She recalled that Martinez told her that he was struggling with meth addiction three weeks prior to the incident. When Sullivan addressed the jury it was not with brute strength but with passion and vulnerability. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Pasadena Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. 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. He called Officer Noyola to the stand and asked him the purpose of the Perkins Operation. The time changed him. Suddenly, a shot rang out and Diamond was hit in the back of the neck. David Santillan, the longtime president of the Mongols until he was ousted by members last year, says he was among those who decided to bring the Mongols to Chicago. John told me that I have one year, one year, David said during the call. 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. If the mission to elicit a confession was going to work, it had to be done quickly. It was supposed to be a warning shot. Keep it up! 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. Pacing before the jury, Sullivan explained that the evening of October 28, 2014 was a perfect storm in which a series of unexpected circumstances came together and resulted in tragedy. 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 ". The court was packed with police officers who got there early to place reserved signs on the gallery benches for Diamonds family. Jack Garden called Sandra Roman to the stand. 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. After two days, the preliminary hearing came to a conclusion. He asked why they targeted his house. And this one would be. On the final day of testimony, Sullivan walked into the courtroom bleary-eyed but beaming. A short, bald-headed man, Lugo was admired for his persistence. New features, smoother menu and backgrounds- PLUS!! 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 In the video, Santillan mentioned that the lead agent in the RICO case, John Ciccone, had protected him over the years. Deputy DA Jack Garden painted a straightforward picture Martinez was a gang member who saw the officers and took his shot. I think it would be time to really clean house over there, anyone that lil Dave came in contact with on a regular basis would have to go? The jury deliberated for five days. Despite the set-backs, Esqueda fumbled onward. He was broken and in shock without an ounce of bravado. Upon reaching the Martinez home, several officers rammed the padlocked gate that led to the backyard of the property while others announced their presence and approached the front porch. She added that Davids mistress had been harassing her. Martinez got quiet. The case status is Pending - Other Pending. Now, nearly four years later, the collective, which was once the most powerful biker organization on the West coast other than its archrivals, the Hells Angels, is returning to court next week to request a new trial in the wake of a recent allegation that their former president, David Santillan, was working with the government as a confidential informant, according to The New York Times. Because I needed evidence to show the military that they had someone having an affair with a married man.. Well let you guys have your fun, but keep your people in check, so to speak, he testified in June. The current president of the Mongols Motorcycle Club is David Santillan, a man who claims that the organization has changed its code of conduct to exclude drug abusers and criminals. He ran to the living room and saw his dad open the door. Annie Yumiko Santillan Should you have any questions regarding Bail please contact me at +1 (626) 898-1447 or email at anniesantillan@yahoo.com. 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 Mongols are equally mystified. On Thursday, after hearing testimony from more than a dozen witnesses, including from Mr. Santillan himself, over the past several months, Judge David O. Carter of the Federal District Court in Santa Ana, Calif., found that there was no convincing evidence of such a claim and refused to set aside racketeering and conspiracy convictions as well as a penalty of $500,000. Davids parents stood firm in their belief that their son never shot Shaun Diamond. Our research centers on the study of fundamental fluid mechanics problems involving complex fluids and complex flows, typically on small scales. Court Records. In the prosecutions opening Deputy District Attorney Michael Blake portrayed David as a violent gang member who saw his opportunity and took his shot. Sullivan followed Blakes blunt assessment with a more nuanced version of events. If it did there might not be a trial. During all that time, the threat of the death penalty hung above Martinezs head keeping him up at night. 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? It was a logical expansion but wasn't intended as a provocation against the Outlaws, the former Mongols leader says. Santillan had called his wife in June 2021to beg for forgiveness. 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 . She later recanted the assertion. 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. Do inmates sometimes lie because they know theyre being recorded? he asked. The only illicit material found was a small baggie of meth and one stolen firearm. Then he took his questions one step further. In the fall of 2017 David Martinez fired Edward Esqueda a man he would later call a liar who doesnt deserve to be called an attorney and the court reappointed Brady Sullivan as counsel. He is a transfer student from Palomar College, where he worked as an arts & culture writer for The Telescope, Palomar's on-campus newspaper. Although Sullivan had legal clout, he wasnt one for excessive showmanship. He started to believe them because he desperately wanted it to be true. This man was ready to accept the truth; he took full responsibility for shooting Shaun Diamond. Santillans wife, Annie Santillan, told ABC7 that she recorded their conversation because the couple had become estranged due to his infidelity. 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. Available on GOOGLE PLAY CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FROM GOOGLE PLAY STORE. The current president of the Mongols Motorcycle Club is David Santillan, a man who claims that the organization has changed its code of conduct to exclude drug abusers and criminals. 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. 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. Three years passed and it seemed everything was the same. The jury couldnt help glancing in their direction. Since those early days, the Mongols have grown in number. 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. In contrast, the Deputy DA ultimately assigned to the case was the attorney equivalent of a high school starting quarterback. Over six thousand police officers, government officials and members of the public attended Shaun Diamonds funeral which was held at an arena in Ontario. 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. Second, police found a shotgun slug casing inside the Martinez living room, meaning that the shot that killed Shaun Diamond was fired from inside the house. It is now scheduled to begin in January of 2021. Santillan's wife, Annie Santillan, told ABC7 that she recorded their conversation because the couple had become estranged due to his infidelity. He called out for his dad to wait, but Arturo had already turned the knob. As of this republication, David Martinez remains incarcerated, pending retrial. In other words, Ms. Santillan wrote in the text, he is a rat. In the video, played several times during the hearings, Ms. Santillan is talking to her husband on speakerphone when he informs her that Mr. Ciccone will be retiring. 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. She didnt know when she would get to hold Alyssa or David Jr. again. As the Mongols continued to talk, Martinez overheard a familiar voice echoing through the air vent. He greeted members of the press by name and was followed by a swarm of clerks who carried his files. As the dead of night gave way to dawn, Detective Ray Lugo arrived on the scene. To them, this whole trial was founded on a fabrication by the police. On the third stop, Noyola himself entered the operation, determined to extract the information that the less experienced officers had failed to obtain. You shot to kill that day. Martinez stood firm. Not point . At the core of the case was a video of a conversation between Mr. Santillan and his wife that she had passed on to members of the biker club last year, accompanied by a text message in which she told them that her husband had been a confidential government informant. In a split second a shot rang out. Annie Yumiko Santillan is on Facebook. He was just the scapegoat taking the blame for the police firing on their own. Later in the morning, Detective Lugo received a somber phone call: Officer Shaun Diamond was dead. His eyes flashing with something that looked like nerves. 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. What would they do to protect their family? He is now reportedly planning a group bike ride known as a 'run' to announce his membership of the Mongols . I thought you were the Mongols. When Esqueda cross-examined the witnesses he floundered. He feared they were angry because he was distancing himself from the club. The judicial horizon ever retreating, always miles ahead. 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. Each of their dress blues nicely ironed, all of their tie pins immaculately shined. The shooter should pay for that. Sullivan had now identified the gun that was pointed at the door. Under the glow of street lamps, the officers feet pounded the pavement, executing practice runs for maximum efficiency. The DAs office only pursued the death penalty when the case was rock solid. Eventually, Martinez was moved back to the Mongols cellblock where he continued to reside in fear but could at least sleep in peace for a few hours at night. 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The interactions are recorded on audio and video surveillance and their use is admissible in a court of law. We use a combination of modeling, theory, and numerical simulations to study the dynamics and properties of flows involving a microstructure (such as particles . 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. She didnt like that the club made him pay dues and encouraged him to spend weekends partying away from his family. 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. By the time the Martinez family arrived there wasnt enough room for them to sit. Join Facebook to connect with Annie Yumiko Santillan and others you may know. David Martinez watched the ambulance leave from the back of a cop car. 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 . **** IMPORTANT**** Check out the totally redesigned app!! Maybe thats why the Martinez family overlooked Edward Esquedas spotty legal history. On October 28, 2014, in San Gabriel, California, Mongols member David Martinez allegedly shot and killed Pomona Police SWAT Team member Shaun Diamond. Martinez aimed his shotgun. "How do you regulate that?" They call themselves the Mongols Motorcycle Club - and they're one of the largest Motorcycle Clubs in the world. The imposing man was persistent and thorough in his interrogation. While Sullivan began assembling his case, Martinez communicated with his parents, Arturo and Guadelupe. 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