LA County sheriff announces inquiry into secret societies of deputies and their matching tattoos
by Maya Lau, Los Angeles Times
Jul 27, 2018
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES_Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell has launched a comprehensive inquiry into secret deputy cliques and is looking into whether gangs that condone illicit behavior are operating within his ranks, he said Thursday.
McDonnell's announcement at a meeting of the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission comes two weeks after allegations surfaced that as many as 20 deputies at the Compton Station have matching tattoos featuring a skeleton holding a rifle.
A Compton deputy recently admitted under oath that
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