As funeral proceedings carried on in Ontario, Sullivan was hard at work on Davids case, sorting through discovery sent from the DAs office. Disappointed by the courts rulings, Sullivan remained resolute, diving head-first into developing his defense. 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. 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. Tall and thin, with steely grey hair, Sullivan was a passionate, senior trial attorney with a reputation for winning difficult cases. Case Summary. 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? No rifles were pointed at the doorway. Former Mongols President David Santillan continued to testify. The Mongols Motorcycle Club was convicted in late 2018 of racketeering and conspiracy. 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. "It's about honor, respect and pride," David Santillan said. How loud was the sound of the ripram hitting the gate? Prior to the gunshot from inside the house, did you ever poke your gun into the house? It was a softball. Maybe he wasnt responsible for a mans death at all. He used gang slang, talked about tattoos and encouraged Martinez to talk about the Mongols. For four hours David watched the SWAT team ransack his familys home. Sullivan called Noyola back to the stand and played the edited tapes. The act did little to ease Sandras mind. Over six thousand police officers, government officials and members of the public attended Shaun Diamonds funeral which was held at an arena in Ontario. Sullivan had nearly all the pieces of a winning case. 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. Then he saw the barrel of a gun. Suddenly, a shot rang out and Diamond was hit in the back of the neck. 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But as my Crime Story colleagues and I watched the case unspool, we realized that our binary paradigm was eroding. He cant protect me, he told me, so we have to have an exit strategy, he told me, Mr. Santillan, who sounded drunk and sounded distraught, said to her. 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. Their friction fueled emotional outbursts, raised voices and impassioned arguments. Noyolas plan commenced the following day around noon. Sullivan tried to reason with his client: he still had a strong self defense case even if Martinez shot an officer. 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 . Their screams echoed off of concrete walls and they threw their feces at the guards. Martinez parents, Guadelupe and Arturo, were called to testify in addition to the medical examiner and Shaun Diamonds partner, Richard Aguiar who was part of the SWAT team operation. Drunk and despondent, David Santillan called his wife to beg for forgiveness. He promised he'd put his infidelities behind him, get sober and be a better father. 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. It was a colossal task for Sullivan who was, by his own admission, not stellar with technology. But he still had a pulse albeit a weak one. First Name The only illicit material found was a small baggie of meth and one stolen firearm. I thought that was all over and done with. 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. All three elements of evidence would be critical during trial as they included exculpatory statements from David Martinez. That evening Jim Moss had been positioned behind a Mustang in a neighbors driveway. 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 judge found sufficient cause to move forward with the trial. Hes retiring, hes retiring. When Sullivan addressed the jury it was not with brute strength but with passion and vulnerability. The jury watched a distraught Martinez in the holding tank crying out in concern for his family. Welcome to the Saintillan Research Group! But Sandras one word answers and defiant attitude didnt deter the prosecution. So if the inmate says something inculpatory then its inculpatory, but if he says something exculpatory then hes a liar?!. This was a potential capital punishment case. 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. There was a clear conclusion that Jack Garden intended for the jury to draw Diamond died a horrible, painful death. Despite the defenses victory, David Martinez remains in jail. His eyes flashing with something that looked like nerves. Why wasnt there an officer stationed in the backyard? Lugo immediately took hold of the situation. Representatives from several local law enforcement departments also said they had no such records. 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.. be admitted. The club's name of the "Mongols" was inspired by Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire. For a rock solid case he needed a confession. Jack Garden delivered a strong soliloquy infused with the long history of the Mongols hostility towards law enforcement. 1,120 following. Diamonds team was tasked with serving a search warrant to a house inhabited by David Martinez, an alleged member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club. And if they waited, maybe David wouldnt have felt the need to defend his family with his shotgun. David Santillan founded the Mongols Biker Gang in East Los Angeles. Keep it up! Martinez saw his father, Arturo, by the door. And the flowers of spring. While the Martinez family unraveled in the wake of the incident, the city of Pomona cried out for its fallen son. Crime Story Weekly Newsletter Sign-up Jack Garden was a robust man and a confident prosecutor. This was a massive win for David Martinez, but Sullivan knew it meant something more. It had all happened in seven seconds. Catalog; For You; Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Incensed by Sullivans refusal to accept their narrative, David and the Martinez family turned their back on the public defender. Noyla dodged the question Theres no way to tell, he said. Later, he gave his kidney to save his son, Kellys life when he was in need of a transplant. When Martinez took the stand, it was Deputy District Attorney Michael Blake who rose from his chair. Before the door closed, David Jr. caught a glimpse of his father as he was dragged outside by SWAT officers into the dark night, illuminated by the flash of red and blue lights. There were pictures of Martinez in Mongols clothes and photos of David arm in arm with Mongols President, Little Dave. Esqueda told the family that the whole situation was a police cover-up and he was certain that they would win in court. Do inmates sometimes lie because they know theyre being recorded? he asked. It was the summer of 2019, and David Martinez was on trial for the murder of Pomona Police Officer Sean Diamond. Martinez didnt have much intel on the organization but the Mongols in his cell block suspected Martinez knew names and that was enough. He promised he'd put his infidelities behind him, get sober and be a better father. Martinezs retrial faced further delays when the pandemic threw court schedules into disarray. In an extraordinary move, Toby Mitchell joined his former club's main rivals last month. He pelted Martinez with questions poised to slip him up. The coroners report showed that Diamond was shot in the back of the neck. Martinez got quiet. While Sullivan began assembling his case, Martinez communicated with his parents, Arturo and Guadelupe. Mongol's international President Dave "Lil Dave" Santillan said his club did not come to New Jersey to stir up trouble. ATF officials view Santillans public declarations about the club cleaning house as hollow words; they continue to treat the Mongols as a serious threat. agent. Three years after the 2018 case, the Mongols lawyers came forward last year with claims that the groups former president, David Santillan, had been surreptitiously cooperating with a special agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for years and had sabotaged the defense. Martinez wouldnt budge on his version of the story and Sullivan wouldnt change his strategy. John told me that I have one year, one year, David said during the call. David Santillan was born on 05/14/1970 and is 52 years old. 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. 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. Most importantly, Esqueda agreed with the family that David didnt shoot Shaun Diamond; the officers death was an accident caused by friendly fire. 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. The Martinez family was also present, seated in the left side of the gallery. 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. Diamond was shot in the back of the base of his neck with a shotgun during the service of a search warrant. Because I needed evidence to show the military that they had someone having an affair with a married man.. Santillan's wife, Annie Santillan, told ABC7 that she recorded their conversation because the couple had become estranged due to his infidelity. David 'Lil Dave' Santillan, president of the International Mongols Motorcycle Club. How could a jury believe the word of a Mongol over the testimony of officers? Her responses were tearful and often terse, prompting the court to allow Jack Garden to treat her as a hostile witness. After the weeks, months and years in jail he was desperate to be free to take care of his family. It is now scheduled to begin in January of 2021. Deputy DA Jack Garden painted a straightforward picture Martinez was a gang member who saw the officers and took his shot. 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. This tragedy fit the silent film that plays on the wall of the American subconscious. 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. Our research centers on the study of fundamental fluid mechanics problems involving complex fluids and complex flows, typically on small scales. 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. 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