case and he would find them. "I assumed it was going to be her, so we videotaped," Annie told the station. Court Records. Former Mongols President David Santillan continued to testify. "How do you regulate that?" Each of their dress blues nicely ironed, all of their tie pins immaculately shined. Now officers feared that the Mongols were poised to retaliate. Yes. She recounted that Martinez was hyperactive and sweating. Theres a new twist in a federal case already marked by murder and mayhem. Until then, his job was to use his rifle to cover the window protecting the team from potential threats inside the home. Detective Lugo attended the proceedings, paying his respects to the fallen officer. Most of the members were military veterans and all loved to ride their Harley Davidson motorcycles. Hands restrained in cold metal cuffs, he fought the overwhelming panic bred by helplessness in the face of crisis. That said, other than dealing with illicit substances, the Mongols MC was also part of a motorcycle stealing gang, and pretty successful at what they did. 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. The silence implying his dissent: there was a way to tell. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Pasadena Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The drugs and the partying had gotten old. Jaime Martinez was part of the SWAT team on the porch the night of the shooting. 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. Then, after more than a month apart, Sandra finally regained custody of Alyssa and David Jr. allowing the tight family to rally together and to lift Martinez spirits. Officers loaded Martinez into a transport vehicle and made a series of stops along a circuitous route to the LA county jail. Below the judges bench, bun-headed clerks typed furiously on their computers and in the gallery attorneys communed with anxious family members who wiped tears away with their shirtsleeves. David Santillan, Assistant News Editor David is a senior at San Diego State where he is majoring in French. 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. 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. It is now scheduled to begin in January of 2021. Later, he gave his kidney to save his son, Kellys life when he was in need of a transplant. He promised he'd put his infidelities behind him, get sober and be a better father. There was a clear conclusion that Jack Garden intended for the jury to draw Diamond died a horrible, painful death. His Respect Few Fear None patch meant that he assaulted a rival gang member. 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. 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. . Martinez aimed his shotgun. Sullivan also needed to prove that Martinez had been trying to leave the Mongols, that he was a just guy who liked motorcycles who got in over his head. Sullivan reassured him. An explosive claim followed about three years later, in 2021: that David Santillan, then the club's president, had acted as a confidential informant for John Ciccone, an agent with the U.S . ATF officials view Santillans public declarations about the club cleaning house as hollow words; they continue to treat the Mongols as a serious threat. The judge found sufficient cause to move forward with the trial. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. 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. 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. This man was ready to accept the truth; he took full responsibility for shooting Shaun Diamond. Case Summary. On October 28, 2014, in San Gabriel, California, Mongols member David Martinez allegedly shot and killed Pomona Police SWAT Team member Shaun Diamond. The #1 Biker News Website Since 2011-Covering up to minute biker news including Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs & Biker News Worldwide. 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. After two hours Martinez turned to Noyola and said, Im not sayin nothin. The brutal injury killed him a few hours later. The Judge overseeing this case is WALLA, NORI. Legal message boards were filled with complaints from former clients about Esquedas disrespectful attitude and incompetence, but Martinez himself was too distracted to investigate his lawyers past. Garden returned a smile and led Noyola down an alternate road insinuating that Martinez was putting on a show. The interactions between client and attorney became increasingly contentious. 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. Sullivan called Noyola back to the stand and played the edited tapes. Justice would be served. In a split second a shot rang out. They now have chapters in nineteen states, stretching as far east as New York. The arguments that followed kicked off with a long procession of police in full uniform. Statements like I didnt know it was the police, and they had no reason to come to my house, and I was just protecting my family bro, like anyone else would. The fragments of dialogue underscored Sullivans assertion that Martinez didnt know law enforcement was at his door the sentences pointed to his innocence. He acknowledged that he was a member of the Mongols, but he testified that at the time of the shooting he had been trying to move on with his life. He needed Martinez to state that he knew police were on his porch and that he shot his gun intending to kill. The look in the mans eyes, the way his limbs hung, the pitch of his voice. She added that David's mistress had been. Closing arguments began the following day. At David Martinezs arraignment, he peered through the shining bars of the defendant holding dock and squinted at the occupants of the fluorescent-lit courtroom. A stand out in the series of officers was Jim Moss, the SWAT paramedic who treated Shaun Diamond immediately after he was shot. Communications with Mr. Santillan, Mr. Ciccone said, were limited to such matters as ensuring public safety at Mongols events. David Santillan Archived Record West Covina, CA Previous President for Mongols Nation Motorcycle Club, Inc. Overview 1 Companies Connections 1 Locations Contribute Follow David Santillan Overview David Santillan has been associated with one company, according to public records. He greeted members of the press by name and was followed by a swarm of clerks who carried his files. The ruling won't keep . Talking to reporters he said, the patch is like a ring in a marriage, it symbolizes our loyalty and commitment. Ultimately, the Mongols retained rights to their emblem under free-speech laws, but the ATF continued to pursue other means of eliminating the Mongols brotherhood. Noyolas plan commenced the following day around noon. Sullivans past frustration with Martinez dissipated. In the shadowy halls, he was attacked with a shank and sustained a gash to his arm. The only illicit material found was a small baggie of meth and one stolen firearm. With no explicit confession from Martinez, Lugo called Officer Leo Noyola, the leading expert in Perkins operations. Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE -- David Olivar Santillan Union City, CA Aliases Davi Olivar View Full Report Addresses Ventura Way, Union City, CA If the mission to elicit a confession was going to work, it had to be done quickly. Noyola was meticulous. Over six thousand police officers, government officials and members of the public attended Shaun Diamonds funeral which was held at an arena in Ontario. While Martinezs parents maintained that their son didnt shoot the fallen officer they both testified that they heard the police announce themselves on the night of the incident. Davids parents stood firm in their belief that their son never shot Shaun Diamond. David was ready to accept that he shot Shaun Diamond. He believed Shaun Diamonds death was never his fault. He would go out with them and he would smoke meth with them. It's a big weight off our shoulders." A federal judge in Santa Ana ruled Thursday the government cannot seize the logos of the Mongol . One of the clubs defense lawyers during the original trial, Stephen Stubbs, testified that Mr. Santillan had told him during the trial that he was regularly meeting with Mr. Ciccone as the proceedings were going on, even as he was overseeing the clubs defense team. Last Name, The Trials of Harvey Weinstein and Danny Masterson. The clock was ticking. Although the police told David that he shot officer Diamond, David was starting to have his doubts. Mr. Ciccone, who retired last year, testified that Mr. Santillan never served as an informant for the agency, nor did he pass on any defense information during the trial. The air buzzed with the hushed tones of dozens of different conversations each regarding a different case. She recalled that Martinez told her that he was struggling with meth addiction three weeks prior to the incident. He believed in his case and his client but the question remained how could he convince a jury to not convict a man who shot a cop? The Mongols claimed that Mr. Santillan had an inappropriate working relationship with an A.T.F. Supporters and relatives gathered for BBQs in the park and Martinez niece, Pricilla, took to social media to expose what she considered to be the LAPDs self-serving lies. Jack Garden delivered a strong soliloquy infused with the long history of the Mongols hostility towards law enforcement. Jaime Martinez casually responded, Yes, I pointed my weapon into the house. Garden quickly reoriented the question. Representatives from several local law enforcement departments also said they had no such records. When Sandra came to visit Martinez in jail, he put on a brave face, assuring her that Sullivan was going to get him out. Disappointed by the courts rulings, Sullivan remained resolute, diving head-first into developing his defense. Beanbag shot is considered less lethal ammunition its meant to incapacitate the target. The two shouted back and forth, relaying the events of the evening, and finding a brief solace in their companionship. According to the California State Bar public records, Esqueda faced private reproval in 2001 for failure to respond to client inquiries, failure to promptly release a client file, and failure to keep a client informed of significant developments. It was the summer of 2019, and David Martinez was on trial for the murder of Pomona Police Officer Sean Diamond. From his vantage point he could see into the house through the living room window. Now, officials have charged four of the gang members, identified as 49-year-old William Nelper ("Flip"), 27-year-old William Boylston ("JC"), 43-year-old Jason Meyerholz ("Country"), and. The stakes of the operation had now dramatically increased. The DAs office only pursued the death penalty when the case was rock solid. His confidence grew as Officer Jaime Martinez took the stand. Later in the morning, Detective Lugo received a somber phone call: Officer Shaun Diamond was dead. 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. The defendant once shrouded in innocence now looked the part of a criminal drug user who might shoot a cop for bragging rights. Martinez explained that the night of the incident was pure chaos. Martinez didnt mind it made it easier to help his aging parents. Santillan had called his wife in June 2021to beg for forgiveness. He is now reportedly planning a group bike ride known as a 'run' to announce his membership of the Mongols . ABC is reporting that the Feds are still going after their patch. John told me that I have one year, one year, David said during the call. Upon each stop they gained a new inmate, an undercover agent wearing a body wire. But their children were gone, taken by The Department of Family and Childrens Services. The extent of the trauma was indescribable, even for Moss, who had been a rescue paramedic for 14 years. At least when the operations are done right. The Mongols Motorcycle Club was founded in 1969 in Montebello, CA by a brotherhood of Latinx men who had been excluded from the Hells Angels. But of all those cases, few if any bore the weight of the circumstances now looming over David. 1,120 following. This was a potential capital punishment case. Other names that David uses includes Davis R Santillan, David R Santillan and David Santillian. 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. "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. But in this story, there are two sides to a single door. He explained: We wanted them to know we were there monitoring.. Maybe he wasnt responsible for a mans death at all. The jury couldnt help glancing in their direction. Sullivan forged ahead in his defense of David Martinez. 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. The last customer hadnt left until 11 pm. If he couldnt show them Davids mindset before the incident, he would settle for showing them the aftermath. In the video, Santillan mentioned that the lead agent in the RICO case, John Ciccone, had protected him over the years. 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