Court docs: Violent crimes involving rival KC-area motorcycle ‘gangs’ land 18 people in jail
Warrant executed at Lee’s Summit home linked to cases
Heidi Schmidt KCTV 5 In Kansas City, Missouri August 15, 2024
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Plans involving assault, threats, and rival biker gangs land more than a dozen people behind bars. Court documents show the Kansas City area was at the center of the plot.
A grand jury indicted more than a dozen Kansas City members of the Pagan’s motorcycle club. The indictment accuses them of a series of armed assaults against rival motorcycle gangs. The indictment was unsealed Thursday.
A dozen law enforcement agencies executed seven search warrants, including one at a house near SW 3rd Street and Pryor Road in Lee’s Summit, Thursday morning.
Officers seized more than 40 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, body armor and a marijuana grow operation.
Pegan’s is a violent criminal organization that engaged in racketeering, an enterprise that involved illegal drug trafficking.
Federal Indictment
The indictment charged the following 18 people, identified as members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club, with the following crimes.
Christopher “Mack” McGowen, 40, of Platte City, Mo.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
attempting to commit assault with a dangerous weapon
discharging a firearm during an assault
assault resulting in serious bodily injury in aid of racketeering
Arthur “Straight Edge” Reynolds III, 48, Independence, Mo.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
discharging a firearm during an assault
Jarrid “Hammer” Hammer, 45, Independence, Mo.
assault resulting in serious bodily injury in aid of racketeerin
Jeremiah “Pass Out” Hahn, 41, Cameron, Mo.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
attempting to commit assault with a dangerous weapon
John “Krazy Legs” Hahn, 46, Cameron, Mo.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
discharging a firearm during an assault
Charles “Crash” Smith, Jr., 38, Blue Springs, Mo.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
attempting to commit assault with a dangerous weapon
discharging a firearm during an assault
James “Rugby” Prettyman, 42, Blue Springs, Mo.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
attempting to commit assault with a dangerous weapon
discharging a firearm during an assault
Mark “One Shot” Cottman, 49, Kansas City, Mo.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
discharging a firearm during an assault
Bryan “Fletch” Fletcher, 48, Lee’s Summit
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
discharging a firearm during an assault
Mark “Navajo” Crump, 54, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
assault resulting in serious bodily injury in aid of racketeering
Jeffrey “Got-It” Hannah, 42, Grain Valley, Mo.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
discharging a firearm during an assault
Eric “EZ” Forsyth, Jr., 34, Oak Grove, Mo.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
discharging a firearm during an assault
Robert “Flipper” Miller, 46, Joplin, Mo.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
attempting to commit assault with a dangerous weapon
discharging a firearm during an assault
Brandon “Youngblood” Hodge, 25, Joplin, Mo.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
discharging a firearm during an assault
Monty “Smoke” Mitchell, 58, Windsor, Mo.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
attempting to commit assault with a dangerous weapon
discharging a firearm during an assault
Alan “Bones” Thornton, 40, Holden, Mo.
attempting to commit assault with a dangerous weapon
• John Travis “T-Bone” Fisher, 51, Sapulpa, Okla.
attempting to commit assault with a dangerous weapon
Graham “Dro” Gattis, 40, Panama City, Fla.
assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering
o discharging a firearm during an assaut
The indictment claims that Pagan’s used threats of violence to protect its territory from rival motorcycle clubs.
In Missouri the rival clubs include:
• Hells Angels
• Outlaws
• El Forastero
• Galloping Goose
• Sons of Silence
• Bandidos
• The court documents go on to show Pagan’s tried to eliminate the other gangs completely by assaulting, robbing, extorting and even trying to murder them.
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