Sheriff's Department to dismiss 6 deputies involved in Montebello assault

The six work on the third floor of Men's Central Jail in downtown L.A. and may have been part of a clique that used gang-like hand signs. They are accused of assaulting two deputies at a Christmas party last year.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has begun termination proceedings against six deputies who were part of what officials are describing as an aggressive group that may have used gang-like hand signs to identify themselves before allegedly assaulting two fellow deputies at a Christmas party last year.