Northeast L.A. 'monster' gets death
3:15 PM | January 9, 2009
A Northeast Los Angeles gang leader described by police as a monster who boasted in rap lyrics about his hatred of police and his love of killing was sentenced to death Friday for the murder of two rival gang members and the girlfriend of a third.Timothy Joseph McGhee, 35, sat handcuffed in an orange jail uniform as Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry said McGhee treated killing "as some kind of perverse sport, as if he was hunting human game."
"He is a committed killer," Perry said.
Authorities described McGhee as a thrill killer who was among the most feared members of the long-entrenched Toonerville gang, which claims as its turf a largely middle-class area north of Los Feliz Boulevard between San Fernando Road and the Los Angeles River.
Authorities described McGhee as a thrill killer who was among the most feared members of the long-entrenched Toonerville gang, which claims as its turf a largely middle-class area north of Los Feliz Boulevard between San Fernando Road and the Los Angeles River.
--Jack Leonard
Photo: McGhee waves to friends and family after being sentenced to death. Credit: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
Photo: McGhee waves to friends and family after being sentenced to death. Credit: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
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What about the other "monster gang leaders?"
Justice should also be served to them!
Posted by: steve rodriguez | January 12, 2009 at 07:21 AM
TVR
Posted by: Bill | January 09, 2009 at 05:00 PM