Outlaws Motorcycle Gang
The group has since abandoned the house — a low-slung bungalow at 340 S. Gebhart Church Road — and claims to have left Ohio. Numerous police and FBI investigations have focused on the Highwaymen since its founding in the 1950s.Clubs with an organized hierarchy and known to engage in criminal activities such as violent crime, weapons trafficking and drug trafficking are what authorities call outlaw motorcycle gangs or OMGs. There are more than 300 active OMGs within the country, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation 2013 Gang Report.
From staff and wire reportsCHARLOTTE Four Davidson County men were among 11 members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club of North Carolina who were arrested Tuesday by federal, state and local law enforcement officers on racketeering, firearms and drug conspiracy charges.Frankie Alan Melton and Steven Howard Burchette, both of Lexington, John Preston Story Jr. Of Southmont and Gary Lee Hunter of.
The clubs range in size from single chapters with five or six members to those like the Bandidos, Outlaws and Hells Angels with hundreds of chapters and thousands of members worldwide.“Everybody carries guns. Everybody carries knives. Everybody carries chains. Their jewelry a lot of times will be some kind of weapon,” said Mike Nolan, former chief deputy at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. “When they ride they usually ride prepared for an altercation.”Authorities in Waco arrested 177 bikers, most of them members of the Bandidos and the rival Cossacks. Investigators collected at least 160 knives and 120 guns from the scene, including an AK-47.
Some of the weapons were hidden in sacks of flour and bags of chips inside the Twin Peaks restaurant where the shooting took place.Nolan has experience with biker gangs. As a homicide investigator in Florida, he had nearly unfettered access inside a motorcycle club during a nine-month investigation into the killing of a group’s vice president.“The Outcast motorcycle guys kind of brought me in and taught me a lot about their traditions,” he said.When rival groups gather, trouble often follows, Nolan said.“They never seem to mix well when you get more than one gang together at a location,” he said. “They’re territorial.”Turf warsWhile the Waco melee is attributed to a parking disagreement, bloody skirmishes between gangs usually erupt over territorial disputes, those in law enforcement say.“These rivalries are leading to turf battles in cities, ending in violence,” said Columbus Division of Police Det. Mark Lovett in an Ohio Attorney General’s Office July law enforcement bulletin. Lovett, a board member of the Midwest Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association, said the activity started in Ohio in 1960s after the groups migrated from the coasts.A dispute over territory ignited the fuse between the Iron Horsemen and the Highwaymen.As members of the Highwaymen became more assertive in Cincinnati, the Iron Horsemen began pushing back in various ways, including locking down bars where Highwaymen were known to gather.In 2010, the Iron Horsemen’s national enforcer opened fire on law officers outside a bar in Cincinnati. Harry Seavey, the enforcer, was killed by police who had responded to JD’s Honky Tonk thinking members of the motorcycle gang were there to take over the bar, according to an Ohio Supreme Court document. Two undercover officers and another Iron Horsemen member were injured.Cincinnati police never released the names of the two wounded officers or other information about the case for fear that gang members would take revenge on the officers or their families.Violence between the two Cincinnati gangs escalated last year, resulting in another shootout at the Highwaymen’s clubhouse.
The city served the owners with a nuisance complaint, and the group’s leaders shut down the clubhouse in April of 2014 and rode north.Their next stop was a house at 340 S. Gebhart Church Road in Miamisburg.House painted blackOver the summer, the nondescript house was turned into a gathering spot for members of the Highwaymen.The exterior was painted the club’s trademark black. Inside, the main room was converted into a full bar complete with a large sign of the club’s symbol: a winged skeleton wearing a motorcycle cap, scarf and leather jacket. A large sign in the bar bore signatures of club members: “Tree Trunk,” “Bullet,” “Road Dog,” “Skid” and “Short Fuse,” to name a few.The club set Sept. 20 for a grand opening party and prepared to host bikers from across the country.Miamisburg police prepared too.“We don’t want to shun anybody from being in Miamisburg just because they are in a certain group, but that certain group is listed on the Internet as the number nine-rated most notorious outlaw bike gang,” said Capt.
Tom Thompson of the Miamisburg Police Department. “Because of that, our responsibility is the safety and security of the citizens of Miamisburg.”The local department met with law enforcement officials from Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton and Montgomery County who had experience surveilling motorcycle gangs and more intelligence about their operations. Thompson and the police chief also met with club leaders, who he said were cordial and respectful.Thompson said the department told the group up front that local authorities knew about the club’s checkered past — from racketeering and police corruption charges in Detroit to arson by Molotov cocktail in Cincinnati.“We’re not going to prevent you from living here or go out of the way to make your life miserable or anything,” Thompson said club leaders were told. “But you have to understand we’re going to be watching you all the time.”Dozens of officers watched over the approximately 100 bikers who attended the grand opening. The event was quiet, Thompson said.“I don’t think I saw anybody on a bike driving near the speed limit let alone over the speed limit,” he said.
“There were no complaints from neighbors as far as a loud party or anything like that. They actually didn’t create an issue and I think a lot of that is because they couldn’t drive down the road without seeing multiple police officers.”Thompson said the only brush that night with the club was finding some marijuana and pills when police exercised a search warrant at a hotel where club members had a block of rooms. No one was arrested.Earlier in August, a man who was associated with the Highwaymen but not a member was assaulted behind a downtown Miamisburg bar, Thompson said.
Two men have been arrested in that case and are set to stand trial next month.The Highwaymen moved out of the house Nov. 19, the day Miamisburg police searched the premises on complaints of stolen property and a physical assault.
Thompson said the leaders of the group may have decided to leave because they knew they could no longer run afoul of state liquor control laws by running an illegal bar, and they were being cited for housing code violations.There were other issues too. An arson fire that damaged the clubhouse in July may have been the work of a rival group, Thompson suggested.“It could have been another gang anticipating their move there and giving them a warning,” he said.Club leaders told Thompson they were leaving Ohio entirely.“Whether that’s true or not, I don’t know,” he said.‘The public is safe’Just 2.5 percent of organized criminal gang members belong to outlaw motorcycle gangs, while street gangs account for 88 percent and prison gangs 9.5 percent, according to the FBI report.Fewer motorcycle gang members reduce the perceived threat to U.S.
Communities the FBI report said. Local officials say there’s little for the public to fear from the groups active in the Miami Valley.“With the clubs that we have here in Dayton, the public is safe. They’re here. They’re not engaged in any kind of violent behavior that we’re concerned about,” said Lt.
James Mullins of the Dayton Police Department. “We are monitoring them, so when something comes up we do anything we can to interact with them and head it off.”Some local clubs active in Dayton and monitored by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s office include the Dayton Outlaws, Dayton Satans, Renegades, Sin City Disciples, Forgotten Breed and the Lost Soulz.“They really don’t seem to pose a threat to the general citizen,” Plummer said. “You have more of a chance getting shot by these local wannabe gangs in our community than by these organized motorcycle gangs.”The most violent biker gang incident in Dayton goes back to a February 2001 shooting death at Spanky’s Dollhouse in Harrison Twp., said local law enforcement. Eric Colter Jr., 19, was killed by members of the Dayton Outlaws and Avengers during a fight with Colter in the strip club, according to this newspaper’s files.Timothy Hannah, an Avenger from Columbus, was sentenced to serve at least 40 years for the killing and is incarcerated at the Southeastern Correctional Institution. Two area Outlaws — Glen D. “Hot Rod” Carlisle and Allen C. “Psycho” Lawson — also served time in state prison on charges related to the killing.Had Colter been a member of a rival outlaw motorcycle gang, retribution would likely have been taken against the Outlaws and Avengers for his death.
That’s what the police — and the bikers who fought it out in Texas — need to prepare for next, Nolan said.“I think you’ll find repercussions of what’s happened in Waco. They’ll find somebody and follow them and get them alone and then they’ll take their revenge,” said Nolan. “That’s what the law enforcement out there will need to worry about.
It will be a revenge killing to make up for what happened in that shootout.”The Associated Press contributed to this report.Thank you for reading the Dayton Daily News and for supporting local journalism. Subscribers: for access to your daily ePaper and premium newsletters.Thank you for supporting in-depth local journalism with your subscription to the Dayton Daily News. Get more news when you want it with email newsletters just for subscribers.
Motorcycle club members meet at a run in Australia in 2009.An outlaw motorcycle club, is a. It is generally centered on the use of motorcycles, particularly and, and a set of ideals that celebrate freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture, and loyalty to the biker group.In the United States, such (MCs) are considered 'outlaw' not necessarily because they engage in criminal activity, but because they are not sanctioned by the (AMA) and do not adhere to the AMA's rules. Instead the clubs have their own set of bylaws reflecting the outlaw biker culture.The defines 'outlaw motorcycle gangs' (OMG) as 'organizations whose members use their motorcycle clubs as conduits for criminal enterprises'. The MC clubhouse, with many and floodlights on the front of the buildingWhile organizations may vary, the typical internal organization of a motorcycle club consists of a, and (sometimes known as ). Localized groups of a single, large MC are called chapters and the first chapter established for an MC is referred to as the mother chapter.
The president of the mother chapter serves as the president of the entire MC, and sets club policy on a variety of issues.Larger motorcycle clubs often acquire real estate for use as a clubhouse or private.Membership Some 'biker' clubs employ a process whereby members must pass several stages such as 'friend of the club', 'hang-around', and 'prospect', on their way to becoming full-patch (see explanation of 'patching' below) members. The actual stages and membership process can and often do vary widely from club to club. Often, an individual must pass a vote of the membership and some level of allegiance to the club. Some clubs have a unique club patch (cut or top rocker) adorned with the term MC that are worn on the rider's vest, known as a.In these clubs, some amount of may occur during the early stages (i.e.
Hang-around, prospecting) ranging from the mandatory performance of menial labor tasks for full patch members to sophomoric pranks, and, in rare cases with some outlaw motorcycle clubs, acts of violence. During this time, the prospect may wear the club name on the back of their vest, but not the full logo, though this practice may vary from club to club.
To become a full member, the prospect or probate must be voted on by the rest of the full club members. Successful admission usually requires more than a simple majority, and some clubs may reject a prospect or a probate for a single dissenting vote.
A formal induction follows, in which the new member affirms his loyalty to the club and its members. The final logo patch is then awarded. Full members are often referred to as 'full patch members' or 'patchholders' and the step of attaining full membership can be referred to as 'being patched'. Biker culture The majority of members of outlaw motorcycle clubs have no serious criminal record, and express their outlaw status on a social level, and equating the word 'outlaw' with disregard for the law of groups like the, not the laws of government.There are also non-outlaw, such as women's motorcycle clubs, who adopt similar insignia, colors, organizational structure and trappings, such as leather outfits typical of outlaw clubs, and, in the case of men, beards, making it difficult for outsiders (especially police) to tell the difference between the two. It has been said that these other groups are attracted by the mystique of the outlaw image while objecting to the suggestion that they are outlaws. Charity events Outlaw clubs are often prominent at charity events, such as toy runs. Charitable giving is frequently cited as evidence that these clubs do not deserve their negative media image.
Outlaw clubs have been accused of using charity rides to. The American Motorcyclist Association has frequently complained of the bad publicity for motorcycling in general caused by outlaw clubs, and they have said that the presence of outlaw clubs at charity events has actually harmed the needy by driving down public participation and reducing donations.
Events such as a 2005 shootout between rival outlaw clubs in the midst of a charity toy drive in California have raised fears about the participation of outlaw biker clubs in charity events. Authorities have attempted to ban outlaw clubs from charity events, or to restrict the wearing of colors at events in order to avert the sort of inter-club violence that has happened at previous charity runs. In 2002, the Warlocks MC of Pennsylvania sued over their exclusion from a charity event. Identification. Motorcycle club vest, GermanyThe primary visual identification of a member of an outlaw motorcycle club is the vest adorned with a large club-specific patch or patches, predominantly located in the middle of the back. The patch(es) will contain a club logo, the name of the club, and the letters MC, and a possible state, province, or other chapter identification.
This garment and the patches themselves are referred to as the colors or (a term taken from the early practice of cutting the collars and/or sleeves from a denim or leather jacket). Many non-outlaw motorcycle riding clubs such as the also wear patches on the back of their vests, without including the letters MC.The club patches always remain property of the club itself, not the member, and only members are allowed to wear the club's patches. Hang-arounds and/or support clubs wear support patches with the club's colors.
A member must closely guard their colors, for allowing one's colors to fall into the hands of an outsider is an act of disgrace and may result in loss of membership in a club, or some other punishment. One-, two-, and three-piece patches The colors worn by members of some motorcycle clubs will sometimes follow a convention of using either a one-piece patch for nonconformist social clubs, two-piece patch for clubs paying dues, a three-piece patch for outlaw clubs or side patches. The three-piece patch consists of the club logo and the top and bottom patches, usually crescent shaped, which are referred to as rockers. The number and arrangement of patches is somewhat indicative of the nature of the club. Though many motorcycle clubs wear the three-piece patch arrangement, this is not necessarily an indication that a club is an outlaw motorcycle club.Law enforcement agencies have confiscated colors and other club of these types of clubs when they raid a clubhouse or the home of a MC member, and they often display these items at press conferences.
These items are then used at trial to support prosecution assertions that MC members perform criminal acts on behalf of their club. Courts have found that the of such items is far outweighed by their on the defence. One percenter.
'1%er' shown at the Clubhouse of the Bandidos MC, Chapter BerlinSome outlaw motorcycle clubs can be distinguished by a '1%' patch worn on the colors. This is said to refer to a comment by the (AMA) that 99% of motorcyclists were law-abiding citizens, implying the last one percent were outlaws.The alleged AMA comment, supposedly a response to the in 1947, is denied by the AMA, who claim to have no record of such a statement to the press and that the story is a misquote. Other patches Other patches may be worn by members, including phrases and symbols.
The style or meaning of these other patches can vary between clubs. Some, such as a skull and crossbones patch, or the motto 'Respect Few, Fear None', are worn in some clubs by members who commit murder or other acts of violence on behalf of the club.There are also wings or biker's wings, which are earned something like or, but with various color-coded meanings, e.g. In some clubs, it is said that a member who has had sex with a woman with venereal disease can wear green wings. It has also been suggested that these definitions are a, intended to make fools of those outside the outlaw biker world, and also to serve the purpose of provoking outrage among conservative public and authorities.Frequently, additional patches may involve symbols, such as the use of Nazi or the SS. These may not indicate Nazi sympathies, but serve to express the outlaw biker's total rejection of social constraints, and desire for the shock value among those who fail to understand the biker way. Gender and race. A man and woman dressed in biker gearMost outlaw motorcycle clubs do not allow women to become full-patch members.
Rather, in some 1%er clubs, women have in the past been portrayed as submissive or victims to the men, treated as property, forced into prostitution or street-level drug trafficking, and often physically and sexually abused, their roles as being those of obedient followers and their status as objects. These women are claimed to pass over any pay they receive to their partners or sometimes to the entire club.
This appears to make these groups extremely gender segregated. This has not always been the case, as during the 1950s and 1960s, some Hells Angels chapters had women members.Academic research has criticized the methodology of such previous studies as being 'vague and hazy', and lacking in participant demographics. Main article: Literature. The genre really took off in the mid-1960s, after the club became prominent in the media, in particular, after 's book (1966) was published.Television. The mini-series The Last Chapter (2002) was set in and, and portrayed a fictional feud reminiscent of the in which The Triple Sixers MC attempted to establish a chapter in the province of. This show predated Sons of Anarchy by six years.
portrays a fictional outlaw motorcycle club, founded mainly by veterans, which is involved in various criminal activity and associated with underworld gangs. The thought it was too obvious to have them be dealers, and so instead they traffic.: The six-episode series dramatises the story of the Milperra massacre, when the Bandidos and the Comanchero motorcycle clubs went to war on Father's Day, Sunday 2 September 1984. The massacre had its beginnings after a group of Comancheros broke away and formed the first Bandidos Motorcycle Club chapter in Australia. This resulted in intense rivalry between the two chapters. At a public swap meet at the Viking Tavern at Milperra, New South Wales, a brief but violent battle ensued with seven people shot dead, including a 14-year-old innocent female bystander. A further 28 people were wounded with 20 requiring hospitalisation.
Each episode starts with a quote stated by Justice Adrian Roden when the clubs went before the New South Wales Supreme Court; 'As patriotism can lead to jingoism and mateship can lead to cronyism, so bikie club loyalty can lead to bikie club war.' . is an American dramatized series inspired by the true story of police informant Charles Falco, who infiltrated several bike clubs in the United States in the early 2000s. is a spin-off to centered around the Sons rivals turned allies, the all Hispanic Mayans Motorcycle Club.Video games. is the first of two developed for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC versions of, developed by and published. It was first released for the Xbox 360 on 17 February 2009 and on and on 13 April 2010.
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The protagonist of The Lost and Damned is, a member of Liberty City's biker club The Lost. Other fictional motorcycle clubs also appear in the DLC: the Angels of Death and the Uptown Riders., characters from appear in the video game after the Lost MC expanded into San Andreas after the events of the expansion pack. They are an antagonistic force towards, one of the three protagonists. received an outlaw-biker themed update known as GTA Online: Bikers, released on October 4, 2016.
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John, is a former member of an outlaw motorcycle club; known as the Mongrels, and still wears colors.See also. (2002), Adams Media Corp, pp. 193–203, 277,.
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(1992), University of Toronto Press, p. 4,. ^ Joans, Barbara (2001), Univ of Wisconsin Press, p. 15,. ^ Reynolds, Tom (2001), Wild ride: how outlaw motorcycle myth conquered America, TV Books, pp. 43–44,. U.S. Of Justice, archived from on 2014-04-15. Motorcycle Club and Riding Club Education.
^. Wolfpack Motorocycle Club. Retrieved 10 June 2016. 'Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang'. Author William Queen, 2004. Biker Gangs and Organized Crime. Thomas Barker.
Elsevier, 1 Oct 2007. Brown, Roland; McDiarmid, Mac (2000), Anness Publishing, p. 352,. Joans, Barbara (2001),:, p. 5, As middle America rides and parties with the urban middle class, neither discusses the skeleton in the closet. Neither draws attention to the fact that much of the Harley mystique, most of the unwritten rules of the road, and many of the values and ideals come from the unruly and bastard parent, the outlaw club.
^ Adler, Jeff (2001-03-03), 'The Fall of a Hells Angel Leader; Indictment Alleges Spokesman's Charity Masks Drug Ring.' , Washington, D.C., p. A.07. Klugh, David (7 October 2009), Kima Tv, archived from on 13 July 2011, The problem with that according to Steve Cook is that if you eat in local restaurants, drink in local bars or even participate in local charity events, you already associate with them. Charity rides, toy donations.
Cook has learned these are part of the disguise. 'What they don't tell you is what they're doing the rest of the year. They're selling drugs.
They're stealing motorcycles. They're beating people up. They're committing a laundry list of crimes.' . Renegades Do Good Works, Too But Officials Say Biker Gang Is Simply Polishing Its Image. Final Edition Richard S. Koonce, Virginian - Pilot ( Norfolk, Va.