Cops: Gonzales Built Gang From The Ground Up

Police say Liza Monica Gonzales, the focus of a major drug investigation in Oklahoma, is an active member of the Compton Varrio Tortilla Flats Gang. Operating though a large network of members, police say the gang primarily thrived through the large scale distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine, ecstasy, and marijuana.

According to police, the gang was operated by a large group of figureheads who ruled over their different fractions. Gonzales helped lead one of these factions, which operated in Oklahoma City. Cops say she and several others orchestrated massive deals involving the purchase, transportation, and distribution of narcotics.

The gang began organizing their efforts as early as 2002, dabbling in a variety of drugs in order to ensure a profit for the network. Police say rapid drugs sales and a well-organized criminal infrastructure increased the gang's profit margin dramatically.

Several safe houses stocked with ammunition, guns and narcotics were erected, and police say the "T-Flats" gang used these illegal resources to ensure their safety and well-being from other gang members, as well as expand their jurisdiction.

The T-Flats criminal network expanded rapidly. Within a year, police report Liza Gonzales and her fellow high ranking gang members organizing elaborate money laundering schemes and making numerous wire transfers.

By 2003, merely a year or two after the organization's creation, the T-Flats gang had become a force to be reckoned with. Rival gangs felt the pressure as Gonzales and her crew turned up the heat. Before long, violence emerged.

"Bad-Girl" Evades Arrest

With the massive influx of narcotics and guns and large amounts of money, violence was sure to eventually emerge. Gonzales and two of her fellow captains appointed gang leaders who focused their misguided leadership over specific factions of the T-Flats gang. In a display of power, Gonzales and her cronies  began to orchestrate a hit on rival gang member, Eliceo Chavira.

Police say Gonzales and two other high-ranking gang members hastily executed their plan on June 21, 2003. After pulling in front of Eliceo's house, cops say two men quickly exited the car and murdered Eliceo on his front porch. Police tell AMW that Gonzales was the getaway driver.

After the murder, Gonzales' two alleged co-conspirators were apprehended, but Gonzales hit the road. Police say she headed towards L.A. with her children. She has not been seen since, although, police report her children may be enrolled in a day school somewhere in Southern California.

Gonzales does have several birth marks on her face. She also uses several different last names as aliases: Campos, Schran, Jimenez, Gongales.

A Lucky Break Leads To A Major Arrest

While running license plates in search of outstanding warrants, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy stumbled across a car registered to Liza Gonzales.

On June 21, 2003, police say Liza Gonzales and two other accomplices orchestrated the murder of a rival gang member. She was not only wanted for murder, but drug trafficking as well.

Finally, on Friday, June 19, 2009 Gonzales' charges caught up with her in Bellflower, Calif.

After discovering her car, local authorities contacted the U.S. Marshals, who helped coordinate the arrest.

Police quickly closed in on the hotel where Gonzales was staying.

At first, Gonzales provided an alias and claimed to know nothing of the charges; however, after checking her tattoos, police unveiled her real identity and took her into custody.