- "How'd you catch him?"
"We didn't. He surrendered." - ―Dexter Tolliver and Amanda Waller[src]
The Capture of El Diablo was the arrest of Chato Santana, who turned himself in to the Los Angeles Police Department after accidentally killing his family.
Background[]
- "I was born with the Devil's gift. I kept it hidden for most my life, but the older I got, the stronger it got. So I started using it. For business, you know."
- ―Chato Santana[src]
Chato Santana was born with the pyrokinetic metahuman ability to control fire. Though he struggled for years to hide these abilities and the temptation to use them, Santana eventually used these powers to become involved in criminal gang activity, stealing cars, dealing drugs, and selling all manner of handguns. Now known as "El Diablo," Santana was responsible for the deaths of fifteen men in Los Angeles, though he was never arrested or charged.[1]
Capture[]
- "This is our home!"
"You put that back where you found it."
"I'm taking my kids to mom's."
"You ain't taking my kids nowhere!" - ―Grace Santana and Chato Santana[src]
Santana murders his family.
After discovering her husband's criminal activities by finding a stash of money and a pair of pistols in his drawer, Grace Santana got into a heated argument with Chato Santana, threatening to take his two children to her mother's house. In a fit of rage, Santana inadvertently set fire to his house, killing his wife and children. Devastated and remorseful for what he had done, he voluntarily turned himself to the Los Angeles Police Department.[1]
Aftermath[]
- "Gets jumped in a prison riot and incinerates hald the yard. The security video is incredible."
- ―Amanda Waller[src]
Santana incinerates the prison's yard.
Chato Santana was arrested and taken to a federal prison in Los Angeles. There, however, he was assaulted by several inmates in the yard, leading him to set the entire area on fire, killing those nearby. Considered too dangerous for a federal prison, Santana was transferred to Belle Reve Federal Penitentiary, a clandestine prison located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, where he was placed inside a container capable of extinguishing his fire.[1]