A leader of the Whittier-based Quiet Village (QV) street gang, Chase Carrillo, 36, also known as “Sicko,” pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to racketeering and a fatal shooting. Carrillo admitted to participating in gang activities from at least 2014 until June 2023 and acknowledged involvement in violent crimes, including a murder that occurred during an attempted killing of a law enforcement source.
According to the plea agreement, Carrillo’s criminal conduct included assaulting two California corrections officers while serving time in state prison in September 2014. The agreement also detailed QV’s close alliance with another local gang, Whittier Varrio Locos (WVL).
The events leading up to the murder began on January 13, 2022, when Carrillo became involved in an argument with a rival gang member in El Monte. The altercation escalated when Carrillo and a co-conspirator shot the rival multiple times, leaving him severely wounded.
In early March 2022, after learning that an individual identified as “J.P.” had provided authorities with information about the El Monte shooting, a co-conspirator obtained and distributed a police report naming J.P. This act was interpreted by fellow gang members as an order for J.P.’s murder due to his cooperation with law enforcement.
On March 5, 2022, Carrillo and another individual encountered J.P. in Commerce while driving a car rented using a stolen credit card. Carrillo exited the vehicle and fired at least two shots into another car carrying J.P., intending to kill him. While J.P. was not injured, the driver—identified as M.F.—was fatally shot.
Carrillo admitted that his motive for committing the murder was to maintain or increase his standing within QV by targeting someone he believed was cooperating with authorities. He also acknowledged causing losses of at least $150,000 each to both the El Monte shooting victim and M.F.’s next of kin.
United States District Judge Fred W. Slaughter has scheduled sentencing for February 26, 2026. Carrillo faces up to life imprisonment.
The investigation was led by the FBI’s San Gabriel Valley Safe Streets Task Force and included collaboration from multiple agencies: FBI agents; officers from El Monte Police Department; Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; Pomona Police Department; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Special Service Unit; and participation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
“This case demonstrates our commitment to holding violent offenders accountable,” said Assistant United States Attorneys Wilson Park and Kellye Ng of the Violent and Organized Crime Section and Assistant United States Attorney Danbee Kim of the Environmental Crimes and Consumer Protection Section.
