LOS ANGELES—Three members of a street gang have pleaded guilty on the eve of trial to their roles in the robbery and fatal shooting of Los Angeles Police Department Officer Fernando Arroyos who was gunned down in January 2022 while off-duty and house-hunting with his girlfriend, officials announced on July 14.
The defendants—Luis Alfredo de la Rosa Rios, 29; Ernesto Cisneros, 24; and Jesse Contreras, 35—each pleaded guilty on July 13 to one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, which allows the government to punish criminals associated with gangs and crime organizations, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
