15 biker gang members plead guilty after Richmond Hill shootout
Officials said several bystanders were caught in the crossfire.
Graham Cawthon WJCL Savannah, Georgia, Dec 12, 2025
https://www.wjcl.com/article/outcast-motorcycle-gang-richmond-hill-georgia/69710784
Fifteen members of the Southeast Georgia chapter of the Outcast Motorcycle Gang have been convicted in what officials described as the largest motorcycle gang prosecution in Georgia history, officials announced Friday.
Information released Friday by the Office of Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said the case, dubbed Operation “Patronus,” followed a 13-month, multiagency investigation that led to the recovery of more than 100 firearms. Authorities said investigators executed more than 40 search warrants, including 17 residential warrants across multiple Georgia counties, Fort Stewart and Wakulla County, Florida, and also seized two motorcycles and two cars.
All 15 defendants pleaded guilty in Bryan County to conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit robbery by intimidation, and violating Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, according to the attorney general’s office.
Prosecutors said the charges stem from an attempted armed robbery and shootout on June 17, 2022, at Flacos House Bar & Grill and the Red Roof Inn on U.S. Highway 17 in Richmond Hill.
Officials said several bystanders were caught in the crossfire and that six members of a rival gang were the intended robbery targets.
The case also targeted the chapter’s leadership, including alleged president Melaun Aiken, vice president Eddie Latson, secretary Lee Alan Mole and road captain Joseph Leeks, officials said.
Aiken, 48, was sentenced Dec. 3 to 25 years, with seven years in prison and the remainder on strict probation, after entering a non-negotiated plea, authorities said.
Mole, 61, was sentenced Oct. 8 to 20 years, with two years in prison; Simmons, 44, received 20 years with four years in prison on July 23; and Latson, 45, was sentenced Dec. 4, 2024, to 20 years with four years in prison, according to the attorney general’s office.
Other sentences ranged from prison time followed by probation to strict probation, including one defendant who received 20 years of strict probation and banishment from Georgia except for one county, officials said. Authorities said no charges were dismissed as part of the pleas.
“This historic case is a testament to the results we’re able to achieve when all levels of law enforcement work together,” Carr said in a statement.
Full list of defendants and charges:
Melaun Arturi Aiken (aka “Do Wurk”), age 48
• 11 counts of Aggravated Assault
• 7 counts of Attempted Armed Robbery
• 21 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
• 2 counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
As part of this plea, Aiken is also required to pay $17,345 in fines, which includes $7,500 for Gang Leadership charges and five separate fines equating to $1,969 each.
Lee Alan Mole (aka “Trench”), age 61
• 11 counts of Aggravated Assault
• 7 counts of Attempted Armed Robbery
• 14 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
• 2 counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
Taurus Marquis Simmons (aka “Repeat”), age 44
• 11 counts of Aggravated Assault
• 7 counts of Attempted Armed Robbery
• 14 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
• 2 counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
Terrance Donita Potter (aka “Chatter Box”), age 47
Potter entered a non-negotiated plea to the following charges. On Aug. 22, 2025, he was sentenced to 20 years of strict probation and banishment from the State of Georgia except for one county.
• 11 counts of Aggravated Assault
• 7 counts of Attempted Armed Robbery
• 14 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
• 2 counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
Eddie Latson (aka “Stash”), age 45
Latson pleaded guilty to the following charges. On Dec. 4, 2024, he was sentenced to 20 years, with the first four years to be served in prison and the remainder on strict probation.
• 11 counts of Aggravated Assault
• 7 counts of Attempted Armed Robbery
• 14 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
• 2 counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
As part of this plea, Latson is also required to pay $5,655 in fines.
Joseph Leeks (aka “Axel”), age 46
Leeks pleaded guilty to the following charges. On Feb. 6, 2025, he was sentenced to 20 years, with the first four years to be served in prison and the remainder on strict probation.
• 8 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
As part of this plea, Leeks is also required to pay $3,000 in fines.
Marquis Jones (aka “Grudge”), age 41
Jones pleaded guilty to the following charges. On Sept. 22, 2025, he was sentenced to 20 years, with the first 180 days to be served in a Probation Detention Center and the remainder on strict probation.
• 8 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
As part of this plea, Jones is also required to pay $4,255 in fines.
Donovan Scott (aka “Sockit”), age 38
Scott entered a non-negotiated plea to the following charges. On July 23, 2025, he was sentenced to 20 years, with the first two years to be served in prison and the remainder on strict probation.
• 8 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
Shron Gilbert (aka “Hard Left”), age 54
Gilbert pleaded guilty to the following charges. On March 17, 2025, he was sentenced to 20 years, with the first four years to be served in prison and the remainder on strict probation.
• 11 counts of Aggravated Assault
• 7 counts of Attempted Armed Robbery
• 14 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 2 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
• 2 counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
As part of this plea, Gilbert is also required to pay $4,155 in fines.
Demon Thompson (aka “9 Ball”), age 46
Thompson pleaded guilty to the following charges. On July 3, 2024, he was sentenced to five years of strict probation.
• 4 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
As part of this plea, Thompson is also required to pay $2,905 in fines and perform 80 hours of community service.
Paul Gosden (aka “White Collar”), age 54
Gosden pleaded guilty to the following charges. On Aug. 22, 2025, he was sentenced to five years of strict probation.
• 4 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
As part of this plea, Gosden is also required to pay $2,905 in fines.
Theron Singleton (aka “DMB” and “Do My Best”), age 60
Singleton pleaded guilty to the following charges. On March 17, 2025, he was sentenced to 10 years of strict probation.
• 4 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
As part of this plea, Singleton is also required to pay $4,255 in fines.
Labarron Pollock (aka “Bootleg”), age 50
Pollock pleaded guilty to the following charges. On May 1, 2024, he was sentenced to 10 years of strict probation.
• 4 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
As part of this plea, Pollock is also required to pay $2,180 in fines and perform 80 hours of community service.
Jemar Mack (aka “Ghost” and “Ghost Ryder”), age 45
Mack pleaded guilty to the following charges. On Feb. 6, 2025, he was sentenced to 20 years, with the first four years to be served in prison and the remainder on strict probation.
• 4 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
As part of this plea, Mack is also required to pay $3,000 in fines.
Whitney Lenore Hooks (aka “Secrets”), age 39
Hooks pleaded guilty to the following charges. On July 3, 2024, she was sentenced to five years of strict probation.
• 4 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault
• 1 count of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery by Intimidation
As part of this plea, Hooks is also required to pay $2,905 in fines and perform 80 hours of community service.
The State’s case against an additional defendant has been put on indefinite hold due to a medical diagnosis of incompetence stemming from physical injury.
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