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The founder of an anti-gang center called "No Guns" was arrested after police said they found a gun in his home and his son, a reputed gang member nicknamed "Little Weasel," was taken into custody in connection with a home-invasion robbery.
Hector Marroquin Sr., 49, a former gang leader, was arrested Thursday for investigation of being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm, said Hawthorne police Lt. Tom Jester. Police found the gun when they raided his home looking for his son, 31-year-old Hector Marroquin Jr., Jester said.
The son was arrested for investigation of home-invasion robbery stemming from a December crime in Hawthorne, Jester said.
Marroquin Sr., a heavily tattooed and once-feared gang leader, opened his No Guns Center in 1998 after a 2-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet. He said at the time that his goal was to create a place that would promote gang intervention and violence prevention.
The center started a youth soccer club, other recreation programs and job training.
Marroquin Sr., however, was unable to keep his son from joining a gang. In 1996, the elder Marroquin was shot while trying to protect his son from a beating.
Both men had bailed out of jail by Friday morning, Lt. Keith Kauffman said.
Neither has a listed telephone number.
http://www.modbee.com/state_wire/story/11914048p-12682304c.html
Note: this is Hawthorne, California.
Hector Marroquin Sr., 49, a former gang leader, was arrested Thursday for investigation of being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm, said Hawthorne police Lt. Tom Jester. Police found the gun when they raided his home looking for his son, 31-year-old Hector Marroquin Jr., Jester said.
The son was arrested for investigation of home-invasion robbery stemming from a December crime in Hawthorne, Jester said.
Marroquin Sr., a heavily tattooed and once-feared gang leader, opened his No Guns Center in 1998 after a 2-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet. He said at the time that his goal was to create a place that would promote gang intervention and violence prevention.
The center started a youth soccer club, other recreation programs and job training.
Marroquin Sr., however, was unable to keep his son from joining a gang. In 1996, the elder Marroquin was shot while trying to protect his son from a beating.
Both men had bailed out of jail by Friday morning, Lt. Keith Kauffman said.
Neither has a listed telephone number.
http://www.modbee.com/state_wire/story/11914048p-12682304c.html
Note: this is Hawthorne, California.