The Compton Executioners is a
deputy gang within the
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), officially the County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, is a law enforcement agency serving Los Angeles County, California. LASD is the largest sheriff's department in the United States a ...
(LASD).
In July 2021, U.S. Congressional Representative
Maxine Waters
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called for a
Department of Justice
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inquiry into the existence of the gang.
Members of the ‘Executioners’ are
deputies
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operating out of the
Compton
Compton may refer to:
Places
Canada
* Compton (electoral district), a former Quebec federal electoral district
* Compton (provincial electoral district), a former Quebec provincial electoral district now part of Mégantic-Compton
* Compton, Que ...
station of the LASD.
These deputies share a tattoo, which features a skeleton with an assault rifle and a Nazi-style helmet.
The gang was founded by former 2000 Boys member Andy Toone.
Tattoo
Members of the Executioners identify themselves with a calf tattoo depicting a skeleton wearing a Nazi-style helmet labeled "CPT" and holding a
Kalashnikov rifle
A Kalashnikov (Калашников) rifle is any one of a series of automatic rifles based on the original design of Mikhail Kalashnikov. They are officially known in Russian as "Avtomát Kaláshnikova" ( rus, Автома́т Кала́шник ...
with '28' in Roman numerals on the magazine.
Membership
Members of the Executioners are drawn from deputies
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who work at the Compton station of the LASD.[
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References
Gangs in Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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