A key member of the Whittier-based Quiet Village (QV) street gang has pleaded guilty to federal charges, including a fatal shooting in 2022 and an attempted murder earlier that year. Chase Carrillo, 36, also known as “Sicko,” from Santa Fe Springs, admitted guilt to conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and using a firearm during a violent crime resulting in death.
Carrillo has been held in federal custody since July 2023. According to his plea agreement, he was involved with the Quiet Village gang from at least 2014 until June 2023. The agreement details his assault on two California corrections officers while serving time in state prison in September 2014 and describes QV’s alliance with another local gang, Whittier Varrio Locos.
On January 13, 2022, Carrillo became involved in an argument with a rival gang member in El Monte. This confrontation ended when Carrillo and another individual shot the rival multiple times, causing severe injuries.
In March 2022, after a police report identified a victim referred to as “J.P.” as having provided information about the El Monte shooting to authorities, Carrillo’s co-conspirator distributed this report among gang members. The intent was interpreted as signaling that J.P. should be targeted for cooperating with law enforcement.
Two days later, on March 5, Carrillo and an accomplice encountered J.P. in Commerce while driving a car rented with a stolen credit card. Carrillo exited the vehicle and fired at least two shots into the car carrying J.P., intending to kill him. While J.P. was not injured, M.F., who was driving the vehicle, was fatally wounded.
Carrillo acknowledged that he committed the murder to strengthen his standing within QV by targeting someone he believed had cooperated with law enforcement. He also admitted responsibility for causing at least $150,000 in losses each to both the El Monte shooting victim and M.F.’s next of kin.
United States District Judge Fred W. Slaughter set sentencing for February 26, 2026. Carrillo faces up to life imprisonment if convicted on all counts.
The FBI’s San Gabriel Valley Safe Streets Task Force led the investigation into these crimes. The task force includes personnel from several agencies: FBI; El Monte Police Department; Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; Pomona Police Department; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Special Service Unit; and support from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Assistant United States Attorneys Wilson Park and Kellye Ng from the Violent and Organized Crime Section and Assistant United States Attorney Danbee Kim from the Environmental Crimes and Consumer Protection Section are prosecuting this case.
