Sheriff’s deputy testifies he attended seven ‘inking parties’ linked to Compton group

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy associated with the gang-like group of deputies with matching tattoos from Compton station testified that he has attended about seven so-called inking parties since he first saw the image on a shirt more than a decade ago. Juarez said patrol deputies discuss who can get the tattoo, but he refused to call the process a “vote” or refer to those with matching tattoos as a “group,” according to the deposition. California Must Reads: After decades of problems, new allegations surface of a secret clique within L.A. County Sheriff’s Department For decades, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has struggled to combat secretive cliques of deputies who bonded over aggressive, often violent police work and branded themselves with matching tattoos. Juarez identified a second group of deputies at Compton station with another tattoo that is “like a gladiator or X-man.” He testified that he has seen about five people, including Waldie, with that tattoo and accused the lieutenant of showing favoritism toward them.