BY ERIN TRACY
As part of an investigation last year by federal and local authorities into an alleged drug ring involving the Modesto Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, authorities developed new information in a 5-year-old homicide that led to an arrest.
But earlier this month, after a preliminary hearing had already begun, Deputy District Attorney Wendell Emerson dropped the murder case against Jeffrey Velthoen.
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The FBI and the US Attorney’s office would not hand over evidence and witnesses essential to the prosecution of Velthoen, Emerson told Judge Linda McFadden on June 1, according to a transcript of the hearing.
“We did have significant meetings with the Federal Bureau, FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Emerson said in court. “They are not going to at this time make the evidence and witnesses available to us, both for the prosecution evidence that’s inculpatory as to the defendant and some Brady information about a second shooter. So our office based on that is going to move to dismiss the case.”
A spokeswoman from the US Attorney’s Office said officials on the case declined to comment.
The fact that the Feds aren’t cooperating tells you they’re working on a bigger case to snatch up a whole bunch more charters.
Watch your asses out there.
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We need to make them a secret deal to help clean out the streets in certain cities that are out of control. They could do it very easy!! As it the riots are still going on time to fight fire with fire!!
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We need to make them a secret deal to help clean out the streets in certain cities that are out of control. They could do it very easy!! As it the riots are still going on time to fight fire with fire!!
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Do you even think about doing any type of fact checking..
You really need to, I am not a biker. Some of my friends are and they are good people even when placed in bad situation, they do the right things. But even I know that you are like twenty five years back on the stories yes stories . try updating your thoughts and articles its really pathetic… But its true ..not sorry.
If you can’t write it in modern times what is your point..
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This is a shared story- Not ours
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I smell a snitch they are protecting for now.
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