Compton Executioners Explained
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.[5] [6] The gang was founded by former 2000 Boys member Andy Toone.[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] 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]
Notes and References
- News: Cheney-Rice . Zak . In L.A. County, Gangs Wear Badges . 5 September 2021 . Intelligencer . 4 September 2020 . September 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210905174622/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/09/l-a-county-sheriffs-department-has-a-gang-problem.html . live .
- News: The Compton Executioners . 5 September 2021 . Knock LA . 6 April 2021 . September 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210905174623/https://knock-la.com/the-compton-executioners-andres-guardado/ . live .
- Web site: Tchekmedyian. Alene. 2021-07-21. Rep. Waters seeks federal probe of L.A. County deputies' alleged Executioners gang. live. 2021-08-11. Los Angeles Times. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721191202/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-21/maxine-waters-requests-sheriffs-department-compton-executioners-investigation . 2021-07-21 .
- News: Fremon . Celeste . The Executioners: Does a Violent Deputy Gang Rule LA County’s Compton Station? . 5 September 2021 . Witness LA: Criminal Justice Journalism in the Public Interest . 27 July 2020 . April 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421121552/https://witnessla.com/the-executioners-does-a-violent-deputy-gang-rule-la-countys-compton-station/ . live .
- News: Compton Executioners deputy gang lied about guns and hosted inking parties, deputy says . 5 September 2021 . Los Angeles Times . 21 August 2020 . September 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210911164042/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-20/lasd-gangs-who-are-the-compton-executioners . live .
- Book: FIFTY YEARS OF "DEPUTY GANGS" IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT . 5 January 2021 . Loyola Marymount University Law School Center for Juvenile Law and Policy . 5 September 2021 . September 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210905174621/https://issuu.com/media-lls/docs/final_cjlp_report_on_lasd_deputy_gangs . live. As pictured below, the Executioners tattoo depicts a skull wearing a military helmet with "CPT" on front and rifle encircled by flames..
- News: L.A. County deputy alleges ‘Executioner’ gang dominates Compton sheriff station . 5 September 2021 . Los Angeles Times . 30 July 2020 . September 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210911164105/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-30/sheriff-clique-compton-station-executioners . live .
- News: The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Is Looking Into Whether Deputy Cliques Act Like Gangs . 5 September 2021 . BuzzFeed News . 1 August 2018 . en . September 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210905174622/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/la-county-sheriffs-department-deputy-cliques . live .
