Harry Taco Bowman, born Harry Joseph Bowman, was a former Outlaws MC International President. He is currently serving a life sentence in prison.

Harry Taco Bowman Early Life

Harry Joseph Bowman was born on 17 July, 1949 in Marysville, Michigan, USA.

Harry Taco Bowman Outlaws MC History

After becoming a member, his history within the Outlaws includes the office positions of Chapter President and National Vice President.

In 1984 he became the International President of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, where he was based in a Detroit chapter. He held his position as International President until 1997.

For much of Harry Bowman’s time in his role of International President he was assisted by Wayne “Joe Black” Hicks, who was the Outlaws MC Toledo chapter President, before being transferred to the Fort Lauderdale chapter where he became the President and later the Florida Regional President in 1990.

Harry Taco Bowman Crimes

1982 – Wanted in relation to the murder of an Outlaws member in Ormond Beach, Florida.

1991 – USA. 21 February, 1991. The Warlocks MC (Florida) had aligned with the Hells Angels and were believed to be working on the drug trade together in the Florida area. This ignited tensions between the Warlocks and Outlaws. Warlocks New Smyrna Beach chapter President Raymond “Bear” Chaffin is shot four times in the neck and head area by Outlaws MC member Alex Ankerich while in his home garage working on his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He was found by his daughter, Wendy, when she returned home from school. The murder is later linked back to being ordered by Harry Bowman and Wayne Hicks. This information came out when Wayne Hicks turned into a law enforcement informant.

1992 – March, 1992. A fight breaks out at the Daytona Biker Week between former Outlaws probate Irwin “Hitler” Nissen and Outlaws Atlanta President James “Moose” McLean. Harry Bowman orders that Irwin Nissen be brought to his hotel room, at which point he threatens Irwin Nissen and orders other Outlaws members to beat him before he is dropped off a hotel balcony and sustains injuries.

1994 – A Warlocks MC clubhouse in Orlando is bombed. This bombing is later tied back to orders given by Bowman.

1995 – Outlaws member Donald Fogg is found dead in the snow. It is believed that Taco Bowman found out that he was a snitch and ordered the killing.

Harry Taco Bowman Arrest / Sentenced

1997 – Harry Bowman is indicted on ten counts, four of which are related to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

1. Conspired to conduct and participate in the affairs of an enterprise affecting interstate commerce through a pattern of racketeering. This count includes seventeen alleged racketeering acts.
2. Conducted or participated in the events listed in count #1.
3. Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute opium, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and Valium.
4. Threatening and assaulting members of the Fifth Chapter Motorcycle Club to maintain and increase his position in the RICO enterprise.
5. Maintaining and increasing his position by conspiring to murder members of the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club.
6. Distributing methamphetamine.
7. Distributing opium.
8. Distributing Valium.
9. Destroying the Warlocks clubhouse in Orlando.
10. Convicted felon possessing a .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol.

Although the indictment came out in August 1997, it couldn’t be served at his home. Taco Bowman became a fugitive.

In 1998 Taco Bowman was listed as #453 on the FBI Most Wanted list of the 1990s.

On 7 June, 1999 when he visited the house of his family in the upscale area of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan he was captured by law enforcement.

Former Outlaws Vice President Wayne Hicks testified against Taco Bowman during the trial.

He was sentenced to concurrent terms of life imprisonment on Counts #1 and #2.

He received twenty years each on Counts #3, #3, and #6, ten years each on Counts #5 and #10, and three years on Count #8. These sentences were to run concurrently with his life sentence.

Part of his sentencing also saw him ordered to pay $18,000 restitution to the widow of Warlocks MC Raymond Chaffin in relation to the 1991 murder (see February 1991 in the “Crimes” section earlier in this article).

Harry Taco Bowman Prison

As at February, 2016, Harry Taco Bowman is imprisoned at FMC Butner, located in North Carolina.

This facility is a Federal Medical Centre, controlled by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, used mainly for housing inmates who have special medical conditions.

Within the Butner prison complex are 3 Federal Correctional Institutions (FCIs): FCI Butner Low, FCI Butner Medium I and FCI Medium II.

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Cossacks MC is an outlaw motorcycle club founded in Tyler, Texas in 1969. They are well known for their involvement in the 2015 Waco Shootout with the Bandidos MC.

We classify the Cossacks as an outlaw motorcycle club as despite claiming that they are a family club, they have been involved in multiple fights with the Bandidos MC, wear a bottom rocker and other patches similar to those used by outlaw clubs. However, they do not wear a one percenter diamond patch.

This article refers to the Cossacks Motorcycle Club based in Texas. There are also other motorcycle clubs who also go by the name of Cossacks MC who are based in the Mid-West and West states of USA.

Cossacks MC History

The Cossacks Motorcycle Club were founded in Tyler, Texas in 1969. Tyler is located approximately 100 miles East of Dallas and has a population of around 100,000.

The motorcycle club was named after the Cossack Horsemen, who the club say showed a sense of brotherhood.

Cossacks members must ride Harley Davidson motorcycles.

6 members formed the original chapter of the Cossacks Motorcycle Club:

• Earl Swift – Cossacks President (see more details about Early further down in this article)
• Charles Hanks – Cossacks Vice President
• Butch Cheatham – Cossacks Secretary
• Paul Henley – Cossacks Treasurer
• Tom Eliason
• Carl Blair

Only in more recent years have the Cossacks Motorcycle Club begun using a bottom rocker on their vests, signifying their location. The Texas rocker has been traditionally tightly held by the Bandidos. This is one of the rumoured motives behind the 2015 Waco Biker Shootout.

The change in direction of the club seems to have happened from around 2011-2013, when multiple ex-members of the club have stated that time periods for Prospect members have reduced significantly in an apparent effort to boost club numbers, some who are said to do a month or less of prospecting in particular chapters. Generally a prospect period would be one or more years. It is around this time that violence has also escalated.

Cossacks MC Patch / Motto / Colors

The Cossacks Motorcycle Club patch consists of a traditional Cossack rider, they are holding a sword which appears to be a scimitar.

Cossacks Motorcycle Club colors are gold and black.

One of the Cossacks mottos is “We Take Care Of Our Own“, another “GFCD”, which stands for “God Forgives, Cossacks Don’t”.

The Cossacks also use the abbreviation of “CFFC”, standing for “Cossacks Forever, Forever Cossacks“, which is a very common style of abbreviation amongst outlaw motorcycle clubs.

Cossacks MC Chapters

The Cossacks Motorcycle Club have a number of chapters based around the Texas, USA area.

Some of the chapter locations are as follows:

• Cossacks Bell County chapter, Texas
• Cossacks Collins County chapter, Texas
• Cossacks Coryell County chapter, Texas
• Cossacks Eastland chapter, Texas
• Cossacks Lamar County chapter, Texas
• Cossacks McLennan County chapter, Texas
• Cossacks Mid-Cities chapter, Texas
• Cossacks Mingus chapter, Texas
• Cossacks Panola County, Texas
• Cossacks Paris chapter, Texas
• Cossacks San Angelo chapter, Texas
• Cossacks Tyler Chapter chapter, Texas (Mother Chapter)
• Cossacks Van Zandt County, Texas

Famous Cossacks MC Members

While the Cossacks Motorcycle Club don’t have any famous members in a celebrity sense, there are some who are more well known within the club.

Earl Swift – Founding Member / First Cossacks MC President

Earl Swift was one of the 6 founding members of the Cossacks Motorcycle Club. He was born on 5 July, 1945 in Newport, Wales in Great Britain and died 30 December, 2012 in Tyler, Texas. He worked as  a tool and die marker and helped found the Cossacks Motorcycle Club when he was around 24 years of age.

Cossacks MC Crime / In The Media

2013 – November, 2013. Curtis Jack Lewis, the Bandidos MC Abilene Chapter President, is arrested for stabbing two members of the Cossacks, including Cossacks Mingus chapter President Timothy Satterwhite who was arrested at the Waco shooting, outside the Logan’s Roadhouse restaurant in Abilene, Texas.

2015 – 22 March, 2015. 10 members of the Cossacks MC force a single rider from the Bandidos MC to pull off Interstate 35 near the town of Lorena, which is roughly 15 miles south of Waco. The Cossacks then beat the Bandido with chains, metal pipes and batons before stealing his motorcycle.

2015 – 22 March, 2015. A group of Bandidos MC members, or possibly a Bandidos support club, confront a single Cossack member at a gas station in Palo Pinto County, which is 60 miles west of Fort Worth, The Bandidos members request the Cossacks member to remove his Texas rocker, a request which he is believed to have refused, before hitting him in the head with a hammer and stealing his vest.

2015 – 7 April, 2015. The El Paso FBI department are tipped off that 100 Bandidos members are expected to travel to Odessa, Texas to start a war with the Cossacks.

2015 – 9 April, 2015. The San Antonio FBI department are told to keep an eye out for any issues between the Bandidos and Cossacks at the biker rallies held in the Texas towns of Amarillo, Hondo, Midland and Odessa. It is estimated that between 200 and 400 Bandidos members attended the rallies, however there were no Cossacks.

2015 – 24 April, 2015. The Dallas FBI department release a report detailing 3 fights between the Cossacks and Bandidos in the Texas towns of Longview, Kilgore and Quitman.

2015 – 17 May, 2015. Waco Shootout. A fight breaks out at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas. Multiple motorcycle clubs including the Cossacks and Bandidos MC are involved and several shots are fired, including shots by multiple police. 9 die in the shooting, 7 of whom were Cossacks members.

• Charles Wayne “Dog” Russell
• Daniel Raymond “Diesel” Boyett
• Jacob Lee Rhyne
• Matthew Mark Smith (previously a member of Scimitars MC)
• Richard Matthew “Chain” Jordan III
• Richard Vincent “Bear” Kirschner Jr.
• Wayne Lee “Sidetrack” Campbell

 Cossacks MC Enemies and Allies

Cossacks MC enemies:

• Bandidos MC are enemies.

Cossacks MC allies:

• TBC.

Cossacks Support Clubs:

• Scimitars MC are a support club.
• Dragoons MC are a support club.
• Sabres MC are a support club.

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Waco Biker Shooting refers to the shootout on 17 May, 2015 at a Twin Peaks Restaurant in Waco, Texas involving multiple motorcycle clubs including Bandidos MC and Cossacks MC.

Waco Biker Shooting Motorcycle Clubs Involved

The following motorcycle clubs were in attendance at the Twin Peaks restaurant at the time of the shooting, although only a few were involved in the shooting:

• Bandidos MC
• Blackett Arms MC
• Bogatyrs MC (Cossacks ally)
• Boozefighters MC
• Caballeros MC
• Cossacks MC
• Desgraciados MC
• Escondidos MC
• Gypsy MC
• HonorBound Motorcycle Ministry
• In Country MC
• Leathernecks MC
• Legacy Vets MC
• Los Pirados MC
• Machateros MC
• Renatus MC
• Scimitars MC (Cossacks ally)
• Sons of the South MC
• Tornado MC
• Valerosos MC (Bandidos Support Club)
• Vaqueros MC (Bandidos Support Club)
• Vietnam Vets MC

Waco Biker Shooting Earlier Tensions

Tensions between the Bandidos and Cossacks had been escalating over previous months:

2013 – November, 2013. Bandidos stab 2 Cossacks.

2015 – 22 March, 2015. 10 members of the Cossacks MC force a Bandidos MC member from the road and beat him.

2015 – 22 March, 2015. A group of Bandidos MC members, or possibly a Bandidos support club, confront a single Cossack member and attack him.

2015 – 7 April, 2015. The El Paso FBI department are tipped off that 100 Bandidos members are expected to travel to Odessa, Texas to start a war with the Cossacks.

2015 – 9 April, 2015. The San Antonio FBI department are told to keep an eye out for any issues between the Bandidos and Cossacks at the biker rallies held in the Texas towns of Amarillo, Hondo, Midland and Odessa.

2015 – 24 April, 2015. The Dallas FBI department release a report detailing 3 fights between the Cossacks and Bandidos in the Texas towns of Longview, Kilgore and Quitman.

Waco Biker Shooting Timeline of Events

The Twin Peaks restaurant just off the Jack Kultgen Expressway in Waco, Texas, was the host of the Texas Confederation of Clubs and Independents meeting for Region 1 (a confederation involved in promoting biker rights and safety). The meeting was scheduled for 1-2pm. The restaurant had hosted this event numerous times without incident. The meeting was scheduled for 1pm.

It should be noted that Cossacks Motorcycle Club are not a member of the Texas Confederation of Clubs, so were not invited to the meeting.

Possible Scenario #1: The car spot.

• Members of Bogatyrs MC, Cossacks MC and Scimitars MC arrive well before the scheduled 1pm meeting start time, they mainly sit in the outside patio area.

• A Bandido nearly hits a Cossack with his motorcycle, possibly a Cossack Prospect who was keeping watch over the Cossacks bikes. Other reports say that he did in fact run over his foot and that he fell to the ground.

• Cossacks approach the Bandidos and begin arguing.

• A Bandido hits Cossack Ray Nelson Jr. in the face.

• Weapons are then used by both sides. Cossack Ray Nelson Jr. is shot in the neck, however not fatally wounded.

• At some point police officers also began firing.

Possible Scenario #2: The bathroom shove.

• At least 22 police including 10 SWAT officers are outside of the restaurant in the carpark.

• There is some push and shove in the bathroom of the Twin Peaks restaurant, which then spills out to the carpark. Mainly Bandidos MC, Cossacks MC and Scimitars MC are involved.

• The push and shove turns into a knife fight and multiple men are stabbed.

• A gun is drawn by one of those in the fight.

• This is where statements differ: Police see the gun and begun firing automatic weapons and that all those killed were the victims of the police.

Aftermath

• 9 are killed.
• 18 are wounded.
• A total of 44 shell casings were found at the scene.
• 239 are detained at the Twin Peaks scene and the Waco Convention Center.
• 62 of the 239 are released without charge.
• 177 of the 239 are charged (see “Arrests” further down in this article).
• Over 1000 items of evidence are taken such as weapons, cell phones and clothing.
• 130 motorcycles and 91 other vehicles were held for evidence on the day.
• As at June 12, 2015, 475 weapons had been found at the scene and seized by police. Some weapons had been buried in garden beds which were discovered by police after using a metal detector:
  • 151 firearms (including 12 long guns)
  • Knives
  • Brass knuckles
  • Batons
  • Tomahawks
  • Weighted weapons
  • A hatchet
  • Stun guns
  • Bats
  • Clubs
  • A machete
  • A pipe
  • An ax
  • Pepper spray
  • A chain

Waco Biker Shooting Victims

Following are the nine victims of the shootout:

Cossacks MC Victims

• Charles Wayne “Dog” Russell: Age 46. Shot in the chest.
• Daniel Raymond “Diesel” Boyett: Age 44. Shot in the head. Regional Road Captain.
• Jacob Lee Rhyne: Age 39. Shot in the neck.
• Matthew Mark Smith: Age 27. Was previously a member of the Scimitars MC Parker County chapter. Shot in the torso.
• Richard Matthew “Chain” Jordan, III: Age 31. Shot in the head.
• Richard Vincent “Bear” Kirschner, Jr: Age 47. Sergeant-At-Arms.
• Wayne Lee “Sidetrack” Campbell: Age 43. Shot in the head and trunk. Road Captain.

Bandido MC Victim

• Manuel Rodriguez: Age 40.

Other Victim

• Jesus Delgado Rodriguez: Age 65. Vietnam veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart. An associate of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club. Shot in the head and torso.

Waco Biker Shooting Motives

As could be expected, media speculation ran rampant with ideas on what the motives behind the shooting may have been.

• Several publications listed that the shooting began over a parking spot. Maybe there was some sort of issue with a parking spot on the day, however it is safe to say that a parking spot would not be the main reason for two groups to begin shooting at each other. This suggested motive also ignores the other encounters between the groups in the preceding months.
• The Cossacks in recent years have begun wearing the “Texas” bottom rocker. The territory of Texas has traditionally been captured by the Bandidos. The Cossacks refused to pay their dues to the Bandidos for “allowing” them to wear the rocker. In addition, it is believed that multiple existing out-of-state Cossacks members transferred to Texas chapters to boost Cossack numbers.
• Rumours of the Cossacks forming an alliance with the Hells Angels MC, who are a long term enemy of the Bandidos.
• Some groups have suggested that the shooting was set up by the Police and that the Waco Police Department were well aware of the event, as well as the rising tensions between the Bandidos and Cossacks. Police were ready to quickly respond with firepower as soon as the first violence broke out between the two motorcycle clubs.

Waco Biker Shooting Police Involvement

On the day of the event multiple Police officers were witnessed firing weapons, a fact which was confirmed by police. The exact actions that they took on the day are under question.

Multiple witnesses have stated that the majority of the shooting was done by the police.

Statements made by police about the Waco shootout event have also varied.

• Incident Report – Officer George Vrail: Officer George Vrail was providing a special detail to cover the meeting, he stated in an incident report that an officer involved in the shootout approached him after the event to advise that he and his colleague were engaged by gunfire as they were exiting their vehicle and returned fire and that they had “struck multiple suspects with their patrol rifles”.

• Incident Report – Officer Keith Vaughn: Officer Keith Vaughn’s statement included that an officer spotted a man shooting into the crowd, so he fired one shot to “stop the individual from shooting anyone else”.

• May 18, 2015: Sgt Patrick Swanton, a spokesperson for the Waco Police Department states the following:
  • “There were multiple people on the scene firing weapons at each other”
  • “They then turned on our officers. Our officers returned gunfire, wounding and possibly killing several.”

• June 12, 2015: Waco Police Chief Brent Stroman states the following:
  • 3 police officers fired a total of 12 shots from rifles.
  • The 3 officers fired .223 caliber rifles, using semi-automatic mode only, although they are capable of fully automatic firing.
  • No other law enforcement agencies fired any shots.
  • No confirmation as to whether or not the 12 bullets hit anyone.
  • All officers on the scene were inside their vehicles when the first shots were fired at Twin Peaks.

Waco Biker Shooting Arrests and Protests

177 people were initially arrested, a number which was reduced to 170, taken to the Waco Convention Center for processing and placed on $1 million bonds. Only three people were known to have posted the $1 million bond, the Bandidos Dallas President David Martinez, Christopher Stainton and Bandido Jeff Battey.

Many of those arrested were initially told that they were being taken to the Waco Convention Center to provide witness statements, rather than that they were being arrested. The officers who provided this information may have believed that this was the truth at the time and that the decision to make the arrests was only properly communicated by the District Attorney to all involved once they arrived at the Waco Convention Center.

Hearings were required to negotiate the reduction of bonds payable by most on the arrest list. Many bonds were reduced to between $25,000 and $100,000, however each of these required a hearing.

By early June, 2 weeks after the event, only 25 people had been released.

Below is a list of those arrested as a result of the Waco shootout:

• Aaron Carpenter
• Andres Ramirez
• Andrew Sandoval
• Andrew Stroer
• Anthony Palmer
• Ares Phoinix
• Arley Harris
• Benjamin Matcek
• Berton Bergman
• Billy Mcree
• Blake Taylor
• Bobby Samford
• Bohar Crump
• Bradley Terwilliger
• Brian Brincks
• Brian Eickenhorst
• Brian Logan
• Christian Valencia
• Christopher Carrizal
• Christopher Eaton
• Christopher Rogers
• Christopher Stainton
• Clayton Reed
• Colter Bajovich
• Craig Rodah
• Daniel Johnson
• Daniel Pesina
• Daryle Walker
• David Cepeda
• David Martinez
• David Rasor
• Diego Obledo
• Don Fowler
• Doss Murphy
• Drew King
• Dustin McCann
• Dusty O’Ehlert
• Edgar Kelleher
• Edward Keller
• Eleazar Martinez
• Eliodoro Munguia
• Ester Weaver
• Gage Yarborough
• George Rogers
• George Wingo
• Gilbert Zamora
• Greg Corrales
• Gregory Salazar
• Jacob Reese
• Jacob Wilson
• James Devoll
• James Eney
• James Gray
• James Rosas
• James Stalling
• James Venable
• Jarrod Lehman
• Jarron Hernandez
• Jason Cavazos
• Jason Dillard
• Jason Moreno
• Jeff Battey
• Jeremy King
• Jeremy Ojeda
• Jerry Pollard
• Jim Harris
• Jimmy Pond
• John Arnold
• John Craft
• John Guerrero
• John Martinez
• John Moya
• John Vensel
• John Wiley
• John Wilson
• Jonathan Lopez
• Jorge Salinas
• Jose Valle
• Joseph Matthews
• Joseph Ortiz
• Josh Martin
• Juan Garcia
• Julie Perkins
• Justin Garcia
• Justin Waddington
• Juventino Montellano
• Kenneth Carlisle
• Kevin Rash
• Kristoffer Rhyne
• Kyle Smith
• Lance Geneva
• Larry Pina
• Lawrence Garcia
• Lawrence Kemp
• Lawrence Yager
• Lindell Copeland
• Marco Dejong
• Marcus Pilkington
• Mario Gonzalez
• Mark White
• Marshall Mitchell
• Martin Lewis
• Matthew Clendennen
• Matthew Folse
• Matthew Yocum
• Melvin Pattenaude
• Michael Baxley
• Michael Chaney
• Michael Herring
• Michael Kenes
• Michael Lynch
• Michael Moore
• Michael Thomas
• Michael Woods
• Mitchell Bradford
• Morgan English
• Narciso Luna
• Nate Farish
• Nathan Champeau
• Nathan Grindstaff
• Noe Adame
• Owen Bartlett
• Owen Reeves
• Phillip Sampson
• Phillip Smith
• Ray Allen
• Raymond Hawes
• Reginald Weathers
• Rene Cavazos
• Richard Benavides
• Richard Cantu
• Richard Dauley
• Richard Donias
• Richard Kreder
• Richard Luther
• Ricky Wycough
• Robert Bucy
• Robert Nichols
• Robert Robertson
• Rolando Reyes
• Ronald Atterbury
• Ronald Warren (wounded)
• Ronnie Bishop
• Roy Covey
• Royce Vanvleck
• Rudy Mercado
• Ryan Craft
• Ryan Harper
• Salvador Campos
• Sandra Lynch
• Sergio Reyes
• Seth Smith
• Seth Smith
• Steven Walker
• Terry Martin
• Theron Rhoten
• Thomas Landers
• Timothy Bayless
• Timothy Satterwhite
• Tom Mendez
• Tommy Jennings
• Trey Short
• Valdemar Guajardo
• Walter Weaver
• Wesley McAlister
• William Aikin
• William English
• William Redding

Waco Biker Shooting Ongoing Investigation and Trial

10 November 2015 – 106 are indicted on charges of “engaging in criminal activity”.

As of February 2016, gag orders have been placed on the cases of some involved. Detailed autopsy results have still not been released, making it unclear whether those killed were by the bullets of pistols (used by bikers), or rifles (mainly used by law enforcement).

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David Labrava Hells Angels

David Labrava is an actor on the tv show Sons of Anarchy, artist and a member of the Hells Angels MC.

David Labrava Hells Angels – Early Life

David Labrava was born in Miami, however he was raised in Europe, spending many years in Amsterdam.

When he was young he rode dirt bikes, but quickly progressed and bought his first Harley Davidson motorcycle when he was only 17 years of age.

David Labrava Hells Angels – Club Involvement

David Labrava is a member of the Hells Angels Oakland chapter, one of the most famous of the Hells Angels chapters as one of the founding members was Sonny Barger. The Oakland clubhouse is located directly across the road from the tattoo shop that he runs, Evil Ink. See photo of the tattoo store further down in the “Other Business” section.

In 2008 he was on the Hells Angels Annual USA Run when he was arrested for drug possession and misdemeanors (see the “Crime” section further down for more information).

David Labrava Hells Angels – Sons of Anarchy

David Labrava was originally brought on to the show Sons of Anarchy by the the show’s creator, Kurt Sutter, as a technical advisor, as the show wanted to accurately depict the one percenter motorcycle club culture. David Labrava later had a meeting with Kurt Sutter and explained that he also was writer and would like an opportunity to be cast in a role.

David Labrava plays the character “Happy Lowman”, who is the Segeant-At-Arms of SAMCRO (Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, California Redwood Original). He was previously in the Tacoma, Washington and Nomad chapters of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. In the show he tattoos a happy face on himself every time that he kills a person.

He also co-wrote Season 4, Episode 10, “Hands”.

David Labrava Hells Angels – Other Business

Although most people reading this article would know him only from his acting on Sons of Anarchy, overall it would be best to describe David Labrava as a “creative type”, as he has his hand in many of the different arts, and has had so for several decades.

Before joining the Sons of Anarchy show he was a published writer, having written columns in magazines since the 1990s. Some of his credits include a column in the hot rod magazine, Ol Skool Rodz, called “Burnin’ Rubber with Jimmy Carbone“. He also wrote for the Horse Motorcycle magazine.

David Labrava is also a glass artist, has a movie company “Artful Dodger Filmworks” and a clothing lined “DOGKULCHA”, which helps out animal rescue charities. In 2015 he directed his first movie titled “Street Level”.

He previously ran a tattoo shop named Evil Ink in Oakland, California. The tattoo shop is directly across the road from the Hells Angels Oakland charter clubhouse (see photo of the clubhouse further up in this article). It is believed that he may no longer run this shop.

David Labrava Hells Angels – Crime

2008 – August, 2008. While in Missoula County, Montana as part of the annual Hells Angels USA Run, David Labrava was arrested on two felony drug possession charges as well as two misdemeanor charges.

Police were approached by a man who told them that a woman was being held against her will in a hotel room with David Labrava. They went to the hotel room and removed the woman from the room and arrested Labrava.

A search warrant was obtained for the room and cocaine, 1.5 grams of hashish, a small amount of marijuana and a “Death Head” design pipe were sized. He was jailed on $2500 bail.

David Labrava Hells Angels – Media

Book – Becoming a Son by David Labrava.

This book tells his life story, following many of the paths described in this article. Across multiple countries and varied professions including the arts and life in the Hells Angels. Find out more on Amazon (link opens in a new tab).

DVD – Sons of Anarchy The complete boxed set.

Following of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, of which David Labrava plays the character “Happy”, who is a Sergeant-At-Arms. This is the complete box set and contains 30 discs. Find out more on Amazon (link opens in a new tab).

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River Run Riot refers to the 2002 Laughlin, Nevada fight between Hells Angels MC and Mongols MC which left 3 dead and several injured.

River Run Riot Leadup / Laughlin River Run

Laughlin is located just under 100 miles south of Las Vegas, Nevada and is the host to the Laughlin River Run.

The Laughlin River Run is an annual motorcycle rally which was first established in 1983. From a humble start of 426 participants at the 1983 event, it quickly gathered speed and in 2005 had an estimated 70,000 attendees.

The rally is generally held on the last weekend in April. The River Run Riot event in 2002 was the first time that mass violence had erupted during the rally.

River Run Riot Timeline of Events

The following events occur on Saturday 27 April, 2002.

• Approximately 35 Hells Angels members leave the Flamingo Hotel (a hotel traditionally held by the Hells Angels during the Laughlin River Run) and head to the Harrah’s Casino (the Mongols hotel during the Laughlin River Run).

• Hells Angels enter the Harrah’s Casino in Laughlin just after 2am and see approximately 40 members of the Mongols in Rosa’s Cantina bar.

• Due to the Harrah’s Casino having a significant number of security cameras, most of the following events were captured on camera and later used in the charging and prosecution of those were involved.

• There is some talking between the groups, with a Mongol asking the Hells Angels who was in charge of their group, to which a Hells Angels member replies and then shortly after some shouting begins.

• Raymond Foakes, a member of the Hells Angels, lands a running fly kick on a member of the Mongols.

• A mass brawl breaks out on the Harrah’s Casino gaming floor. Several members of the public are still in the casino and begin running or attempting to find cover in the casino.

• Guns are fired and other weapons also used. It is believed that the first shot may have been fired by a member of the Mongols, followed by a  shot from a member of the Metropolitan Police Department, who was responding to the incident. Other people have claimed that it was an undercover police officer who fired the first shot.

The Aftermath

• 3 are killed. 2 are Hells Angels MC members and 1 a Mongols MC member (see “Victims” further down in this article).
• Dozens are injured, including 16 being taken to the emergency department.
• Over 50 knives and multiple guns are taken into evidence by police.

River Run Riot Motives

There are a few different motives that have been discussed as being the cause of the River Run Riot event.

• Possible motive #1: Supporter Gear.
  • A stand at the rally were selling Hells Angels supporter gear and were hassled by members of the Mongols MC.
• Possible motive #2: San Bernardino, California shooting.
  • Hours before the riot Hells Angels MC member Christian Tate is killed while riding home to San Diego, California. His body was found by California Highway Patrol with a bullet in the back and his drivers licence sitting on the seat of his Harley Davidson motorcycle.
• Possible motive #3: Escalating violence.
  • The River Run Riot was just another step in the escalating violence between the Hells Angels and the Mongols. The clubs had been at war for years, including cases not long before the rally including dynamite being left under the car of a Mongols Vice President, various stabbings and other similar events.

River Run Riot Victims

3 men were killed as part of the riot. In addition to those listed below who lost their lives, there were many more who were injured.

Mongols MC Victim

• Anthony Barrera: Age 43 of Rancho Cucamonga, California. Stabbed to death.

Hells Angels MC Victims

• Jeramie Bell: Age 27 of Hughson, California. Shot to death.
• Robert Tumelty: Age 50 of Stockton, California. Shot to death.

River Run Riot Arrests & Trial

Initially the group were charged with over 70 offences, including some related to conspiracy. In March 2006 the Nevada courts threw out most of these and proceeded with 12 charges including two counts of murder with use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote a gang.

It wasn’t until early 2008 that most of the sentencing had finally been completed.

In addition to the members listed below who were charged, 36 Hells Angels were initially named in Federal indictments, however these charges were later dropped.

Mongols MC Charged

• Alexander Alcantar: Pled guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter. Sentenced to 18 to 45 months in prison.
• Benjamin Leyva: Pled guilty to battery with a deadly weapon for hitting someone in the head with a bottle. Sentenced to 12 to 30 months in prison.
• Kenneth Dysart: Pled guilty to discharging a firearm into a structure. Sentenced to 12 to 30 months in prison.
• Pedro Martinez: Pled guilty to felony battery with a deadly weapon causing substantial bodily harm. Sentenced to 2 to 5 years in prison. At the time of sentencing he had already been behind bars for 990 days.
• Roger Pinney: Former Mongols President. Pled guilty to conspiracy to commit battery or provoke a breach peace. Sentenced to a year of probation.
• Walter Ramirez: Pled guilty to to being an accessory to commit voluntary manslaughter for helping Alexander Alcantar escape the casino after the brawl. The sentence range is 12 to 60 months, however sentencing was held off as he had been named in another indictment against the Mongols in an unrelated matter.

Hells Angels MC Charged

• Calvin Schaefer: Seen on video firing a gun. Pled guilty to one count of Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR). Sentenced to 51 months in federal prison to run concurrent with a 54 month sentence he received previously in Arizona.
• Dale Leedom: Beat and stabbed a Mongol. Pled guilty to one count of Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR). Sentenced to 2 years in prison.
• Frederick Donahue: Disappeared after the initial indictments were handed down and did not reappear until July 2008 when he handed himself in after 5 years on the run. It is claimed that he snuck a gun into Harrah’s Casino hidden underneath a bandana. Sentenced to 30 months in prison.
• James Hannigan: Stabbed a Mongol. Pled guilty to one count of Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR). Sentenced to 2 years in prison.
• Maurice Eunice: Seen on video firing a gun. Pled guilty to one count of Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR). Sentenced to 30 months in prison.
• Rodney Cox: Hit a Mongol in the back of the head with a wrench. Pled guilty to one count of Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR). Sentenced to 2 years in prison.
• Raymond Foakes: Kicked a Mongol, which was one of the first actions that occurred as part of the fight. Pled guilty to one count of Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR). Sentenced to 12 to 30 months in prison.

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George Christie is the former Hells Angels MC Ventura Chapter President.

George Christie Personal Life

George Christie was born in Ventura, California in 1947. He is an only child with Greek immigrant parents.

As a teenager he was a surfer, which was where he was first introduced to motorcycles, as a friend of his had a Harley Davidson motorcycle which he brought down to the beach one day.

In 1984 he carried the Olympic Torch as part of the Los Angeles Olympic Games.

He owned a tattoo shop in Ventura known as The Ink House up until early 2013.

He has four children, George Jnr III, Moriya, Aubree and Finn, and a wife, Nikki. His youngest child, Finn, lives with him and his wife in Southern California.

One of his elder children, George Christie Jnr. III also had some involvement with the Hells Angels, becoming the Vice President of the Ventura chapter. In August 2015 he unexpectedly died in his sleep, aged 39.

George Christie’s daughter, Moriya Lynn Christie, is a criminal attorney and has acted on behalf of her father on numerous occasions.

After leaving the Hells Angels and serving some time in prison he acts as an organized crime consultant to networks including CNN as well as working with inmates to help them to understand the judicial process through his company “Felony Prison Consultants”.

George Christie Hells Angels MC Motorcycle History

In 1966 at the age of 19 he purchased his first motorcycle, a 1957 Harley Davidson Panhead, reportedly for $200. He then began hanging around The Question Marks outlaw motorcycle club, based in Ventura where he met Von Dutch and Dick Woods.

He joined the Hells Angels Los Angeles chapter and became a fully patched member in 1976 and only 6 months later was promoted to the Los Angeles chapter President.

In 1978 he left the Los Angeles chapter to start a new chapter in Ventura, where he held the role of Ventura President for several decades, leaving him as one of the longest serving Presidents and also one of the most famous hells angels members.

George Christie was thought to be a level-headed leader in most cases. Over his years as President he was able to build up relatively good relationships between the Mongols and Hells Angels in the Ventura, California area, at least in comparison to the widespread hatred that occurred between the Hells Angels and the Mongols elsewhere in the country.

In 2011 he was put out of the club in bad standings, with beliefs that he had cooperated with law enforcement. George Christie claims that he retired from the club.

George Christie Crimes

1986 – Charged with conspiracy to commit the murder of a drug dealer. He was acquitted, however had spent a year in prison by the time of the acquittal.

1998 – Indicted on 59 counts relating to the distribution of drugs. He spent a year in prison and pled guilty to conspiracy to sell prescription drugs as well as pleading no contest to the filing of a false tax return. This indictment covered multiple members of the Christie family including his ex-wife Cheryl, son George Christie Jnr III, daughter Moriya Christie and her husband Layne Bell.

2007 – 6 July, 2007. Molotov cocktails are thrown into two tattoo shops, Scratch the Surface and Twisted Ink, both located in Ventura. These two tattoo shops were thought to have some connections with the Mongols MC, who are a traditional Hells Angels enemy, however are on much better terms with the Hells Angels in the Ventura, California area.

2011 – 12 August, 2011. Indicted (with a superseding indictement in December, 2011), along with Benito Hurtado, Brian Andrew Russell, Kyle Douglas Gilbertson and Richard Reeves Russell III, on federal charges relating to extortion and the July 2007 firebombing of Scratch the Surface and Twisted Ink tattoo shops. George Christie is charged with one count of conspiracy to use fire or explosive to damage property, and two counts of use of fire or explosive to damage property.

The FBI statement at the time stated:

“The indictment alleges that Christie, while the president of the Ventura County Chapter of the Hells Angels, conspired to threaten the owners of rival tattoo parlors in an effort to force them to close down their businesses. When the owners remained in business, Christie allegedly conspired to firebomb the businesses.”

2011 – 2 September, 2011. George Christie is released on $200,000 bail and placed under house arrest. The trial is due to begin 31 January, 2012, however is delayed multiple times and does not start until January, 2013.

2013 – 1 February, 2013. A plea deal is reached, which sees him plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy.

2013 – August, 2013. He is sentenced to serve one year in FCI (Federal Correctional Institution) La Tuna, located in Anthony, Texas.

George Christie Media

Documentary – Filmmaker Nick Mead made the documentary, “The Last American Outlaw”, which started filming just before Christie was indicted in 2011. Originally started as a film about freedom within America, it turned into a biography of sorts about George Christie. The documentary was shown at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, however later on pulled from mass release after serious concerns were raised that the stories told by George Christie were not factual. Threats have since come claiming that filmmaker Nick Mead may be sued if the production doesn’t continue.

Book – Exile on Front Street: My Life as a Hells Angel . . . and Beyond by George Christie.

George Christie’s biography is currently available for pre-order. We will need to wait for the release to determine the accuracy of the book. Find out more on Amazon (link opens in a new tab).

TV – The Outlaw Chronicles – History Channel.

Outlaw Chronicles is a 2015 collaboration between George Christie and the History Channel providing an overview of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Many consider this collaboration to be spilling “club business”, however that much is also over-dramatized. Find out more on Amazon (link opens in a new tab).

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Wino Willie Forkner founded the Boozefighters MC in California in 1946.

Wino Willie Forkner Early Life / Family Life

Willie Clyde Forkner Jnr. was born on 11 July, 1920.

The story goes that he got his nickname of “Wino” because as a 7 year old he would go to wineries in the Fresno area and have a drink.

Before World War II Willie Forkner joined the 13 Rebels Motorcycle Club in California, who had a strong focus on racing and socializing.

Joining the World War II effort he became part of a B-24 Liberator bomber crew in the South Pacific on an aircraft named the “Pacific Tramp”. Returning from the war he once again took to motorcycles with 13 Rebels, attending race meets. He grew frustrated with the club and decided to start something of his own, this is how Boozefighters MC was born.

He had 2 daughters, Patricia and Terrie, a son, William Forkner III and a wife, Terrie. They lived in Fort Bragg, California, which is located roughly 150 miles north of San Francisco.

Wino Willie Forkner Boozefighters MC

In 1946 Willie founded the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club in California when he was aged around 26. Some other of the original members included Fatboy Nelson, Dink Burns and George Menker. Their regular bar at the time was the All American Bar, located in South Gate, Los Angeles, California. This bar was also shared by his previous club, the 13 Rebels Motorcycle Club.

After the club expanded throughout the later parts of the 20th century the control of the club became difficult to manage, with many chapters opening and lots of different opinions on how the club should be run. Wino Willie Forkner decided to give away his rights to the Fort Bragg Chapter (Chapter #1), which he sold for $1.

The story here goes that the two men who took over the club turned it into a profit making organization and after one of the two died Wino Willie Forkner tried to buy back the club in the mid 1990s, which was offered for sale to him for $14,641, a deal which he agreed to but was later withdrawn.

Wino’s Crew Motorcycle Club was then started in 1997 by some former members of the Boozefighters, with blessing of Wino Willie Forkner. They state that their aim is to carry on the memory, spirit and intent of the original chapters of the Boozefighters.

Wino Willie Forkner Death

Wino Willie Forkner died 23 June, 1997 of a ruptured aortic aneurism in Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, located in Santa Rosa, California.

According to SFGATE.com:

Four days earlier, in an interview with The Chronicle, he sounded perfectly robust and said he was itching to get on his Ducati and get down to Hollister so he could lead a parade through the streets on July 4.

“I’m ready for it,” the grizzled old biker said. “I’m going to stay there until the party’s over.”

The parade being discussed in the quote above was for the 50th anniversary of the Hollister Riot. His ill health and death seemed to have come as a surprise to many of the members in the motorcycle club who were planning on meeting with him at the rally.

He was age 76 at the time of his death, with a funeral service held at Chapel By The Sea in Fort Bragg, California.

Wino Willie Forkner Media

Movie – The Wild One starring Marlon Brando.

The movie The Wild One is loosely based on the Hollister Riot events, in no means should it be viewed as an accurate depiction. The character “Chino”, played by actor Lee Marvin in the movie is based on Wino Willie Forkner. It is believed that Wino Willie may have had a small consultant role in the production of the movie. Find out more on Amazon (link opens in a new tab).

Book – The Original Wild Ones: Tales of the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club by Bill Hayes.

This book tells the story of the history of the Boozefighters MC, who were one of the clubs in attendance at the Hollister Riot. Statements made in the book by members who attended the rally make it clear that the situation was widely blown out of proportion by the media. Find out more on Amazon (link opens in a new tab).

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Otto Friedli was a former President of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club San Bernardino chapter and previously a member of the Pissed off Bastards of Bloomington who attended the 1947 Hollister Riot.

Otto Friedli Early Life / Family Life

Otto Friedli was born 28 June, 1931 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. He grew up in Los Angeles and then moved to Santa Barbara when he was in his teens.

He spent some time in the Army, working as a mechanic. He was later discharged after it was found out that he had a criminal record.

Around 1980 he married his wife, Carol, who already had a daughter, Laura, at the time around 10 years, from a previous relationship. Otto also had two children from a previous marriage, Otto Jnr. and Lisa. He also had a child who drowned at age 6, named David.

Otto Friedli Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington MC

Otto Friedli was a member of the Pissed off Bastards of Bloomington Motorcycle Club.

While with POBOB MC it is believed that he was one of the members who attended the 1947 Hollister Riot, which also included other prominent groups including the Market Street Commandos. In the years following the riot he left the club and went on to join the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club.

Otto Friedli Hells Angels Motorcycle Club

Although Otto Friedli is often credited with being one of the founders of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, he has stated that this was not the case and that the was invited to a club meeting by the partner of a former girlfriend of his. He is listed in many sources to have joined the club in 1948, but the date may have been a year or two later, with other sources stating as late as 1951.

Many of the same sources that list him as being the founder of the club in 1948 also list him as a World War II veteran, which is not realistic as he would have been 14 at the end of the war in 1945.

According to Sonny Barger, Otto Friedli became the Hells Angels San Bernardino President after Bobby Zimmerman was killed in a motorcycle accident on the way home from Bass Lake in 1961.

Otto Friedli also acted as the National President up until he went to prison (see the “Crimes/Prison” section below) and Sonny Barger, the Hells Angels Oakland chapter President, took over as National President and moved the headquarters from San Bernardino to Oakland.

Otto Friedli Crimes / Prison

In the 1950s he was charged in connection to a robbery of the Miramar Hotel.

In the late 1960s he was convicted of possession of a firearm during a raid on a Rancho Cucamonga ranch which was used by the Hells Angels. As Otto Friedli already had a prior conviction from the robbery above he was sentenced to 3 years in prison.

During his 3 years in prison he began reading the bible for several hours a day. His “finding of religion” significantly changed his life from this point on.

Otto Friedli Life After Prison

After leaving prison he decided that the Hells Angels no longer represented the sort of life that he wanted to live, so he instead joined the Santa Barbara chapter of the Black Sheep Motorcycle Ministry, who are Harley Davidson riders club aiming to spread the word of Christ.

He found a job as a mechanic at a Harley Davidson dealership in Whittier, California which he held for a few years before becoming involved in swimming pool construction, a career which he had until his retirement in around 2003.

Otto Friedli Death

Otto Friedli died on 17 March, 2008 in Santa Barbara, California. He was age 76 at the time of his death.

At his memorial the following quote was provided by him to be added to the handouts:

“Bye bye suckers, see you in Heaven”.

He was buried in Goleta Cemetery in Santa Barbara County.

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Sonny Barger is the former President and founding member of the Hells Angels Oakland Chapter.

He has been widely identified as being the National President of the Hells Angels and is quite possibly the most well know outlaw motorcycle club member of all time, having used the media to his advantage over several decades.

Sonny Barger Early Life / Personal Life

Ralph Hubert Barger was born 8 October, 1938 in Modesto, California. At four months old his mother left, leaving him with his father and older sister.

In 1954 he started a small street corner club that he named “Earth Angels”.

He joined the army in 1955, at age 16, however was thrown out 14 months later after it was discovered that he had forged his birth certificate.

After returning from the army in 1956 he joined the Oakland Panthers Motorcycle Club, later leaving stating that they didn’t have the “brotherhood” that he was seeking. In the event of an issue they would often split, rather than stick together and battle through whatever may have come up.

The Hells Angels Oakland chapter was founded in 1957 (see “Hells Angels MC” further down in this article), with Sonny becoming one of the founding members and the first President of the chapter.

His drugs of choice over the years have been LSD and cocaine.

In 1982/1983 he was diagnosed with throat cancer and had his vocal chords removed. Having to go through therapy to learn to talk again, his voice changed significantly, leaving him now with a very husky unique voice, which has been likened to Marlon Brando in The Godfather. As well as having throat cancer he has also suffered from a heart attack.

In 1998 he moved to Arizona with his third wife and daughter and became a member in the Hells Angels Cave Creek chapter, selling his shop in Glendale, California in the process.

He has amassed a number of high profile friends over the years, including Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead and actor Mickey Rourke.

Sonny Barger Hells Angels MC

The Hells Angels Oakland Chapter was founded on 1 April, 1957. Sonny was one of the original founders. A plaque outside of the clubhouse reads that the club was founded by “Sonny Barger and others”. The “others” included another biker by the name of Boots Don Reeves.

He has stated that they didn’t ask permission before founding the Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels. It was Boots Don Reeves who came across a patch and they decided to start riding together and forming their own chapter. It is believed that this didn’t cause any major issues with the other chapters at the time as they were just a group of loosely related chapters, however if a similar scenario happened today, and people began forming their own chapter of the Hells Angels without asking for formal approval, it would be a completely different story.

When the Hells Angels National President Otto Friedli went to prison the National President role was taken over by Sonny Barger. After he took over he also moved the Hells Angels Mother Chapter from San Bernardino (Berdoo), to the Hells Angels Oakland Chapter.

It is worth noting that “National President” isn’t an actual role within the Hells Angels and that Sonny Barger is merely a member of the club in good standing. However, for several decades he has widely been acknowledged as being the overall leader and spokesperson.

In 1998 he moved to the Arizona and joined the Hells Angels Cave Creek Chapter. The Oakland Chapter President role was taken over by Elliot S. “Cisco” Valderrama.

Sonny Barger Crimes

1973 – Sentenced to ten years to life for the sale of 37 grams of heroin. After legal battles he is later released in 1977.

1979 – Sonny Barger, along with multiple other members of the Hells Angels Oakland chapter are put on trial facing RICO charges relating to guns and drugs (United States of America v. Ralph Barger, Jr., et al.). They were acquitted after the prosecution could not prove that it was part of the motorcycle club laws to be involved in these activities.

1987 – November, 1987. Arrested on conspiracy charges. FBI informant Anthony Tait plays a strong part in the following court case.

1988 – October, 1988. A jury finds Sonny Barger guilty of conspiracy to violate federal firearms and explosives laws in plots to kill members of the Outlaws MC in Louisville, Kentucky as well as other areas. Along with Michael Vincent O’Farrell he was convicted of conspiracy to transport and receive in interstate commerce explosives with intent to kill and to damage buildings. The conviction had a maximum sentence of five years, however he receives a sentence of four years in prison in Arizona and is released in 1992. There were a total of 10 Hells Angels members in Alaska and California who were accused of being involved.

Sonny Barger Media / Sonny Barger Author

In addition to the many books and articles that have been written about Sonny Barger, he is also a writer himself, having published several books.

Sonny Barger Book – Hell’s Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club by Sonny Barger with Keith Zimmerman and Kent Zimmerman.

The biography of Sonny Barger, covering everything from his early life through the finding of the Oakland chapter and beyond. Find out more on Amazon (link opens in a new tab).

Hells Angels Book – Hells Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson.

This is a classic in the outlaw motorcycle club community and is a must read for anyone interested in finding out about the earlier years in the Hells Angels, with Sonny Barger playing a significant role. Find out more on Amazon (link opens in a new tab).

Sonny has written many books, including the following:

• Hell’s Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club (2000)
• Dead in 5 Heartbeats (2004)
• Freedom: Credos from the Road (2005)
• 6 Chambers, 1 Bullet (2006)
• Let’s Ride: Sonny Barger’s Guide to Motorcycling (2010)

He has been involved in the following tv shows and movies in one way or another:

• Hell’s Angels on Wheels (1967)
• Hell’s Angels ’69 (1969)
• Hell’s Angels Forever (1983), featuring Sonny Barger, Jerry Garcia, Scott Barnes, Johnny Paycheck, Willie Nelson
• Dead in 5 Heartbeats (2012)
• Sons of Anarchy (2010-2012), recurring character Lenny “The Pimp” Janowitz. The show Sons of Anarchy is said to be loosely based on the Hells Angels motorcycle club.

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Thunderguards MC are a black one percenter motorcycle club founded in 1965 in Wilmington, Delaware.

The Thunderguards have strong ties to the Pagans Motorcycle Club.

Thunderguards MC History

The Thunderguards Motorcycle Club were founded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1965. They are an all black outlaw motorcycle club.

The original members were Buckie (who is said to have chosen the name of “Thunderguards”), Junkyard, Fishman, Billy C, Charlie, Gordie and Cuppie. The group of men to join next were given the title of “7%ers”, they were Big Leonard, Joe, Lensey, Marvin, Sonny, Sam and Soulman.

In 1979 a board was voted in with one of the founding members, Sam, being selected as the President.

Originally the club used the houses of the founding members for meeting, but then opened a clubhouse in 1966 on 9th and Wilson in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1970 they moved to Gordon Street and then in 1983 moved again to 28th and Northeast Blvd.

2014 – 11 April, 2014. The Criminal Nuisance Abatement Act is used to attempt to shut down the Thunderguards clubhouse in Wilmington, as it had seen “ongoing and violent criminal activity”, including multiple shootings (see photo of the clubhouse further down in this article).

2014 – 14 May, 2014. The club agree to vacate their Wilmington clubhouse, however later change their mind and claim that they wish to instead turn the clubhouse into a community center facility where youth can be mentored and relationships can be built amongst the community.

Thunderguards MC Patch / Motto / Colors

The Thunderguards MC patch is very simple, consisting of red lightning bolt. The font used for the lettering is quite unique, as most other motorcycle clubs usually opt for very clean Sans Serif style fonts.

One of the Thunderguards Motorcycle Club mottos is “As brothers we ride, with black pride”.

Thunderguards MC Chapters

The Thunderguards Motorcycle Club have multiple chapters based on the East Coast of the USA. Below are some of the more prominent chapters, however it is believed that the club have multiple additional chapters who keep a lower profile.

• Thunderguards MC North Georgia Chapter, Lithonia, Georgia
• Thunderguards MC Wilmington Chapter, Delaware
• Thunderguards MC Charleston Chapter, South Carolina

Famous Thunderguards MC Members

There are no famous members of the Thunderguards Motorcycle Club in a celebrity sense.

Thunderguards MC Crime / In The Media

2006 – 22 October, 2006. A search warrant is executed at the Wilmington chapter clubhouse following a shooting. The search discovers drugs, drug paraphernalia and nine firearms.

2007 – 11 August, 2007. A man is shot in the knee while in the parking lot of the Wilmington chapter clubhouse. No suspects were identified.

2007 – 27 October, 2007. One person is shot and killed, and two others also shot, in the parking lot adjacent to the Thunderguards Wilmington clubhouse. All three men were said to be in the parking lot looking to meet women. One of the three is alleged to have been in the parking lot attempting to buy drugs.

2008 – 10 May, 2008. A man is shot while getting out of his car outside the Thunderguards Wilmington clubhouse. The victim stated that an unknown person approached him and shot him, so he ran. He then heard additional shots being fired. A Thunderguards member then flagged down a police car. No suspects were identified.

2012 – 11 October, 2012. As part of a police investigation of the Thunderguards, phone taps discover two Thunderguards members arranging a drug transaction of five ounces of cocaine. Surveillance is then organized and they follow the seller to the buyer’s house to watch the transaction. The buyer is then followed to the Thunderguards Wilmington clubhouse.

2012 – 4 November, 2012. The police respond to a complaint that a man in the Wilmington clubhouse has a gun. On arrival they find two men with gunshot wounds, one who later dies from the wounds.

2012 – 5-6 November, 2012. As part of “Operation Thunderclap” a three month police investigation into the drug transactions performed by the Thunderguards Motorcycle Club.

Side note: Funnily enough, “Operation Thunderclap” was the codename given to a World War II mission which was planned to cause mass destruction to German forces, but never went ahead as it was determined that the plan was unlikely to work.

Police execute 10 search warrants, all but one which was in the New Castle County area. 8 are arrested. Over 2kg of cocaine is seized worth an estimated $100,000 along with 167 grams of marijuana, $41,000 cash and over a dozen firearms.

The following individuals were arrested as part of the operation:

• Arthur M. Blount
  • Possession of Cocaine in a Tier 5 quantity
  • Possession of Marijuana within a School Zone
  • Conspiracy Second Degree
  • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
  • Committed Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $111,250 Cash Bond

• Ernest E. Saunders Jr
  • Possession of Cocaine in a Tier 5 quantity (2 counts)
  • Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine in Tier 4 quantity
  • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (2 counts)
  • Maintaining a Drug Property
  • Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (2 counts)
  • Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (2 counts)
  • Committed Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on 4.5 Million Secured Bond

• Marquita S. Charlton
  • Possession of Cocaine in Tier 5 quantity
  • Possession with intent to Deliver Cocaine
  • Endangering the Welfare of a Child
  • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
  • Committed to Baylor Women’s Correction Institution on $318,750 Secured Bond

• Mark Singleton
  • Possession of Cocaine in Tier 5 quantity
  • Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony
  • Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Person Prohibited
  • Possession of Marijuana
  • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (2 counts)
  • Committed Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $151,600 Cash Bond

• Armar C. Womack
  • Possession of Cocaine in Tier 5 quantity
  • Possession with intent to Deliver Cocaine
  • Endangering the Welfare of a Child
  • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
  • Committed Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $318, 750 Secured Bond

• James A. Robertson
  • Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
  • Possession of a Weapon with an Obliterated or Altered Serial Number
  • Possession of a Deadly Weapon by Person Prohibited
  • Committed Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $7500 Cash Bond

• Enrico F. Verucci Sr
  • Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine
  • Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
  • Conspiracy Second Degree
  • Endangering the Welfare of a Child
  • Released on $73,000 Unsecured Bond

• Bryan K. Verucci
  • Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine
  • Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
  • Conspiracy Second Degree
  • Endangering the Welfare of a Child
  • Released on $73,000 Unsecured Bond

Thunderguards MC Books / Movies / TV

No books or other media specifically about the Thunderguards Motorcycle Club could be found, instead you may be interested in checking out our list of Outlaw Motorcycle Club Books.

Thunderguards MC Enemies and Allies

Thunderguards MC enemies:

• Enemies are unconfirmed, however it is likely that they would share some enemies with the Pagans.

Thunderguards MC allies:

• Pagans MC are a close ally.

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The Great Nordic Biker War refers to a feud between Hells Angels MC and Bandidos MC in Scandinavia that went from 1994 until 1997.

This war between the clubs is also sometimes referred to as either the Great Northern Biker War or the Great Scandinavian Biker War.

Of particular note was the use of anti-tank rockets in multiple attacks, which were believed to have been stolen from the Swedish Army.

Great Nordic Biker War – Leadup

Before we can understand Great Nordic Biker War we first need to go back to the 1980s in Scandinavia.

The Hells Angels moved into Scandinavia in 1980, taking in United MC, much to the dislike of others clubs at the time. Their opponents formed an alliance and created Bullshit MC. In September 1983 Bullshit MC went to a pub owned by the Hells Angels and the result was the start of a war which lasted over two years and killed 8 Bullshit MC members, one Hells Angel and a civilian.

In 1992 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Morticians MC turned against the Hells Angels. Morticians MC later changed their name to Undertakers MC and then in 1993 were patched over by the Bandidos MC. In 1994 Hells Angels attempted to prevent Morbids MC from gaining a foothold in the area, so Morbids MC joined the Bandidos alliance and later on Outlaws MC also joined the Bandidos alliance.

Great Nordic Biker War – Clubs Involved

Other than the two main clubs involved in the battle, there were several support clubs who also played a part.

The Bandidos were believed to have approximately 130 members based in the region across 7 chapters, to the Hells Angels 290 members based in the region across 15 chapters.

• Bandidos MC
  • Klan MC
  • Morbids MC
  • Morticians MC
  • Undertakers MC

• Hells Angels MC
  • Avengers MC
  • Screwdrivers MC
  • Untouchables MC

• Outlaws MC (allied with Bandidos MC)

Great Nordic Biker War – Timeline of Events

The following is the timeline of events of the Great Nordic Biker War:

• 1994 – 26 January, 1994. Helsingborg, Sweden. Shooting at Morbids MC clubhouse.

• 1994 – February, 1994. Helsingborg, Sweden. Shooting between Hells Angels and Bandidos MC. Hells Angel member Joakim Boman is killed.

• 1994 – February, 1994. An anti-tank rocket is fired at the Hells Angels clubhouse.

• 1994 – 22 June, 1994. Finland. The Klan MC President is shot and killed by a Hells Angels member.

• 1995 – 19 February, 1995. Oslo, Norway. Shootout between the Hells Angels MC and Bandidos MC. One person is wounded.

• 1995 – 17 July, 1995. Finland Bandidos MC President Michael “Joe” Ljunggren” is killed.

• 1995 – 17 July, 1995. Bandidos MC fire anti-tank rockets at a Hells Angels Prospect clubhouse in Helsinki, Finland.

• 1995 – 26 July, 1995. Bandidos MC fire anti-tank rockets at a Hells Angels Prospect clubhouse in Helsingborg, Sweden.

• 1995 – 25 December, 1995. Bandidos MC beat two Hells Angels MC members in a nightclub in Copenhagen, Denmark.

• 1996 – January, 1996. Screwdrivers MC’s clubhouse in Hamar, Norway is attacked in a bombing.

• 1996  – 18 January, 1996. Hells Angels Oslo, Norway clubhouse is attacked in a bombing.

• 1996 – February, 1996. Helsinki, Finland. A bar owned by the Hells Angels is bombed.

• 1996 – 1 March, 1996. Hells Angels MC attack the Bandidos MC Helsinki, Finland clubhouse. Bandidos Finland Vice President Jarkko Kokko later dies from gunshot wounds and another member is wounded.

• 1996 – 10 March, 1996. Multiple Bandidos members are attacked and wounded at Fornebu Airport in Oslo, Norway. On the same day a group of Bandidos were returning from Helsinki, Finland and were shot at Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen, Denmark. One Bandido member, Uffe Larsen, died and three others were wounded.

• 1996 – April and May, 1996. Hells Angels MC clubhouses in Helsingborg, Sweden and South Denmark are attacked. The clubhouse of Hells Angels Prospect Club Avengers MC in Aalborg, Denmark is also attacked.

• 1996 – 15 July, 1996. Bandidos member, and previously in the mid 1980s a co-founder of Sweden’s first outlaw motorcycle club White Trash MC, Jan “Face” Krogh Jensen is killed. He was riding with Swedish Bandidos President Michael Lerche Olsen, who was possibly the intended target in the shooting.

• 1996 – 28 August, 1996. The Hells Angels Sweden Vice-President is shot in Helsingborg, Sweden.

• 1996 – October, 1996. There are three attacks on Hells Angels clubhouses. The third attack, which occurred at a clubhouse in Malmö, Sweden, involved an explosion that wounded 12 bystanders. Days later an anti-tank rocket is used in an attack on a Copenhagen, Denmark clubhouse, killing Hells Angels member Louis Linde Nielsen and Janne Krohn, a guest at the party. At the end of the month a car bomb explodes outside the Oslo, Norway Hells Angels clubhouse.

• 1997 – 10 January, 1997. Hells Angels member Kim Thrysöe Svendsen is killed in Aalborg, Denmark.

• 1997 – January, 1997. Outlaws MC President Thore “Henki” Holm and an Outlaws member from France are shot and wounded by a member of Untouchables MC (ally of Hells Angels).

• 1997 – Multiple shootings occur first of Bandidos members in Amager and Køge, Denmark and then retaliation shooting of Hells Angels members in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen.

• 1997 – 4 June, 1997. A car bomb explodes outside the Bandidos Drammen, Norway clubhouse. An innocent women is driving by the clubhouse at the time and is killed in the blast. A Hells Angels member is convicted in 2002.

• 1997 – 7 June, 1997. Bandidos member Björn Gudmandsen is killed and three other Bandidos members wounded in a shooting outside a busy restaurant in the tourist town of Liseleje, Denmark.

• 1997 – 25 September, 1997. Bandidos Europe President “Big” Jim Tinndahn meets with Hells Angels Europe President Bent “Blondie” Nielsen in Denmark in front of television cameras and declare the end of the war.

At the time of the declaration of the end of the war the two groups agreed that no further chapters would be opened in enemy territory, however this agreement has since broken down, with multiple chapters being opened by both groups including Bandidos chapters in Amager and Odense in Denmark.

Great Nordic Biker War – Victims

The following numbers can only be estimated, as there were surely additional attacks which were not documented by the media.

• 11 killed, including the following:
  • Civilian women (not affiliated with any club)
  • Mikael “Joe” Ljunggren (Bandidos Sweden President)
  • Jarkko Kokko (Bandidos Finland Vice President)
  • Uffe Larsen (Bandidos Denmark member)
  • Bjorn Gudmandsen (Bandidos Denmark member)
  • Jan “Face” Jensen (Bandidos Norway, co-founder of White Trash MC)
  • Kim Thrysöe Svendsen (Hells Angels)
  • Louis Linde Nielsen (Hells Angels)
  • Janne Krohn (Hells Angels party guest)
  • Joakim Boman (Hells Angels)

• 74 attempted murders

• 96 wounded

Great Nordic Biker War – Arrests & Trial

Following are some of the convictions that occurred in relation to the events of the war:

• Ilkka Ukkonen and Jussi Penttinen – Hells Angels prospects found responsible for the March, 1996 Bandidos Helsinki, Finland clubhouse murders. Ilkka Ukkonen receives a 12.5 year prison term and Jussi Penttinen receives a 6 year prison term.

• Kai Tapio Blom and Antti Tauno Tapani – Members of Bandidos MC found responsible for the July, 1995 anti-tank rocket launcher attacks on Hells Angels prospect clubhouses. Kai Tapio Blom receives a 6 year prison term, Antti Tauno Tapani receives a 4 year prison term.

• Niels Poulsen – Bandidos MC prospect found responsible for the October, 1996 Hells Angels clubhouse attacks. Receives a sentence of life in prison.

• Vagn Smith – Hells Angels member found responsible for the June, 1997 murder of Björn Gudmandsen and shooting of 3 others in Liseleje, Denmark. Receives a sentence of life in prison.

Great Nordic Biker War – Rocker Act / Rockerloven

Rockerloven (English translation: The Rocker Act) was passed by the government in Denmark and came into play on 15 October, 1996. This act provides police with more power against bikers and also aims to prevent the assembly of members at their clubhouses.

An amendment was passed in June, 2003 providing even greater rights to police, including the ability to use civilian agents, monitor internet traffic including emails and also allows other types of undercover monitoring in an effort to combat organized crime.

Great Nordic Biker War – Further Conflicts

2001 – 21 March, 2001. Former Bandidos President Claus Bork Hansen is shot 26 times, dying as a result of the wounds, in Vanlose, Copenhagen, Denmark. After being thrown out of the Bandidos he had gone on to create a Red & White support club (Hells Angels support club). 4 members of Bandidos MC were later charged with the murder.

As part of the trial into the murder it was found that crisis talks had occurred between the Hells Angels and Bandidos only two days before the murder, as neither group wanted another large scale war to happen and there was a belief that Claus Bork Hansen was attempting to force their hands.

Jens Christian Thorup was convicted of the murder and sentenced to life in prison, but was sent to a psychiatric hospital after 3 judges believed that he was mentally ill, later being transferred to a prison. The other three initially charged with the murder, “Kemo” Kent Sorensen, Karl Martin Thorup and Peter Buch Rosenburg were all acquitted.

2001 – 12 August, 2001. Flemming Jensen, who had strong connections with the Cerberus gang, was stabbed to death by members of the Hells Angels after a fight broke out in a bar in Aalborg, Denmark. Cerberus were aligned with the Bandidos however later switched to align with the Hells Angels. Flemming Jensen still had many associates on the Bandidos side and was reluctant to switch his allegiance. Hells Angels prospect Jesper Østenkær Kristoffersen later confessed to the murder and was sentenced to 6 years in prison.

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Kingsmen MC is an outlaw motorcycle club founded in Lockport, New York in 1958.

While not claiming to be a one percenter club, the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club share some of the traits seen in one percenter clubs.

Kingsmen MC History

The Kingsmen Motorcycle club were founded in Lockport, New York in 1958. They have a presence on the East Coast of the USA.

Media attention has grown around the club significantly since 2013, where a series of violent events have affected members of the club, including a double shooting murder outside their clubhouse in Tonawanda, New York. See the “Crime / In The Media” section further down in this article for more details on these events.

Kingsmen MC Patch / Motto / Colors

The patch of the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club is made up of a gold knight’s helmet with a red “feather” on top.

The Kingsmen Motorcycle Club have multiple references to the number “11”. The number 11 refers to the 11th letter of the alphabet, the letter “K” (Kingsmen).

A motto used by the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club is “One For All, All For One”.

The Kingsmen also use the motto “LKDK”, which stands for “Live Kingsmen, Die Kingsmen”.

Like most one percenter motorcycle clubs, the Kingsmen use an abbreviation of “KFFK”, which stands for “Kingsmen Forever, Forever Kingsmen”.

Kingsmen MC Chapters

Kingsmen MC have multiple chapters across the East Coast of the USA. At this point in time they do not have any chapters internationally.

• Kingsmen Florida Chapters
  • Kingsmen Deland Chapter
  • Kingsmen Desoto Chapter
  • Kingsmen Hemando Chapter
  • Kingsmen Lake County Chapter
  • Kingsmen Putman Chapter
  • Kingsmen Sumter County Chapter
  • Kingsmen Volusia County Chapter

•  Kingsmen New York Chapter
  • Kingsmen Angola Chapter
  • Kingsmen Arcade Chapter
  • Kingsmen Attica Chapter
  • Kingsmen Black Rock Chapter
  • Kingsmen Buffalo Chapter
  • Kingsmen Dunkirk Chapter
  • Kingsmen Gowanda Chapter
  • Kingsmen Jamestown Chapter
  • Kingsmen Niagara Falls Chapter
  • Kingsmen North Tonawanda Chapter
  • Kingsmen Lockport Chapter
  • Kingsmen Olean Chapter

• Kingsmen Tennessee Chapters
  • Kingsmen Moonshine Chapter

• Kingsmen Pennsylvania Chapters
  • Kingsmen Bradford Chapter
  • Kingsmen Corey Chapter
  • Kingsmen Erie Chapter
  • Kingsmen Meadville Chapter
  • Kingsmen Oil City Chapter
  • Kingsmen Warren Chapter

Famous Kingsmen MC Members

There are no famous members in the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club in a celebrity sense, however there are some who are better known for their standing in the club than others.

David Pirk – National President

David Pirk was listed as the Kingsmen National President. He was named in a March 2016 indictment. The indictment covered 46 counts focussed on racketeering. It is believed that he may have ordered the execution style killing of two Kingsmen members from the North Tonawanda chapter which occurred on 6 September, 2014.

Kingsmen MC Crime / In The Media

2013 – 7 June, 2013. The club shuts down their Kingsmen Springville Chapter and takes the colors of the chapter members as they were not following club orders.

2013 – 31 August, 2013. The Kingsmen MC Lockport clubhouse is stormed by unknown persons. The intruders cause damage to the clubhouse. A Kingsmen member within the clubhouse is assaulted with baseball bats. A motorcycle, guns, ammunition, alcohol and a cell phone are stolen from the clubhouse.

2014 – 6 September, 2014. Just before 3am on 6 September, 2004, Kingsmen MC members Daniel “DJ” Szymanski and Paul Maue are shot in a car while outside the Kingsmen clubhouse in North Tonawanda, New York State. A member of the club, Paul “Rebel” Gilmore, came out of the clubhouse and stated that he saw someone riding away on a motorcycle shouting “LKDK”, which stands for “Live Kingsmen, Die Kingsmen”.

2015 – 20 August, 2015. Andre Jenkins, a resident of Florida, is charged with the 6 September, 2014 double shooting murder outside the Kingsmen North Tonawanda clubhouse.Details in the 2015 court case state that Andre Jenkins came to the clubhouse and had Szymansku and Maue meet him at the car. From the time that Jenkins arrived at the clubhouse to the time he left was only 2 minutes and 38 seconds according to security camera footage, although the footage does not show the shooting. Paul Maue had been on the phone with Kingsmen National President David Pirk just before exiting the clubhouse. Andre Jenkins is sentenced to life in prison without parole. It is believed that the Kingsmen National President, David Pirk, ordered the execution.

2015 – 26 August, 2015. Police perform raids simultaneously across 7 Kingsmen Motorcycle Club locations in New York. Police stated that the objective of the raids was to search for guns and drugs, as well as any evidence that the club is operating as an organized criminal association.

The following locations were raided:

• East Eagle Street, Buffalo
• California Hill Road, Delevan
• North Main Street, Delevan
• North Transit Road, Lockport
• Cudaback Avenue, Niagara Falls
• Oliver Street, North Tonawanda
• East Pine Street, Olean

2016 – 22 March, 2016. 16 members of the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club are named in a 46 count indictment.

Those named in the indictment are:

• David Pirk – Kingsmen National President
• Timothy Enix – Kingsmen Florida/Tennessee Regional President
• Filip Caruso – Kingsmen New York Northern Regional President
• Edgar Dekay – Kingsmen North Tonawanda Chapter President, Nomad President
• Jason Williams – Kingsmen North Tonawanda Chapter Vice President
• Thomas Koszuta – Kingsmen Member – Nomad
• Gregory Willson – Kingsmen Member – Nomad
• Emmett Green – Kingsmen Arcade/Delevan Chapter President, New York Southern Tier Regional President, New York Regional President
• Robert Osborne, Jr. – Kingsmen Olean Chapter President
• Stanley Olejniczak – Kingsmen Member
• Jack Wood – Kingsmen Arcade Chapter Sergeant at Arms
• Ryan Myrtle – Kingsmen North Tonawanda Chapter President
• Thomas Scanlon – Kingsmen Olean Chapter President, Nomad, and New York Regional President
• Glen Stacharczyck – Kingsmen North Tonawanda Chapter President
• Sean McIndoo – Kingsmen Member – Nomad
• Andre Jenkins – Kingsmen Member – Nomad

The charges against those named above include:

• Rico Conspiracy
• Possession of Firearm In Furtherance of a Crime of Violence
• Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine
• Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
• Using and Maintaining a Premises for Drug Dealing
• Distribution of Marijuana; Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crimes
• Felon in Possession of Firearm
• Hobbs Act Conspiracy
• Hobbs Act Robbery
• Assault with Dangerous Weapon in of Racketeering
• Use of Firearm During and in Relation to Crimes of Violence
• Attempted Murder in Aid of Racketeering
• Murder in Aid of Racketeering
• Possession and Discharge of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime
• Accessory after the Fact
• Obstruction of Justice
• False Statements before Grand Jury
• User of Controlled Substance in Possession of Firearms
• Distribution of Cocaine
• Distribution of Marijuana

Kingsmen MC Books / Movies / TV

Although the Kingsmen are mentioned in some books such as Biker Gangs and Transnational Organized Crime (link opens in new tab), there were no books found that focussed just on this group.

Instead you may be interested in reviewing our extensive List of One Percenter Motorcycle Club Books.

Kingsmen MC Enemies and Allies

Kingsmen MC enemies:

• Chosen Few MC are enemies.

Kingsmen MC allies:

• Outlaws MC are allies.

The Kingsmen Motorcycle Club have been very quick to point out on many occasions that they are not affiliated with any other club. Similar messages are also contained on their patches.

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Here is our list of one percenters motorcycle clubs (sometimes referred to as one percenter motorcycle gangs, biker gangs or bikie gangs, sorted in alphabetical order. Note that there may be many more 1% motorcycle clubs which are missing from the list.

If you don’t know what a one percenter is then start with our article “What is a one percenter motorcycle club?” before reviewing this list of one percenters motorcycle clubs.

Some of these one percent motorcycle clubs are based only in America, whereas others such as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club and the Bandidos Motorcycle Club have chapters throughout the world.

List Of One Percenters Motorcycle Clubs

• 69’ers Motorcycle Club
• Bacchus Motorcycle Club
• Bandidos Motorcycle Club
  •  Famous Bandidos MC Members
  • Anthony Snodgrass Spencer (Australian President)
  • George Wegers (Former International President)
  • Jeff Pike (International President)
  • The Great Nordic Biker War
  • The Shedden Massacre / Bandidos Massacre
  • Waco Biker Shooting
• Black Pistons Motorcycle Club (Outlaws MC support club)
• Blue Angels Motorcycle Club
• Boozefighters Motorcycle Club
• Breed Motorcycle Club
• Brother Speed Motorcycle Club
• Chosen Few Motorcycle Club
• Coffin Cheaters Motorcycle Club
• Comanchero Motorcycle Club
  • Jock Ross
• Cossacks MC *
  • Waco Biker Shooting
• Devils Diciples Motorcycle Club
• Diablos Motorycle Club
• El Forastero Motorcycle Club
• Finks Motorcycle Club
  • Finks MC Membership Rules
• Free Souls Motorcycle Club
• Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club
• Gremium Motorcycle Club
• Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club (Canada)
• Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club (USA)
• Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Club
• Hangmen Motorcycle Club
• Head Hunters Motorcycle Club
• Hells Angels Motorcycle Club
  • Hells Angels Charters
  • The Great Nordic Biker War
  • List of Famous Hells Angels
    • David Labrava
    • George Christie
    • Otto Friedli
    • Sonny Barger
  • Hells Angels Membership Requirements
  • Lennoxville Massacre
  • River Run Riot
• Hells Lovers Motorcycle Club
• Hessians Motorcycle Club
• Highwaymen Motorcycle Club
• Invaders Motorcycle Club
• Iron Horsemen Motorcycle Club
• Iron Order MC *
• Jus Brothers Motorcycle Club
• Kings Crew Motorcycle Club
• Kingsmen Motorcycle Club *
• Lone Legion Brotherhood
• Lost Breed Motorcycle Club
• Market Street Commandos
• Mobshitters Motorcycle Club
• Mongols Motorcycle Club
  • River Run Riot
• Nomads Motorcycle Club (Australia)
• Notorious MC (Motorcycle Club / Gang) *
• Outcast MC
• Outlaws Motorcycle Club
  • Outlaws MC Chapters
  • Harry Taco Bowman
  • List of Famous Outlaws MC Members
• Pagan’s Motorcycle Club
• Peckerwoods Motorcycle Club
• Phantoms Motorcycle Club
• Pissed Off Bastards Of Bloomington / Pissed off Bastards of Berdoo / POBOB MC
• Rebels Motorcycle Club (founded Australia)
• Rebels Motorcycle Club (founded Canada)
• Red Devils Motorcycle Club (Original Red Devils Motorcycle Club)
• Road Knights Motorcycle Club
• Rock Machine Motorcycle Club
• Satan’s Sidekick Motorcycle Club
• Satans Slaves Motorcycle Club
• Satans Soldiers Motorcycle Club
• Satudarah Motorcycle Club
• Sin City Deciples Motorcycle Club
• Solo Angeles Club de Motocicletas (Solo Angels MC)
• Sons Of Satan Motorcycle Club
• Sons Of Silence Motorcycle Club
• Thunderguards MC
• Vagos Motorcycle Club
• Warlocks Motorcycle Club (Florida)
• Warlocks Motorcycle Club (Pennsylvania)
• Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club
• Zulus Motorcycle Club

* Denotes that they are not a one percenter club, however have strong affiliations with them.

This list of one percenters motorcycle clubs will be added to over time.

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• Outlaw Motorcycle Club Books

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Lennoxville Massacre, also known as the Lennoxville Purge, refers to the 1985 murder of 5 Hells Angels North Chapter members from Laval in Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada.

Lennoxville Massacre – Leadup / Motive

The Hells Angels were aiming to have discipline displayed throughout their ranks.

Members of the Hells Angels North Chapter from Laval, a chapter which was founded in 1979, were believed to have been heavy drug users and constantly partying, somewhat unpredictable, making them a liability.

Also a possibly motive was the rumour that money was owned by the Hells Angels Laval and Montreal chapters to West End Gang leader Frank Peter “Dunie” Ryan. After Frank Ryan was killed it is believed that members of the Laval chapter including Yves Trudeau organized a revenge bombing, which was not to the liking of the higher up Hells Angels.

It was decided that an example would be made of the Laval Chapter members.

Lennoxville Massacre – Timeline of Events

Saturday 23 March, 1985 – Members of the Laval chapter are requested to come to the clubhouse in Lennoxville, Quebec. Only 3 members are available to come, so the meeting is postponed until the following day.

Sunday 24 March, 1985 – Five members of the Hells Angels Laval Chapter are summoned to the Hells Angels clubhouse in Lennoxville, Quebec, arriving in the evening of Sunday 24 March, 1985.

It is believed that 41 members of the Hells Angels meet the five Laval Chapter members at the clubhouse.

The five Laval Chapter members are beaten and shot. Over a dozen members are believed to have been involved in the beatings, shootings, the cleanup of the bodies and disposing of evidence.

After having their Hells Angels colors removed the bodies of the five men are wrapped in sleeping bags, cinder blocks are used as weights and they are thrown into the St Lawrence River. Parts of the St Lawrence River have been known as the “Hells Angels Graveyard”.

Sunday 7 April, 1985 – Hells Angels member Michel “Jinx” Genest phones Claude Roy, a Laval Chapter prospect, inviting him to meet him at a motel in St Basile le Grand.

During the meeting Claude Roy is beaten to death by Michel Genest, while Michel Genest is trying to get information out of him. His body wrapped in a sleeping bag and thrown into the St Lawrence River, his body weighed down with cement blocks.

Monday 3 June, 1985 – Police divers recover bodies of the victims from the St Lawrence River.

Lennoxville Massacre – Victims

Five men were killed in the Lennoxville Massacre, all were members of the Hells Angels North Chapter:

• Guy-Louis “Chop” Adam – Hells Angels North Chapter Member. Fought with the attackers and managed to get outside where he was shot 7 times with 3 different guns.

• Jean-Guy “Brutus” Geoffrion – Hells Angels North Chapter Member.

• Jean-Pierre “Matt le Crosseur” Mathieu – Hells Angels North Chapter Member.

• Laurent “L’Anglais” Viau – Hells Angels North Chapter Founder and President. Killed by a shot to the head.

• Michel “Willie” Mayrand – Hells Angels North Chapter Member.

One man was killed in the weeks following the Lennoxville event:

• Claude “Coco” Roy – Hells Angels prospect who was murdered in the weeks following the Lennoxville event, believed to be connected with the Laval Chapter and possibly assisting police with their enquiries.

One of the believed initial targets of the massacre was Yves “Apache” Trudeau, who was a prominent member within the Laval Chapter. Luckily for him he had checked into a drug rehabilitation facility shortly before the events of 24 March.

Lennoxville Massacre – Police Informants

Yves Trudeau, one of the initial targets of the massacre who was in a drug rehabilitation facility at the time of the murders, assisted police with their case after he found out that there was a contract put on his head by members within the club. As part of the case he admitted to being involved in 43 murders between September 1970 and July 1985.

Gerry “Le Chat” Coulombe. Gerry Coulombe also assisted police with their case. He was slated to join the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, however after not hearing about his patching for a period of time he begins to believe that he may be next on their target list. He provides police with the information that Réjean Lessard described the murder plans to him while they were in a car together.

Gilles Lechance was present at the Lennoxville event and turns police informant after he is arrested.

Lennoxville Massacre – Charges

Dozens of Hells Angels from Quebec and Nova Scotia are initially charged on 2 October, 1985.

In 1987 David Carroll, Bernard Hebert, Michael Christiansen and Randall Mersereau are acquitted of first degree murder charges.

During the main trial one of the jurors, Juror #8 Mario Hamel, informed the judge that he had been paid $25,000 by a stranger to convince the remaining jury members to acquit the accused. Mario Hamel was dismissed as a juror.

Robert “Tiny” Richard – Robert Richard was acquitted of the first degree murder charges. He was significantly overweight, believed to weigh around 300 pounds, and died from a heart attack in February 1996.

Réjean “Zig Zag” Lessard – Réjean Lessard was the former Hells Angels Montreal President. Sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

Luc “Sam” Michaud – Luc Michaud was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

Jacques Pelletier – Sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

Robert “Snake” Tremblay – Robert Tremblay left to Europe and lived in England before being brought back to stand trial. Sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

Michel Genest – Found guilty in a seperate trial for the murder of Claude Roy on 31 October, 1986 and sentenced to life in prison.

Lennoxville Massacre – Prison & Release

2004 – 30 August, 2004. Robert Tremblay is granted full parole.

2005 – 6 May, 2005. Luc Michaud is granted full parole.

2007 – February, 2007. Michel Genest, found guilty of the beating of Claude Roy in the weeks following the Lennoxville event is granted unescorted day release visits from prison.

2010 – 3 March, 2010. Michel Genest is granted full parole.

2010 – 11 August, 2010. Réjean Lessard is granted full parole.

2013 – 6 May, 2013. Jacques Pelletier is granted full parole. He is believed to have been one of the ringleaders in the murders, yet still claims his only role was pointing a gun at a member in order to keep him under control and the burning of a leather jacket owned by one of the victims.

2013 – 21 November, 2013. Police are dispatched to a park to investigate 2 men acting suspiciously. One of the men is Jacques Pelletier, the other a convicted arm robber with connections to the Hells Angels. Jacques Pelletier is returned to prison for associating with known criminals.

Lennoxville Massacre – Aftermath

The Lenoxville Massacre event shook up the biker scene in Canada. It is believed that some members who had previously been considering joining the Hells Angels, as well as former associates of the Laval chapter, decided to form their own new group, which would come to be Rock Machine MC.

Rock Machine would go on to form alliances with the Bandidos MC. Rock Machine MC and Hells Angels MC would later be two of the major players involved in the Quebec Biker War.

Lennoxville Massacre – Books

While there are some books which briefly cover the events of the Lennoxville Massacre, there are none that we could find which are dedicated to the subject.

Instead you may be interested in viewing our list of the best outlaw motorcycle club books if you are after some reading.

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David Labrava Hells Angels

David Labrava is an actor on the tv show Sons of Anarchy, artist and a member of the Hells Angels MC.

David Labrava Hells Angels – Early Life

David Labrava was born in Miami, however he was raised in Europe, spending many years in Amsterdam.

When he was young he rode dirt bikes, but quickly progressed and bought his first Harley Davidson motorcycle when he was only 17 years of age.

David Labrava Hells Angels – Club Involvement

David Labrava is a member of the Hells Angels Oakland chapter, one of the most famous of the Hells Angels chapters as one of the founding members was Sonny Barger. The Oakland clubhouse is located directly across the road from the tattoo shop that he runs, Evil Ink. See photo of the tattoo store further down in the “Other Business” section.

In 2008 he was on the Hells Angels Annual USA Run when he was arrested for drug possession and misdemeanors (see the “Crime” section further down for more information).

David Labrava Hells Angels – Sons of Anarchy

David Labrava was originally brought on to the show Sons of Anarchy by the the show’s creator, Kurt Sutter, as a technical advisor, as the show wanted to accurately depict the one percenter motorcycle club culture. David Labrava later had a meeting with Kurt Sutter and explained that he also was writer and would like an opportunity to be cast in a role.

David Labrava plays the character “Happy Lowman”, who is the Segeant-At-Arms of SAMCRO (Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, California Redwood Original). He was previously in the Tacoma, Washington and Nomad chapters of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. In the show he tattoos a happy face on himself every time that he kills a person.

He also co-wrote Season 4, Episode 10, “Hands”.

David Labrava Hells Angels – Other Business

Although most people reading this article would know him only from his acting on Sons of Anarchy, overall it would be best to describe David Labrava as a “creative type”, as he has his hand in many of the different arts, and has had so for several decades.

Before joining the Sons of Anarchy show he was a published writer, having written columns in magazines since the 1990s. Some of his credits include a column in the hot rod magazine, Ol Skool Rodz, called “Burnin’ Rubber with Jimmy Carbone“. He also wrote for the Horse Motorcycle magazine.

David Labrava is also a glass artist, has a movie company “Artful Dodger Filmworks” and a clothing lined “DOGKULCHA”, which helps out animal rescue charities. In 2015 he directed his first movie titled “Street Level”.

He previously ran a tattoo shop named Evil Ink in Oakland, California. The tattoo shop is directly across the road from the Hells Angels Oakland charter clubhouse (see photo of the clubhouse further up in this article). It is believed that he may no longer run this shop.

David Labrava Hells Angels – Crime

2008 – August, 2008. While in Missoula County, Montana as part of the annual Hells Angels USA Run, David Labrava was arrested on two felony drug possession charges as well as two misdemeanor charges.

Police were approached by a man who told them that a woman was being held against her will in a hotel room with David Labrava. They went to the hotel room and removed the woman from the room and arrested Labrava.

A search warrant was obtained for the room and cocaine, 1.5 grams of hashish, a small amount of marijuana and a “Death Head” design pipe were sized. He was jailed on $2500 bail.

David Labrava Hells Angels – Media

Book – Becoming a Son by David Labrava.

This book tells his life story, following many of the paths described in this article. Across multiple countries and varied professions including the arts and life in the Hells Angels. Find out more on Amazon (link opens in a new tab).

DVD – Sons of Anarchy The complete boxed set.

Following of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, of which David Labrava plays the character “Happy”, who is a Sergeant-At-Arms. This is the complete box set and contains 30 discs. Find out more on Amazon (link opens in a new tab).

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The following historic outlaw biker events and massacres are sorted in chronological order. All of the following events played a role in shaping the outlaw motorcycle club scene into what it is today. Many of the events listed below link through to our full articles on the subject.

If there is a major event that we have missed on our list, please let us know on our Facebook page so that we can work on adding it in.

Note: Just a quick note before the complaints come streaming in, clearly the feature image for this post is not an outlaw motorcycle club battle, it is a battle on horseback, Kearny’s Charge in the battle of Chantilly to be exact, we would have much preferred to use one of David Mann’s amazing outlaw biker works of art, but can’t due to copyright.

1940s Outlaw Biker Events

• 1947 – Hollister Riot – The 1947 Hollister Rally goes down as the unofficial launch of the “one percenter” term and single-handedly sent the image of the fearsome outlaw motorcycle club into the homes of everyday America. Featuring many of the golden-age classic motorcycle clubs including the Market Street Commandos and Boozefighters MC, the event is widely believed to have been blown out of proportion by the media of the time.

1980s Outlaw Biker Events

• 1984 – Fathers Day Massacre / Milperra Massacre – Leaving 7 people dead on Fathers Day in Sydney, Australia, the Milperra Massacre, seeing Bandidos MC facing the Comanchero MC, was at the time the deadliest biker event in history.

• 1985 – Lennoxville Massacre – 5 unpredictable Hells Angels members from the Laval based chapter are murdered by their Hells Angels brothers in the town of Lennoxville, Quebec, with dozens of other members watching on. This event shook up the Canadian biker scene.

1990s Outlaw Biker Events

• 1994-1997 – Great Nordic Biker War – An ongoing battle between the Hells Angels MC and Bandidos MC and their associates in Scandinavia which involved anti-tank rockets stolen from the Swedish military, dozens of bombings and shootings and ended in 11 deaths and at least 96 wounded.

• 1994-2002 – Quebec Biker War – An ongoing battle for territory within Quebec, Canada between multiple clubs including Bandidos MC, Hells Angels MC and Rock Machine MC resulting in over 150 deaths over an 8 year period.

2000s Outlaw Biker Events

• 2002 – River Run Riot – Ongoing tensions between the Hells Angels MC and Mongols MC erupt inside Harrah’s Casino in Laughlin, Nevada during the annual Laughlin River Run motorcycle rally. 3 are killed and many more injured.

• 2006 – Shedden Massacre – 8 members and associates of the Bandidos MC are killed on a 40-acre property just outside the small town of Shedden in Ontario, Canada. The accused include a Bandidos Chapter President and National Sergeant-At-Arms.

2010s Outlaw Biker Events

• 2015 – Waco Biker Shooting – The Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas is hosting the Texas Confederation of Clubs and Independents meeting when a shootout begins between multiple clubs, most notably the Bandidos MC and Cossacks MC. 9 are killed and 18 wounded, with suggestions of police involvement. 177 are charged.

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The Milperra Massacre, also known as the Father’s Day Massacre, refers to a battle between Bandidos MC and Comanchero MC in the suburb of Milperra, Sydney on Sunday 2 September, 1984, which was Father’s Day in Australia.

7 are killed, comprising of 6 bikers and an innocent civilian.

Milperra Massacre / Father’s Day Massacre – Leadup / Motive

Most of the Bandidos involved in the Milperra Massacre were former members of Comanchero MC. Comanchero had a single chapter, however tensions within the club saw several members break away to start a second chapter in Sydney while the original chapter set up clubhouse at 65 Harris Street, Harris Park, Sydney.

In 1982 the Comanchero MC Sydney City chapter was started by Anthony “Snodgrass” Spencer at 150 Louisa Street in Birchgrove, Sydney. This chapter was then later patched over by Bandidos MC, which in the process made the chapter members enemies of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club.

The move to change the chapter over to the Bandidos MC came after several of the chapter members were not satisfied with the leadership style and direction taken by their founder and Supreme Commander, Jock Ross.

On 10 August, 1984 Jock Ross (Comanchero Supreme Commander) and Anthony Snoddy Spencer (Bandidos MC President) spoke on the phone and war was declared. The clubhouse of the Comanchero was fortified and Bandidos MC clubhouse was armed.

Milperra Massacre / Father’s Day Massacre – Timeline of Events

The following event occur on Sunday 2 September, 1984:

On the morning of the swap meet a number of Bandidos members rode past the home of one the Comanchero Sergeant-At-Arms. The Comanchero members hold a meeting and decide to proceed with battle.

10:00am – The motorcycle swap meet begins at the Viking Tavern, located in Milperra, Sydney.

1:00pm – 19 members of Comanchero MC, led by their Supreme Commander Jock Ross, arrive at the Viking Tavern. Members of Comanchero MC notice that Mobshitters MC, another outlaw club, are outside the tavern. Jock Ross goes inside to the back of the tavern so that the Mobshitters members are not introduced into the conflict.

• Andrew Thomas
• Garry Annakin
• Glen Eaves
• Ian White
• Ivan Romcek
• James Morton
• John Bodt
• John Hennessey
• Kevork Tomasian
• Michael O’Keefe
• Phillip Jeschke
• Raymond Kucler
• Rick Lorenz
• Robert Heeney
• Robert Lane
• Scott Dive
• Terrence Parker
• Tony McCoy
• William “Jock” Ross

1:20pm – 34 members of Bandidos MC arrive at the tavern. By this time some Comanchero members believed that the Bandidos were not going to show, so they had spread across the carpark, some had also gone inside of the Viking Tavern.

• Anthony Spencer
• Bernard Podgorski
• Charlie Sciberras
• Colin Campbell
• Geoff Campbell
• George Kouratoras
• Gerard Parkes
• Graeme Wilkinson
• Grant Everest
• Greg Campbell
• Greg McElwaine
• James Posar
• John Campbell
• Lance Purdie
• Lance Wellington
• Lewis Cooper
• Mario Cianter
• Mark McElwaine
• Mark Shorthall
• Peter Melvine
• Phillip Campbell
• Phillip McElwaine
• Ray Denholm
• Rick Harris
• Rua Rophia
• Stephen Cowan
• Stephen Roberts
• Steve Hails
• Steve Owens
• Tom Denholm
• Tony Cain
• Tony Melville
• Vlado Grahovac
• William Littlewood

Weapons are handed out amongst the Bandidos members and they approach members of Comanchero MC. A verbal argument begins, however this soon escalates to shots being fired, with a full scale battle breaking out in the carpark of the Viking Tavern.

The fighting lasts for around 10 minutes.

Milperra Massacre / Father’s Day Massacre – Victims

A total of 7 people died in the Milperra Massacre, 4 members of Comanchero MC, 2 members of Bandidos MC and an innocent civilian. 28 others are injured.

• Leanne Walters – An innocent civilian, Leanne was aged only 14 at the time of her death and was caught in the crossfire, hit with a bullet from a .357 Magnum. She was a young motorcycle enthusiast and was attending the swap meet with a friend of her father’s. It is likely that the Father’s Day Massacre, and the trial that followed the event, would not have gained the same media attention and uproar in the community were it not for her death.

• Mario “Chop” Cianter – Bandidos MC Vice President. Shot twice in the chest and died on the scene.

• Gregory “Shadow” Campbell – Bandidos MC member. One of 6 Campbell brothers. Shot in the throat by a shotgun. Died quickly on the scene.

• Robert “Foggy / Foghorn” Lane – Comanchero MC Vice President.

• Phillip “Leroy” Jeschke – Comanchero MC Sergeant At Arms.

• Ivan “Sparra / Sparrow” Romcek – Comanchero MC member.

• Tony “Dog” McCoy – Comanchero MC member.

28 others are injured. Of the 28, 20 were sent to hospital.

Milperra Massacre / Father’s Day Massacre – Charges

43 people were initially charged with 7 counts of murder.

The trial lasted over a year, with 332 days of evidence, in a case which cost in the vicinity of $11 million. Bernard Podgorski, a former Secretary of the Bandidos turned witness for the state.

12 June, 1987 – The jury announce their verdicts. There are 63 murder convictions, 147 manslaughter convictions and 31 convictions of affray. Jock Ross, leader of the Comanchero, as mentioned as the main cause of the event.

• 21 are found guilty of manslaughter.
• 9 are found guilty of murder (these are later appealed and charges dropped to manslaughter in 1989).

Milperra Massacre / Father’s Day Massacre – Prison & Release

Jock Ross – Mentioned by the judge as being the main instigator in the event receives a sentence of life in prison. He is released in 1992 after serving 5 years and 3 months in prison as his conviction was downgraded to manslaughter and he also received good behaviour leniency. View our full article on Jock Ross.

John “Wack” Campbell – Bandidos MC member. John Campbell was one of 6 Campbell brothers. He died in jail in 1987 from complications related to the injuries he sustained in the Milperra fight.

Anthony “Snoddy / Snodgrass” Spencer – On April 28th, 1985, Anthony Snodgrass Spencer was found dead in his cell in Parklea Prison. He had hung himself. He was aged 30 at the time of his death.

Information retrieved from his diary and statements of others, indicate that he had a heavy feeling of guilt as his Bandidos MC brothers were failing in their bail applications, he felt as though he was responsible for them being in prison and not out with their families.

A story also came out from Anthony Spencer’s solicitor, Chris Murphy, that on the afternoon prior to his death he was in a meeting in the Parklea Prison with fellow Bandidos MC members and was late attending the clinic to pick up his prescribed sedatives, which helps him to relax and sleep. When the situation for being late was explained the pills were denied. It was that night that Anthony Snodgrass Spencer hung himself, it is possible that the pills could have saved his life, although impossible to confirm this.

Read our full article on Anthony Snodgrass Spencer.

Milperra Massacre / Father’s Day Massacre – Books / Media

• Book – Colin Caesar Campbell – Enforcer – (view on Amazon – link opens in a new tab). This book by the Bandidos MC Sergeant-At-Arms covers the events around the split of the Comanchero MC, forming of the Bandidos MC and the events at Milperra.

• TV/DVD – Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms – A television mini-series was made that documented the events around the Milperra Massacre. This is now available on DVD (view on Amazon – links opens in new tab). The show has received criticism from people involved in the event, stating that parts of the storyline are false.

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Quebec Biker War, refers to a battle between multiple outlaw motorcycle clubs in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which ran from 1994 until 2002, primarily involving Hells Angels MC and Rock Machine MC.

It is estimated that there are over 162 deaths that can be associated with the war.

Quebec Biker War – Clubs Involved

There were a number of outlaw motorcycle clubs as well as other groups involved in the conflicts:

• Bandidos MC – Aligned with Rock Machine for the war

• Hells Angels MC

• Pelletier Clan – A Montreal crime family who joined forces with Rock Machine
• Rock Machine MC

Multiple groups including Rock Machine and the Pelletier Clan combined forces to create “The Alliance”, who worked together against the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club.

Quebec Biker War – Leadup / Motive

In 1977 the Hells Angels opened a chapter in Quebec, Montreal, Canada, after the Popeyes Motorcycle Club were patched over by the Hells Angels. This was their first known presence in Quebec.

In 1986 Rock Machine MC was founded.

There are multiple suggested motives which led to the Quebec Biker War, the most common being that the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club were attempting to take hold of Quebec and the local drug trade.

In 1994 the Rock Machine Founder Salvatore Cazzetta was arrested for attempting to import 11 tonnes of cocaine. Hells Angels Quebec Chapter President Maurice Boucher was then said to have increased the Hells Angels pressure on Rock Machine.

Quebec Biker War – Timeline of Events

There are literally hundreds of events that can be associated with the Quebec Biker War, below are some of them:

14 July, 1994 – 2 members of a club associated with the Hells Angels shoot and kill a Rock Machine associate inside a motorcycle shop.

19 October, 1994 – Maurice Lavoie, aged 32, arrives home with his 22 year old girlfriend. Patrick Call fires several shots into the car, killing Maurice Lavoie instantly. Although his girlfriend is hit she is able to exit the car and later identifies Patrick Call, who is a member of the Pelletier Clan. It is believed that Maurice Lavoie had decided to buy drugs from the Hells Angels instead of the Pelletier Clan, which is believed to have led to the shooting. Some people list this event as being the start of the Quebec Biker War.

9 August, 1995 – A jeep is wired with a remote controlled bomb. The explosion kills an 11 year old boy, Daniel Desrochers, who is playing in a nearby yard, as well as the occupant of the vehicle, Marc Dubé.

4 October, 1995 – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police launch Operation Wolverine, in an attempt to slow the escalating violence.

2000 – Normand “Biff” Hamel, a Hells Angels Quebec Nomad is shot to death outside a health clinic. Bandidos MC ex-member Tony Duguay is charged with the murder.

2000 – Rock Machine MC is patched over by Bandidos MC, as part of Bandidos MC’s expansion into Canada. This process was overseen by Edward Winterhalder under the directive of Bandidos MC International President George Wegers.

Quebec Biker War – Victims

It is estimated that there were over 162 deaths that can be attributed to the Quebec Biker War.

Daniel Desrochers –  Killed by shrapnel when a jeep was blown up in an attack on 9 August 1995. He was playing in a schoolyard near the vehicle. If it wasn’t for Daniel’s death the Quebec Biker War would not have received the same level of publicity.

Quebec Biker War – Police Investigation, Charges & Aftermath

Maurice Mom Boucher – The Hells Angels President Mom Boucher is found guilty on two counts of murder for the 26 June 1997 murder of prison guard Diane Lavigne and the 8 September 1997 murder of prison guard Pierre Rondeau and one count of the attempted murder of prison guard Robert Corriveau, who was a colleague of Pierre Rondeau. He is sentenced to three concurrent life sentences with no chance of parole until 2022.

Since 2002 Maurice Boucher is being held in the Special Handling Unit (SHU), super-maximum federal penitentiary which is located in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines just outside of Montreal.

On 3 November 2015 while in prison Maurice Boucher and Rene Girard are believed to have stabbed inmate Ghislain Gaudet. They are both charged with attempted murder.

View our full article on Maurice “Mom” Boucher.

2001 – Police Operation Springtime makes 139 arrests of people believed to be associated with the Hells Angels.

2009 – April, 2009. 156 arrests in the Dominican Republic, France, New Brunswick and Quebec as part of Operation SharQc (Stratégie Hells Angels Région Québec) made up of 111 Hells Angels members and 45 Hells Angels associates. The arrests are alleged to solve 22 murders that occurred between 1992 and 2009, including some which were related to the Quebec Biker War.

2015 – October 9, 2015. The trial of five men identified in Operation SharQc believed to have been members of the Hells Angels Sherbrooke Chapter between 1994 and 2002, Claude Berger, Yvon Tanguay, François Vachon, Sylvain Vachon and Michel Vallières is ended by Superior Court Justice James Brunton after it became apparent that key evidence in the case held by the Prosecution had only been provided to the Defence a month prior.

Quebec Biker War – Books

View our list of outlaw motorcycle club books to see our recommended reads.

Hell’s Angels Biker Wars by RJ Parker.

Please note that we have not read this book, so suggest that you read the reviews before purchasing (link opens in a new tab).

The Biker Trials: Bringing Down The Hells Angels by Paul Cherry.

This book appears to have more of a focus on the trials that follow the events, rather than the events themselves. Please note that we have not read this book, so suggest that you read the reviews before purchasing (link opens in a new tab).

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Maurice “Mom” Boucher is best known as the former President of the Hells Angels MC Montreal chapter and for his heavy involvement in the Quebec Biker War which ran from 1994 until 2002.

He is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of two prison guards and the attempted murder of a third.

Maurice Mom Boucher Early Life / Personal Life

Maurice Mom Boucher was born on 21 June, 1953 in Causapscal, Quebec, later moving to inner-city Montreal when he was two years old.

He turned to crime early on after dropping out of school in year 9 and convicted of 3 break and enters in 1974 and placed in detention for almost 6 months. In November 1975 Mom Boucher was charged with an armed robbery and sentenced to 40 months prison.

From around 1982 until 1987 Maurice Boucher was a member of the SS Club, which was a white supremacist motorcycle club. Along with him in SS was Salvatore Cazzetta, who would go on to found Rock Machine MC and war against the Hells Angels for years to come. Salvatore Cazzetta was said to have had the opportunity to also join the Hells Angels, but declined based on the events of the Lennoxville Massacre.

Maurice Mom Boucher Hells Angels MC

In 1987 (reportedly on 1 May, 1987) Maurice Boucher became a member of the Hells Angels Montreal Chapter.

Around 1995 (reportedly 24 June, 1995) he was responsible for forming a Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels, where rumours were that he was planning to corner the drug market throughout Quebec.

Maurice Boucher was involved in the events behind the Quebec Biker War, a battle which ran from 1994 until 2002. The Quebec Biker War took over 162 lives, with hundreds more injured. When police ramped up their focus on the Nomad chapter of the Hells Angels Mom Boucher increased the pressure put on those working in law enforcement, by way of intimidation.

In 1998 he is acquitted of ordering the murder of two prison guards and the attempted murder of a third and sentenced to life in prison. Police performed further investigations and in 2000 were successful in their appeals process and re-arrest Boucher. Law enforcement were able to obtain an informant, Stéphane Gagné, also known as Godasse, a man who was involved in the murders and stated that they were ordered by Maurice Boucher. In May 2002 Boucher is found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.

In around April 2014, while still serving his prison sentence, Mom Boucher was reportedly expelled from Hells Angels MC.

Maurice Mom Boucher Crimes

1974 – Sentenced to almost 6 months in detention for 3 break and enters.

1975 – November, 1975. Charged with armed robbery and sentenced to 40 months in prison.

1997 – 26 June, 1997. Prison guard Diane Lavigne is murdered as she is driving home from the Montreal Detention Center.

1997 – 8 September, 1997. Prison guard Pierre Rondeau is murdered and prison guard Robert Corriveau survives with injuries after they are attacked while preparing to take inmates to court.

2002 – May, 2002. Mom Boucher is found guilty on two counts of murder for the 26 June 1997 murder of prison guard Diane Lavigne and the 8 September 1997 murder of prison guard Pierre Rondeau and one count of the attempted murder of prison guard Robert Corriveau, who was a colleague of Pierre Rondeau. He is sentenced to three concurrent life sentences with no chance of parole until 2022. This conviction came after Mom Boucher received an initial acquittal over these charges in 1998, at which point law enforcement performed further investigations, including finding an informant, Stéphane “Godasse” Gagné, who was also involved in the murders.

2015 – 3 November, 2015. While in prison Maurice Boucher and fellow inmate Rene Girard are believed to have stabbed inmate Ghislain Gaudet. They are both charged with attempted murder.

Maurice Mom Boucher Prison

Since 2002 Maurice Boucher has been held in the Special Handling Unit (SHU), super-maximum federal penitentiary which is located in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines just outside of Montreal. The Special Handling Unit is part of the Regional Reception Center.

Maurice Mom Boucher Media

View our list of outlaw motorcycle club books to see our recommended reads.

While no books could be found specifically written about Maurice Mom Boucher, the following are related to the Quebec Biker War and the trials that followed.

Hell’s Angels Biker Wars by RJ Parker.

Please note that we have not read this book, so suggest that you read the reviews before purchasing (link opens in a new tab).

The Biker Trials: Bringing Down The Hells Angels by Paul Cherry.

This book appears to have more of a focus on the trials that follow the events, rather than the events themselves. Please note that we have not read this book, so suggest that you read the reviews before purchasing (link opens in a new tab).

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• List of One Percenters Motorcycle Clubs
• Outlaw Motorcycle Club Books
• Historic Outlaw Biker Events and Massacres
• Hells Angels MC
• Famous Hells Angels

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Devil’s Desciples MC is a one percenter motorcycle club founded in 1966 in Massachusetts.

This article is related to the Massachusetts founded club, however there is also a club in Fontana, California club, who are known as the Devils Diciples MC and were founded in 1967. Note the different spelling of Desciples/Diciples.

There is no known connection between these two clubs.

Devil’s Desciples MC History

The Devil’s Desciples Motorcycle Club were founded in 1966 in Massachusetts.

Detailed history of the club is sketchy at best, but it is believed that the club were founded around the Revere/Lynn area, which is 5 miles northeast of downtown Boston.

The other outlaw motorcycle club active in the area were the Hells Angels MC. It is believed that there were some confrontations between the Devil’s Desciples and Hells Angels over the decades, particularly around the 1960s and 1970s.

Devil’s Desciples MC Patch / Motto / Colors

The Devil’s Desciples patch consists of a skeleton riding a chopper. The skeleton is wearing a helmet emblazoned with a swastika.

“Devil’s Desciples” is seen on patches on either side of the skeleton, appearing to be wings.

The club have trademarked “DDMC” as well as “Support 44”.

Devil’s Desciples MC Chapters

The Devil’s Desciples Motorcycle Club are known to be active in the New England area, particularly around Massachusetts.

Areas where Devil’s Desciples have been active (it is unclear if these locations are still active):

• Arlington, Massachusetts
• Leominster, Massachusetts
• Malden, Massachusetts
• Revere, Massachusetts

No further details about the Devil’s Desciples MC chapter locations is available at this time.

Famous Devil’s Desciples MC Members

There are no known famous members in the Devil’s Desciples in a celebrity sense.

Devil’s Desciples MC Crime / In The Media

No crime information could be found.

Devil’s Desciples MC Books / Movies / TV

No books dedicated to the Devil’s Desciples could be found.

Instead you may be interested in viewing our list of outlaw motorcycle club books.

Devil’s Desciples MC Enemies and Allies

Devil’s Desciples MC enemies:

• Hells Angels MC were the only other main club active in the area. It is believed that there were some confrontations between the two clubs, particularly in the late 1960s, however no further information is available.

Devil’s Desciples MC allies:

• A 2013 report by the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit lists that Outlaws MC are allies, however no further evidence of this relationship is available. The club have stated that they are an independent club.

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