“In reality, they’ve never seen the gun,” L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Austreberto Gonzalez said under oath. In his deposition, Gonzalez identified Miguel Vega, the Compton station deputy who killed 18-year-old Andres Guardado in a shooting in June that sparked weeks of protests, and his partner, Chris Hernandez, as prospective members of the Executioners. “Deputy Vega does not have one single tattoo on his body, much less a deputy gang tattoo,” his attorney Adam Marangell said. It was so obvious that, you know, we all noticed that.”The Times has requested arrest records from the Compton station to determine whether such a slowdown occurred. One deputy told Gonzalez he didn’t want to partner with him out of fear of getting “screwed with,” he said.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 21, 2020 00:52 UTC