Documented gang member Walter Escamilla, 32, of Simi Valley was arrested Dec. 2 in the wash area near Erringer Road and Heywood Street. He is suspected of a number of crimes allegedly committed in concert with Delfino Vasquez.

The crimes include mayhem, torture, false imprisonment, assault with a deadly weapon and committing a crime for the benefit of a street gang. Vasquez, also a local gang

member, was arrested Nov. 17 on suspicion of using a razor blade to cut the face of a 27-year-old male transient at an apartment on Patricia Avenue on Oct. 14.

He was also charged with holding a 37yearold male captive at the same location Nov. 14, torturing him and using a razor blade to carve large initials into the man's back.

At the time of Vasquez's arrest, Escamilla had been identified but could not be located.