Not point . Annie Yumiko Santillan is on Facebook. Upon arriving at the jail Noyola worked on Martinez in the holding cell. This case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courts, Pasadena Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California. The judicial horizon ever retreating, always miles ahead. 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. 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. 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. By this time, Sullivan was fuming. 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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. He climbed into bed with Sandra and was just about to fall asleep when he heard a banging noise that rattled the whole house. But as my Crime Story colleagues and I watched the case unspool, we realized that our binary paradigm was eroding. Despite the defenses victory, David Martinez remains in jail. After the courts TV screen faded to black, Sullivan asked Noyola if Martinez looked like a man who was lying in the video. 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. Well let you guys have your fun, but keep your people in check, so to speak, he testified in June. When interviewed, Santillan expressed that removal of the logo would be devastating to the club. Last Name, The Trials of Harvey Weinstein and Danny Masterson. The Martinez family was also present, seated in the left side of the gallery. Martinez would be his last big case, the culmination of his years as defense counsel. The slug went straight through Arturos arm and blew through Shaun Diamonds neck. 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. He would go out with them and he would smoke meth with them. 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. She admitted Martinez owned the items and that he had been involved with the brotherhood for over three years. 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. Suddenly, a shot rang out and Diamond was hit in the back of the neck. Sullivans past frustration with Martinez dissipated. David Martinez struggled to contain his emotions as he watched his wife raise her right hand to take her oath. On October 28, 2014, in San Gabriel, California, Mongols member David Martinez allegedly shot and killed Pomona Police SWAT Team member Shaun Diamond. This was a potential capital punishment case. Corporal Richard Aguiar and Officer Diamond breached the outer metal security door of the home with a push-pull device called a ripram. Diamond turned to discard the device as someone inside the home opened the inner, wooden door. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing . Lifting Martinezs motorcycle jacket from a cardboard evidence box, Kozlowski testified regarding every patch on the leather garment. Blustering with frustration he told the court Theres not one scintilla of evidence that David Martinez shot Shaun Diamond.. Sullivan reassured him. After his arraignment, the court referred Martinez to the public defenders office which appointed Brady Sullivan as his counsel. The air buzzed with the hushed tones of dozens of different conversations each regarding a different case. Martinez didnt mind it made it easier to help his aging parents. Diamonds team was tasked with serving a search warrant to a house inhabited by David Martinez, an alleged member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club. She added that she didnt understand what David was talking about in relation to Ciccone. Santillan Annie Yumiko , filed a (n) Divorce,Separation - Family case against Santillan David , in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Martinez didnt have much intel on the organization but the Mongols in his cell block suspected Martinez knew names and that was enough. Each of their dress blues nicely ironed, all of their tie pins immaculately shined. And he pulled his trigger. On one side of the door, a police officer was killed. They pooled resources and hired private attorney Edward Esqueda. Since those early days, the Mongols have grown in number. . That line of questioning was immediately buried in objections from the prosecution. agent. Continuances and motions pushed the trial further into the distance. 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. Incensed by Sullivans refusal to accept their narrative, David and the Martinez family turned their back on the public defender. She informed him that his father was doing well after having surgery to repair the bullet wound on his arm. 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. According to Sandra, David Martinez loved his Mongol brothers. She told the court that Martinez association with the Mongols upset her. (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 . Past the crisp leaves of autumn. 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If Martinez didnt hear the police announce and he didnt see them before firing the gun, then he was innocent of murder. The good guys had fought the bad guys and the bad had left a bloody mark. What would they do to protect their family? He ran to the living room and saw his dad open the door. At 3 am, Martinez finished his reports. Three were adamant of his guilt while nine clung to the belief that he was innocent. Noyolas plan commenced the following day around noon. 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. The defendant once shrouded in innocence now looked the part of a criminal drug user who might shoot a cop for bragging rights. Mongol's international President Dave "Lil Dave" Santillan said his club did not come to New Jersey to stir up trouble. 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. It was even worse than living in fear of the Mongols. 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. David Martinez watched the ambulance leave from the back of a cop car. Later in the morning, Detective Lugo received a somber phone call: Officer Shaun Diamond was dead. He had to focus on the gut-wrenching task at hand: his preliminary hearing. Instead they would be charging first-degree murder. He greeted members of the press by name and was followed by a swarm of clerks who carried his files. He called out for his dad to wait, but Arturo had already turned the knob. 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. Martinez saw his father, Arturo, by the door. There were pictures of Martinez in Mongols clothes and photos of David arm in arm with Mongols President, Little Dave. 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. After Judge Carters ruling, he declared vindication in what he said was a contrived internal political witch hunt to smear my name and to get me dethroned.. Yes. She recounted that Martinez was hyperactive and sweating. When the movements were drilled into their bones, the squad packed up and headed to their target location. But first he would have to convince the judge to admit the recordings in court a ruling she had waffled on during pretrial motions. Inside, the blare of a bagpipe announced the arrival of Diamonds casket, carried by officers in uniform. 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. Santillan had called his wife in June 2021to beg for forgiveness. John told me that I have one year, one year, David said during the call. There were cracks in their case and he would find them. The only illicit material found was a small baggie of meth and one stolen firearm. Sullivan prompted Moss to admit that after the announcements started he saw a man inside the house walk towards the door. But in this story, there are two sides to a single door. They now have chapters in nineteen states, stretching as far east as New York. Catalog; For You; Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. The time changed him. A dozen officers in grey suits sat by Shaun Diamonds daughter, Margo. On February 23, 2007, Hells Angels members James Hannigan and Rodney Cox were sentenced to two years in prison for their respective roles in the incident. When Martinez took the stand, it was Deputy District Attorney Michael Blake who rose from his chair. Judge Carter conducted an extensive inquiry to unearth any evidence that Mr. Santillan had cooperated with law enforcement and acknowledged his difficulty in explaining away the contents of the video. 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. Sandra testified for hours regarding Martinezs involvement in the Mongols Motorcycle Club. The California motorcycle group had claimed that its former president, David Santillan, was a government informant. 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. Drunk and despondent, David Santillan called his wife to beg for forgiveness. If the mission to elicit a confession was going to work, it had to be done quickly. It had taken weeks for the prosecutors to paint David Martinez as a hardened gang member but now the portrait was vivid. I think there might be informants. Noyola was pissed. The court was packed with police officers who got there early to place reserved signs on the gallery benches for Diamonds family. Arturo Martinez screamed and clutched his bleeding arm. The public defender had a plan and he wasnt going down without a fight. 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. Prosecutors refiled the charges of second-degree murder and all lesser offenses. 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. 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. 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. 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. Maybe he wasnt responsible for a mans death at all. David Santillan was born on 05/14/1970 and is 52 years old. And Richard Aguiar testified that upon entering the Martinez household he heard David yell Im sorry. Moss described the bloody trauma to Diamonds airway, his words seeped in loss as he made eye contact with every juror. First Name Except for David Martinez. He worried about his kids. Sullivan fumed at the counsels table, flipping through stacks of papers and wrinkling his usually pristine suit-jacket. But his torture was not simply mental: Martinez was also physically assaulted and threatened. For four hours David watched the SWAT team ransack his familys home. Santillan's wife backed her husband during her testimony this week, saying she didn't know what he was talking about during the recorded phone call and denying he was a government informant.. The door opened to reveal the barrel of a gun pointed inside the home. Hands restrained in cold metal cuffs, he fought the overwhelming panic bred by helplessness in the face of crisis. Now the Mongols want a new trial and say their former president, David Santillan, was a confidential informant for the ATF. She added that David's mistress had been harassing her. Finally, a partial verdict was reached: the jury found David Martinez not guilty of first-degree murder. He was broken and in shock without an ounce of bravado. 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. The drugs and the partying had gotten old. Case Details Case Number GD042186 Track Case Changes Filing Date January 24, 2008 Last Refreshed David might not have heard the police announce themselves at all. The arguments that followed kicked off with a long procession of police in full uniform. The rocker and back patch meant Martinez was a full member. The silence implying his dissent: there was a way to tell. David Santillan, Assistant News Editor David is a senior at San Diego State where he is majoring in French. She recalled that Martinez told her that he was struggling with meth addiction three weeks prior to the incident. Their evidence contained several details that fundamentally shaped his understanding of the case. Mongol Nation president David "Lil' Dave" Santillan, right, greets Goldie DeWitt, president of 1Down Motorcycle Club at a rally on March 24, 2019. Diamond was known as a devoted officer and a family man. 1,120 following. Their friction fueled emotional outbursts, raised voices and impassioned arguments. 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. Morale was high. They had a strong self-defense case. I thought you were the Mongols! Davids sister and his mother shrieked in the living room guttural shouts of piercing terror. Then Sullivan focused on what Moss saw during the operation. 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. Theres a new twist in a federal case already marked by murder and mayhem. We use a combination of modeling, theory, and numerical simulations to study the dynamics and properties of flows involving a microstructure (such as particles . But Sullivan knew that the jury would judge more than the seconds and the shot. Diamond was shot in the back of the base of his neck with a shotgun during the service of a search warrant. His legal binders were plain but fastidiously organized and when it came to the media he eschewed the spotlight preferring to focus on his cases. The president of the notorious Mongols motorcycle club promised he'd put his infidelities behind him, get sober. The judge found sufficient cause to move forward with the trial. 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. His 1% badge meant he considered himself an outlaw. A federal appeals court is separately considering an appeal of the conviction. His confidence grew as Officer Jaime Martinez took the stand. The SWAT team invaded the home in full force rifles raised. 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. Unsure if the jury would ever hear the recordings Sullivan knew the strength of the defense would rely on a single witness: his client, David Martinez. He promised he'd put his infidelities behind him, get sober and be a better father. The Judge overseeing this case is WALLA, NORI. This man took full responsibility for shooting a police officer. Martinez had been assigned to a block that housed several other members of the Mongols. A stand out in the series of officers was Jim Moss, the SWAT paramedic who treated Shaun Diamond immediately after he was shot. Join Facebook to connect with Annie Yumiko Santillan and others you may know. As of this republication, David Martinez remains incarcerated, pending retrial. 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