Compton Executioners

Compton Executioners
Founded byAndy Toone
Founding locationLASD Compton station
TerritoryCompton, California
Criminal activitiesPolice corruption
AlliesLynwood Vikings

The Compton Executioners is a deputy gang within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD).[1][2] In July 2021, U.S. Congressional Representative Maxine Waters called for a Department of Justice inquiry into the existence of the gang.[3]

Members of the ‘Executioners’ are deputies operating out of the Compton station of the LASD.[4] These deputies share a tattoo, which features a skeleton with an assault rifle and a military-style helmet.[2][5][6] The gang was founded by former 2000 Boys member Andy Toone.[2][7]

Tattoo

Members of the Executioners identify themselves with a calf tattoo depicting a skeleton wearing a military-style helmet labeled "CPT" and holding a Kalashnikov rifle with '28' in Roman numerals on the magazine.[2][5][8] The 'CPT' stands for "Compton" and the '28' represents Compton as the LASD's 28th substation.[8]

Membership

Members of the Executioners are drawn from deputies who work at the Compton station of the LASD.[4] Knock LA has reported that the gang consists of around 80 members. Potential recruits are chosen based on past acts of violence against members of the Compton community and recruits cannot be Black or female.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cheney-Rice, Zak (September 4, 2020). "In L.A. County, Gangs Wear Badges". Intelligencer. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "The Compton Executioners". Knock LA. April 6, 2021. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Tchekmedyian, Alene (July 21, 2021). "Rep. Waters seeks federal probe of L.A. County deputies' alleged Executioners gang". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Fremon, Celeste (July 27, 2020). "The Executioners: Does a Violent Deputy Gang Rule LA County's Compton Station?". Witness LA: Criminal Justice Journalism in the Public Interest. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Compton Executioners deputy gang lied about guns and hosted inking parties, deputy says". Los Angeles Times. August 21, 2020. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  6. ^ FIFTY YEARS OF "DEPUTY GANGS" IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. Loyola Marymount University Law School Center for Juvenile Law and Policy. January 5, 2021. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021. As pictured below, the Executioners tattoo depicts a skull wearing a military helmet with "CPT" on front and rifle encircled by flames.
  7. ^ "L.A. County deputy alleges 'Executioner' gang dominates Compton sheriff station". Los Angeles Times. July 30, 2020. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Is Looking Into Whether Deputy Cliques Act Like Gangs". BuzzFeed News. August 1, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.