A police informant (known as AV) also entered the holding cell dressed as an inmate and attempted to cajole David into bragging about shooting a cop. Other names that David uses includes Davis R Santillan, David R Santillan and David Santillian. I thought you were the Mongols. When Esqueda cross-examined the witnesses he floundered. I dont find theres sufficient cooperation to merit overturning the conviction, Judge Carter said in a ruling from the bench. The public defender had a plan and he wasnt going down without a fight. On 01/24/2008 ANNIE YUMIKO SANTILLAN filed a Family - Marriage Dissolution/Divorce lawsuit against DAVID SANTILLAN. To them, this whole trial was founded on a fabrication by the police. apply. Anne Santillan, Annie Y Santillan, Annie Yumiko Santillan, Annie Yuwlco Santillan and Annie Y Morinaga are some of the alias or nicknames . His eyes flashing with something that looked like nerves. They now have chapters in nineteen states, stretching as far east as New York. Chaos erupted. We use a combination of modeling, theory, and numerical simulations to study the dynamics and properties of flows involving a microstructure (such as particles . For three weeks, officers took the stand. Prior to the gunshot from inside the house, did you ever poke your gun into the house? It was a softball. The SWAT team invaded the home in full force rifles raised. I assume so. Although the police told David that he shot officer Diamond, David was starting to have his doubts. "How do you regulate that?" He called Officer Noyola to the stand and asked him the purpose of the Perkins Operation. Sullivan knew the danger of that story; he needed to unravel it to convince the jury of Martinezs innocence. They had already visited the hospital where Martinez planned to. They threatened to stab David should he open his mouth. Their screams echoed off of concrete walls and they threw their feces at the guards. His Respect Few Fear None patch meant that he assaulted a rival gang member. On cross-examination Jack Garden sauntered around the lectern. He would go out with them and he would smoke meth with them. It was a colossal task for Sullivan who was, by his own admission, not stellar with technology. The president of the notorious Mongols motorcycle club promised he'd put his infidelities behind him, get sober. Now officers feared that the Mongols were poised to retaliate. Every stitch of association between Martinez and the Mongols knit a narrative that Martinez was a gang member, a criminal, and a killer. Anyone can read what you share. But their children were gone, taken by The Department of Family and Childrens Services. He wore classic suits, well fitted and meticulously pressed. At a young age, Diamond passed up opportunities to go to college to become an officer and provide for his daughter, Margo. Thats why he thought it was the Mongols at his door at 3am on October 28, 2014. 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. April 20, 2021 - SAN DIEGO - Steven Edwards Moncrief, a Temecula resident and former president of the Riverside chapter of the Peckerwoods Motorcycle Club, was sentenced in federal court on . Continuances and motions pushed the trial further into the distance. 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. Garden proceeded to display twenty-six articles of evidence taken from Sandra and David Martinezs bedroom: plaques, party fliers, vests, belts, and T-shirts. In the wake of the preliminary hearing, David Martinez slowly awakened to the state of his feeble defense with Edward Esqueda. The stakes of the operation had now dramatically increased. 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. The gun that Martinez saw that made him fear for his life. Blustering with frustration he told the court Theres not one scintilla of evidence that David Martinez shot Shaun Diamond.. Michael Tyrone Delaney for The New York Times. The ultimate implications for society are paramount here, he said. Jim Moss told the jury that the scene was chaotic. 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. Beanbag shot is considered less lethal ammunition its meant to incapacitate the target. Diamond was known as a devoted officer and a family man. The Mongols are relying on an explosive video shared by 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 ATF agent. The slug went straight through Arturos arm and blew through Shaun Diamonds neck. The defendant once shrouded in innocence now looked the part of a criminal drug user who might shoot a cop for bragging rights. In the past, Sandra and Martinez resided in their own house with their children. Still, Sullivan knew that in order to convince the jurors he had to give them something as close to that fictional record as possible. Contact & Personal Details. Except for David Martinez. Court Records. Im sorry. 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. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing . During a Perkins operation, undercover agents infiltrate cells and/or holding tanks in order to elicit information from defendants. Annie Yumiko Santillan is on Facebook. This was not an act. The SWAT team had been issued a knock warrant meaning that they had to clearly announce themselves before entering the premises. 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. Then he began speaking about the A.T.F. 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. Mongols Motorcycle Club was founded in Montebello, California on December 5, 1969. Their evidence contained several details that fundamentally shaped his understanding of the case. That kind of brutal damage was consistent with a shotgun slug. It seemed possible that his parents were right. Ultimately the men arrived at an impasse. And he pulled his trigger. But there was one piece of the puzzle that Sullivan didnt have: a record of Davids mindset in the seconds before he pulled the trigger. With all this responsibility weighing on Sullivans shoulders, he arrived at counsels table for pre-trial motions. 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. His 1% badge meant he considered himself an outlaw. In the wake of the trial, Brady Sullivan has announced that he is postponing retirement in order to continue representing David Martinez in the trial ahead. Catalog; For You; Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. The extent of the trauma was indescribable, even for Moss, who had been a rescue paramedic for 14 years. David Santillan was the president of the Mongols motorcycle club for nearly 13 years, until he was voted out of the club in July of 2021. He was the assigned first man. After Sergeant Aguiar and Officer Diamond breached the metal security door with the ripram, he was supposed to be the first officer to enter the household. 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. Blake took his aim. 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. 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. According to Sandra, David Martinez loved his Mongol brothers. She told the court that Martinez association with the Mongols upset her. If Martinez didnt hear the police announce and he didnt see them before firing the gun, then he was innocent of murder. Of course Jaime never poked his gun into the house. Ethan Tate, Meghann M. Cuniff and Lauren Herstik contributed reporting. The act did little to ease Sandras mind. "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. Mongol's international President Dave "Lil Dave" Santillan said his club did not come to New Jersey to stir up trouble. 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. 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. . Maybe thats why the Martinez family overlooked Edward Esquedas spotty legal history. 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 . 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. Los Angeles, California (February 1, 2019) BTN - The federal government said they're a convicted criminal gang, and Hells Angels consider them enemies. After one year hes done and he cant protect me, so we have to have an exit strategy., Annie told ABC7 that her husband was spinning out of control and continued to cheat on her after the phone call. 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Sullivan called other witnesses, including neighbors who didnt hear the police announce and friends of David Martinez who attested to his character. Investigators feared that the Mongols were forcibly recruiting members of newer motorcycle clubs and compelling them to pay dues. The jury couldnt help glancing in their direction. Marital privileges did not. First, all SWAT members serving the search warrant the evening of the incident were carrying rifles loaded with beanbag shot. Moss tried to alert the other officers that someone was coming but his voice was drowned out by the banging and the shouting and barking of Martinezs dogs. 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. If Moss message had been heard, then the SWAT team may have waited for Arturo to open the door. 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. When interviewed, Santillan expressed that removal of the logo would be devastating to the club. Martinez had ample warning that the police were at his door. Crime Story Media LLC. The recordings also proved that David didnt brag about his actions to the other Mongols at Montebello or during the Perkins Operation. As the dead of night gave way to dawn, Detective Ray Lugo arrived on the scene. A federal appeals court is separately considering an appeal of the conviction. This was not the score they were looking for. Sullivan only needed to prove that the banging on the gate, the barking of dogs and the physical chaos of the scene made it impossible for Martinez to identify the cops. Jack Garden delivered a strong soliloquy infused with the long history of the Mongols hostility towards law enforcement. 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