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48-year member of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club Charles Craig Johnston Passes Away GBNF
Charles Craig Johnston LONGVIEW — Charles Craig Johnston was born in Longview to Christine and Bruce Johnston on November 18, 1947. He passed away in Austin, on January 27, 2020. After graduating from Judson High School in Longview, he served his country as a helicopter gunner for the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam era.…
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Police admit they were wrong- Conspiracy Charge Dropped against member of Sons of Silence member with prejudice
A felony conspiracy charge was dismissed Tuesday, Feb. 11, the day before the case was set for trial. Prosecutors asked to have the class C felony conspiracy to commit aggravated assault charge filed against Earl Benjamin Brewer dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled. In the motion to have the charge dropped, Nathan Madden,…
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Road Knights Motorcycle Club Clubhouse Burns Down
Philip A. Holmes This is what volunteer firefighters faced when they arrived at the Road Knights Motorcycle Club on Heleeka Road in Hepburn Township late Sunday night, according to township Fire Chief Jeff Tempesco. The entire one-story 40×40 building — which contained a bar, sound system equipment and televisions — was engulfed in flames. The…
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Major Raids Targeting Outlaw Bikers 100 officers from State Crime Command-Organised Crime Gangs Group involved
Matt McDonald Eight people have been arrested following a series of raids across the Gold Coast targeting an organised crime syndicate. The syndicate has been under investigation since last year for alleged involvement in drug trafficking, vehicle re-birthing, fraud, money laundering and firearm offences. More than 100 officers from State Crime Command-Organised Crime Gangs Group,…
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Final suspect arrested in Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club bust
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The last of the 17 people federally indicted for their alleged involvement in an drug trafficking ring with ties to the Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club has been arrested, according to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office. The VCSO and the United States Marshals Service apprehended 34-year-old Jesse Wilson Sunday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said.…
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Operation Reapin Benefits-Grim Reapers Club building on Diamond Avenue was used to facilitate drug trafficking and therefore qualifies for forfeiture.
By Chellsie Parker EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – We are continuing to follow the indictments of 17 people in a drug trafficking ring spanning from Kentucky to Indiana. Many of them are facing charges associated with the Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club. On Thursday, we reported what the US Attorney’s Office called “Operation Reapin Benefits.” Many of…
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Biker Anti-Associations Laws nabs members of the Rebels Motorcycle Club
SA Police News Police arrested three members of the Rebels Motorcycle Club today and charged them with criminal association following their attendance at a Golden Grove licensed premises on 19 January. The legislation makes it an offence for Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) members from Declared Criminal Organisations to associate in groups of three or…
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BC Coroner’s Service has released a report on the death of Hells Angel Motorcycle Member
Matthew Claxton BC Coroner’s Service has released a report on the death of Hells Angel Robert Green, more than three years after he was murdered and his killer arrested. Robert Keith Green, 56, was shot to death on the morning of Oct. 16, 2016, at a property owned by Green in the 23700- block of…
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Several members of the club who patched over the Finks some years ago have been arrested as part of the operation involving Mongols MC
His lawyer Paul Holmes confirmed his client had been arrested and The West Australian understands it was part of a broader police operation targeting the Mongols bikie club. It’s understood several members of the club — who patched over the Finks some years ago — have been arrested as part of the operation. At a…
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Guilty! Pagans MC Members found guilty in case of beating of rival Sultar Soldiers and ex pagan member
Observer Reporter Jury returns mixed verdict in Charleroi beating trial A Washington County jury delivered a mixed verdict Friday, finding two members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club not guilty of attempting and conspiring to commit homicide but convicting them of lesser charges in the April 18 beating that nearly killed a former officer of the…
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Sons of Silence member faces new charge Member tried to convince witness in upcoming assault and conspiracy trial to change her story
By Jamie Kelly editor@willistonherald.com A man whose assault trial was delayed this week because not enough jurors could be found is now facing another criminal charge. Michael McCreary, 53, was charged Friday, Feb. 7, with tampering with witnesses and informants in proceedings, a class C felony. At bond hearing Friday afternoon, McCreary was ordered held…
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Closing arguments were suspended for scheduling reasons in the federal racketeering conspiracy trial of eight accused Vagos biker club members
By Associated Press, Wire Service Content LAS VEGAS (AP) — Closing arguments were suspended for scheduling reasons in the federal racketeering conspiracy trial of eight accused Vagos biker club members in a case stemming from a deadly 2011 casino gunfight with rival Hells Angels in northern Nevada. U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro decided Thursday that…
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Gang Crime Squad executed several search warrants targeting members of the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Gang.
communitynews.com.au DRUGS, cash and weapons have been seized in police raids, with four senior bikies now in police custody. WA Police confirmed the Gang Crime Squad had executed several search warrants today, targeting members of the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Gang. The raids were carried out as part of a national day of action, and search…
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The City of Sturgis is considering annexing a popular motocross spot The land is owned by the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club
KOTA TV The City of Sturgis is considering annexing a popular motocross spot: but there’s a lot more to it than that. The land is owned by the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club, who have been around since before the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally began. The Jackpine Gypsies has played a key role in the history of…
