Thug Riders Motorcycle Club member pleads guilty to racketeering
by: LeAnne Marie McPherson WTDN December 30,2025
https://www.wdtn.com/news/thug-riders-motorcycle-club-member-pleads-guilty-to-racketeering-charges/
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Another member of the Thug Riders Motorcycle Club (TRMC) – which faces remarkable allegations including murder, arson and racketeering – has taken a plea deal.
Brent A. Egleston, “Be Easy”, 36, from Xenia, agreed to the charges against him for the following crimes:
• Commission of a Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering
• Attempted Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
The other members of TRMC are also facing charges for allegedly doing the following:
• Blowing up a former member’s vehicle. (Huber Heights, May 2021.)
• Killing a man during a shootout. (Harrison Township, Sept. 2021.)
• Shooting over 190 live gunfire rounds into a rival motorcycle gang’s clubhouse. (Lexington, Kentucky, April 2023.)
• Breaking the leg of a patron at Toby’s Tavern. (Dayton, June 2023.)
• Attacking a rival gang member at Chris’s Band Box. (Dayton, July 2023.)
• Engaging in a shootout at a different motorcycle gang’s clubhouse. (Springfield, March 2024.)
• Physically assaulting members of another motorcycle gang. (London, May 2024.)
• Threatening and extorting former gang members.
Egleston is one of 14 men who were arrested in June 2024 and is the fourth to be sentenced.
Earlier this year, Michael Seth Henry, “Brutal”, from Xenia, was sentenced to two and a half years, and Joseph M. Rader, “Delta”, from Richmond, Kentucky, was sentenced to 15 months and Matthew J. Hawkins, “Hawk”, 32, from Pequea, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to three years.
Several other members have also pleaded guilty, including:
• Cody D. Hughes, “Tater”, 28, from Columbus.
• Justin J. Baker, “Wild Boy”, 29, from Columbus.
• Jared T. Peters, “Savage”, 37, from Dayton.
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The other members facing charges in USA v. Robles et al are:
• Brandon W. Fisher, “Road Runner”, 26, from Piqua.
• Joey A. Marshall, “King Joe”, “Diesel”, 44, from Xenia.
• John A. Smith, “Chaos”, 37, from Dayton.
• Juan A. Robles, “Juan the Man”, 45, from Phoenix, Arizona.
• Norman D. Beach, “Stormin’ Normin’”, 49, from Dayton.
2 NEWS is following all 14 TRMC members’ cases closely.
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