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2 Pagans motorcycle gang members charged in fight at Pittsburgh-area bar, officials say

By Michael Guise, Jennifer Borrasso April 1, 2026 CBS Pittsburgh
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pagan-motorcycle-gang-members-charged-fight/

Two members of the Pagans outlaw motorcycle gang are facing charges in a fight at a bar in Westmoreland County earlier this year, authorities said.

Robert Browne and Devin Colucci are charged with robbery, simple assault, theft, disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, and harassment in connection with an assault at Mogie’s Irish Pub in Lower Burrell on Jan. 22, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release on Wednesday. Colucci, 25, is also facing a charge of possessing a prohibited and offensive weapon.

Authorities said police were called to the bar after a 70-year-old man was assaulted. The man told officers, according to the news release, that he was at the bar and noticed that two other people inside were affiliated with the Pagans.

Browne, 27, and Colucci then arrived at Mogie’s, with Colucci confronting the 70-year-old man in the parking lot, saying he was not “allowed in the area because it was the Pagans territory,” the news release said. Officials said the man had an “Outlaw OMG” shirt on, which references the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, a rival of the Pagans.

When Colucci and the man tried to reenter the bar, the DA’s office said Colucci and Browne attacked the man, ripping his shirt, kicking him and breaking his glasses.

The news release said investigators reviewed surveillance video of the assault, which confirmed what the victim told law enforcement.
At a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, all charges were held for court for Browne and Colucci, the news release said. They are both in the Westmoreland County Prison on $300,000 bond.

Hells Angels biker ‘forced wife to perform sex acts on 120 men’ for ‘financial gain’

A man who was reportedly a senior member of the Hells Angels biker gang has been charged after he allegedly made his wife perform sexual acts on more than 120 men for pay

Edward Easton Daily Star 31 Mar 2026
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/hells-angels-biker-forced-wife-36947440

A former Hells Angels boss has been charged after he allegedly forced his wife to perform sex acts on more than 120 men for his own financial gain, according to reports.

The 62-year-old man faces charges of aggravated pimping, assault and multiple rapes in what Swedish prosecutors are alleging was a “ruthless exploitation” of his own partner.

The man is accused of using the internet to advertise his wife to others, before soliciting meetings with those he was approached by. He would then pressure his wife “to perform and submit to sexual acts” that the men requested, before taking their payment, according to the prosecutors.

In several incidents, the man’s wife was reportedly pressured into performing sexual acts on herself, while on other occasions he made her engage with the paying clients. He is also accused of making threatening remarks towards his partner, sometimes referring to himself as “the monster” and warning not to let this monster be unleashed.

The man was arrested by Swedish authorities in October last year, after a complaint was made to the police by his wife, and he has remained in custody there ever since. Last month, prosecutors said that around 120 people had been identified as having allegedly paid the biker for sexual services.

Biker buddies busted

By Jeremy Zafran The Suburban Quebec Canada March 25, 2026
https://www.thesuburban.com/news/biker-buddies-busted/article_710389b7-e89b-436a-9f76-a409b0b887e8.htm

Three people were arrested Wednesday in connection with an alleged drug trafficking network tied to the Hells Angels, as police continue a multi-phase investigation that began more than three years ago.

Officers with the Montérégie Integrated Regional Squad (ERM – l’Escouade régionale mixte, Montérégie) carried out the arrests as part of what authorities describe as the second phase of a broader crackdown targeting organized crime in the region. The first phase, conducted on Dec. 16, resulted in the arrest of 13 individuals.

Those arrested Wednesday were identified by police as Charli Alarie-Gagnon, 31, of Abercorn; Jonathan Chartrand-Vizien, 36, of Saint-Jean-Baptiste; and Matthieu Meilleur-Turgeon, 37, of Beloeil. All three were scheduled to appear by videoconference later in the day at the Saint-Hyacinthe courthouse, where they are expected to face charges related to drug trafficking.

Police say the arrests stem from an extensive investigation launched in December 2022 that has involved multiple enforcement actions over the past two years. As part of that effort, four phases of searches were conducted in May and June 2024 by the “Montérégie Regional Enforcement Team.”

Authorities did not immediately release details about the substances involved or the scale of the alleged trafficking operation. However, investigators say the network is believed to have connections to organized crime groups operating in Quebec.

The ERM, which led Wednesday’s operation, is part of a province-wide model that brings together officers from various police services to coordinate efforts against criminal organizations. The squads are designed to pool intelligence, manpower, and specialized resources to improve the effectiveness of investigations that cross municipal and regional boundaries.

In this case, the investigation drew on support from several units of the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), as well as assistance from other police forces. Officials say such collaboration is key to dismantling networks that often operate across jurisdictions and rely on complex distribution systems.

Police described Wednesday’s arrests as a significant step, but emphasized that the investigation remains ongoing. Additional phases are expected as authorities continue to gather evidence and pursue other individuals who may be linked to the network.

The ERM model has been increasingly used across Quebec in recent years as law enforcement agencies respond to evolving organized crime activities, including drug trafficking, which remains a major source of revenue for criminal groups.

Anyone with information related to drug trafficking or organized crime activities is urged to contact authorities. Police say tips from the public can play an important role in advancing investigations and disrupting illegal networks.

No further details were released Wednesday, and authorities say more information may be made available as court proceedings unfold.

Pagan’s Member Admits Role in Assault of Rival Gang Members at West Norriton Wawa

Black Dragon March 27, 2026 biker news

Pagan’s Member Admits Role in Assault of Rival Gang Members at West Norriton Wawa

On March 23, 2026, Jason William Lawless, 46, a patched member of the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang from Bridgeport, PA, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to simple assault and conspiracy to commit simple assault.

This stems from the October 17, 2025, incident in the parking lot of the Wawa at 2544 West Main Street in West Norriton Township. Lawless and eight other Pagans allegedly rolled up on two members of the rival Unknown Bikers Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, surrounded them, and tried to rip off their colors. The confrontation turned into a shootout — six people were shot, including two innocent bystanders (one took a round to the face while putting air in his tires). Fourteen shell casings were recovered.

Lawless is the first of the nine charged Pagans to take a plea. The rest are still facing serious felony charges including aggravated assault, riot, and recklessly endangering other persons. Classic colors dispute that went south fast and dragged civilians into it.

What Happened

• Defendant: Jason William Lawless, 46, of Bridgeport, PA (a Pagans member).

• Plea: On Monday, March 23, 2026, Lawless pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to misdemeanor charges of simple assault and conspiracy to commit simple assault.

• His Admission: Lawless admitted he conspired with the other eight Pagans members during the confrontation with rival Unknown Bikers Motorcycle Gang (UBMG) members in the parking lot of the Wawa at 2544 W. Main Street, West Norriton Township, on October 17, 2025. He acknowledged being present and intending to act as support if needed, though he claimed he did not physically engage in the assault himself.

• Sentencing: He was sentenced to time served to 23 months in county jail (with credit for 145 days already served while awaiting trial) plus 23 months of probation (consecutive to any parole). He must also stay away from the Wawa location.
Case Background

• The October 17, 2025, incident began as a confrontation between nine Pagans and two UBMG members. It escalated into gunfire, injuring six people — including two innocent bystanders (one shot in the face, one in the torso).

• All nine Pagans were charged with aggravated/simple assault, conspiracy, riot, and recklessly endangering other persons.

• This is the first guilty plea in the case. The remaining defendants are still heading toward a joint trial scheduled for May 18, 2026.

What It Means

• Lawless’s plea breaks the unified front among the defendants and could provide prosecutors with additional leverage or testimony against the others.

• It highlights how these cases often see some members cut deals while others fight the charges.

• The defense for other Pagans (including motions for dismissal or severance) continues, with some arguing lack of direct participation.

This is a significant crack in the Pagans’ defense in one of the most publicized MC-related shootouts in the Philadelphia suburbs in recent years.

Source: Super Grok

Thug Riders ‘enforcer’ gets prison time for organized crime charges

WHIO Staff March 27, 2026
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/thug-riders-enforcer-gets-prison-010322725.html

The “enforcer” of the violent motorcycle gang arrested as part of a federal organized crime investigation has learned his punishment.
John Smith, known as Chaos in the Thug Riders motorcycle gang, was sentenced to 9 years in federal prison on Wednesday, according to U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio records.

Smith will also have three years of supervised release.

In November 2025, Smith pleaded guilty to forming an illicit enterprise that engaged in certain racketeering activity, conspiracy to engage in racketeering, assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury in aid of racketeering activity, records state.

As previously reported by News Center 7, Smith is one of 14 members of the Thug Riders motorcycle gang arrested as part of a federal organized crime investigation.

Joliet Motorcycle Club Murder Victim Accused Of Being Snitch, Body Weighed Down By Pulley: Prosecutors

Jerell Burnett has stayed in Will County’s Jail facing first-degree murder charges since his September 2023 arrest by Illinois State Police.

John Ferak,Patch StaffMarch 25, 2026
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/dem-bastards-motorcycle-club-murder-joliet-victim-accused-being-snitch-body-weighed

On Sept. 14, 2023, Burnett, Lovelace and Matthews were indicted on the charges out of Will County. Nationwide warrants were issued for each person with a $5 million bond. All three were taken into custody without incident.
(Mugshot via Will County Jail )

JOLIET, IL —In recent days, the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office of Jim Glasgow filed a petition to deny pretrial release for Jerell Burnett, one of three co-defendants facing first-degree murder charges for the summer 2020 disappearance and murder of Carl Gordon. Gordon vanished after visiting a building on Joliet’s Ruby Street, arriving on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

In 2023, the Illinois State Police solved the case, making the three arrests:
• 43-year-old Jerell T. Burnett of Chicago
• 44-year-old Antoine D. Lovelace of Elgin
• 29-year-old Cody J. Matthews of Marengo

According to last week’s court filing against Burnett, back on June 18, 2020, two people contacted police after they found a body floating in the Cal Sag Channel in Blue Island. Emergency crews responded to the scene and recovered the body of Carl Gordon Jr. He was wrapped in plastic, duct taped and weighed down by pulleys, prosecutors noted.

This missing person poster for Carl Gordon was displayed on a telephone pole on Joliet’s Clement Street. File image via John Ferak/Joliet Patch Editor

According to prosecutors, Gordon was last seen alive on May 29, 2020 at 508 Ruby Street in Joliet. The property served as the clubhouse for the Dem Bastards Motorcycle Club’s Joliet chapter. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office performed the autopsy on Gordon’s body and revealed he died from multiple gunshots, the fatal wound to the back of his head.

The Illinois State Police and ATF spearheaded the investigation into Gordon’s fatal shooting, and prosecutors outlined the following facts that were uncovered: Gordon was a prospective member of Dem Bastards Motorcycle Club’s North Chapter. Murder defendant Jerell Burnett served as club president and co-murder defendant Cody Matthews served as vice president. Antoine Lovelace served as the enforcer, prosecutors said.

On May 28, 2020, Burnett contacted the president of the Joliet Dem Bastards Motorcycle Club seeking to use their clubhouse on Ruby Street to introduce new prospects to the north chapter, the court filing noted. From there, Burnett sent a mass message to his Dem Bastards

members ordering their presence at the meeting on May 29, 2020. Carl Gordon rode his motorcycle from Rockford to the meeting, and he was followed by three people driving in separate cars. Gordon and those witnesses arrived in Joliet around 5:30 p.m., prosecutors revealed.

Carl Gordon visited this property on Ruby Street on May 29, 2020. Image via John Ferak/Patch

According to prosecutors, Dem Bastards members from the North and Joliet chapters attended the meeting on Ruby Street. Co-murder defendant Lovelace arrived by car, while Burnett and Matthews arrived on their motorcycles.

Around 9 p.m., Burnett began the meeting and accused Gordon of being a snitch in an arrest that happened earlier that month in Boone County involving another Dem Bastards prospect, court documents allege.

Gordon was also accused of exceeding his authority as it related to the treatment of other prospects for the motorcycle club. At 9:19 p.m., prosecutors say the motorcycle club prospect arrested in Boone County called Gordon’s cell phone and “testified” about the group’s allegations against Gordon.

When the call ended, prosecutors say Burnett pointed his gun at Gordon and ordered he be taken downstairs to the basement of the Joliet clubhouse, court documents reflect. Gordon was taken downstairs by Burnett, Matthews and Lovelace, all armed with their guns, documents allege. A fourth member of the Joliet chapter accompanied them into the basement.

Downstairs, as Burnett used the light on his cell phone for illumination, he shot Gordon’s body, eventually executing him with a fatal shot to the back of the head, prosecutors revealed. Burnett, Lovelace and Matthews then ordered two other people at the meeting to wrap Gordon’s body in plastic, taping it with weights and pulleys, then moving it to a sports utility vehicle that was driven to the clubhouse by Matthews, prosecutors said.

During the overnight hours of May 30, 2020, Burnett and Matthews, along with two other people ordered to clean up the clubhouse and wrap up Gordon’s slain body, drove to Blue Island, where the four men dumped Godon’s body into the channel, according to the petition to deny pretrial release.

“Police learned these defendants threatened witnesses to keep silent and if they did not, would end up like Gordon Jr. The murder weapon believed to be used by Burnett was recovered pursuant to a search warrant and ballistic testing and analysis is still pending with the Illinois State Police Crime Lab,” court records noted.

The hearing on the pretrial detention petition against Burnett is set for April 20 in Will County Courthouse Courtroom 402 of Judge Amy Christiansen.

For now, Burnett remains in the Will County Jail, where he has been since Illinois State Police arrested him on Oct. 11, 2023.

Now 31 years old, Cody Matthews of Woodstock has remained in the Will County Jail facing $5 million bail since Oct. 17, 2023.

Mugshot via Will County jail

Antoine Lovelace, now 47, is out of Elgin. Mugshot via Will County jail

Biker gangs and hired hands: how Iran is increasingly outsourcing its terror campaigns

Experts see potential hallmarks of Iranian involvement in firebombing of four ambulances in Golders Green on Monday

Daniel Boffey Chief reporter The Guardian 27 Mar 2026

To some it was the moment the mask slipped. Wearing an open-necked white shirt, Mohsen Rafighdoost, former minister of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was filmed last March fondly reminiscing with an interviewer from the Tehran-based Dibdan Iran news website about the assassinations he had organised around Europe
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There was Prince Shahriar Shafiq, the last Shah of Iran’s 34-year-old nephew, who was shot twice in the head outside his mother’s home in Paris in 1979.

Then there was the Shah’s final commander-in-chief, Gen Gholam Ali Oveisi, also shot dead in Paris in 1984.
Rafighdoost explained with a chuckle that he had additionally ordered the murder of Shapour Bakhtiar, the final prime minister under the Shah, who was killed in his Parisian home in 1991; and the stabbing to death a year later of Fereydoun Farrokhzad, a dissident Iranian artist.

“Usually the Basque guys,” Rafighdoost said of the separatist terror group he commissioned to carry out the murders. “They were performing and no one was bothering them.”

It was all coordinated via intermediaries, Rafighdoost said, including an Egyptian cleric based in Germany. The cleric sorted out the payment, creating a handy distance that shielded Iranian officials from direct attribution

The IRGC later denied the allegations. Rafighdoost’s office claimed he was confused after recently undergoing brain surgery.
Monday’s firebombing of four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity in Golders Green, north London, and the apparent claim of responsibility, yet to be verified, from a supposed new grou

p said to have links to the Iranian regime, has brought a renewed focus on Iran’s use of terror against dissidents and Jewish communities.
With two British nationals arrested and then bailed, police continue to keep an open mind about the possibility that no state or international actor was behind the attack.

But based on its past modus operandi, experts do see the potential hallmarks of Iranian involvement in Golders Green. In comments to the Guardian, Kevan Jones, the Labour peer who chairs the intelligence and security committee (ISC) tasked with overseeing the UK’s spy agencies, described a growing trend: the use of hired hands to do the dirty work, whether it be violence, kidnappings, assassinations or surveillance.

“They are doing this through organised crime and through individuals by paying them and that’s what it is more likely to be here – if it is indeed linked to Iran,” Jones said.

The UK has seen a lot of Iranian activity in recent years. In October 2025, during his annual threat assessment, the MI5 director general, Ken McCallum, stated that “the MI5 has tracked more than 20 potentially lethal Iran-backed plots” in the past year alone.
Giving evidence to the ISC in the summer of 2023, the then-home secretary Suella Braverman said Iran was using “very elusive, quite sophisticated, very brutal European-wide gangs” to carry out their work.

An unnamed MI5 official told the committee that Iran was “casting around for mercenaries and operatives to conduct activity … to build new alliances and relationships.”

In the US, court records suggest Hells Angels biker gangs have been deployed by the Iranian regime. The ISC report named a heroin distribution syndicate led by an Iranian narco-trafficker Naji Sharifizindashti as doing Iran’s bidding in Europe. The regime was said to be seeking similar link-ups in the UK. Two narco-gangs in Sweden were said by the authorities there to execute plots on Tehran’s command.
Matthew Levitt, a former deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the US Department of the Treasury, and now a senior fellow at the Washington Institute, said the use of proxies to carry out attacks was a longstanding tactic – but that Iran had decisively pivoted to use criminal gangs in 2018 after one of its diplomats was convicted of planning an attack on an Iranian opposition rally.

“They realised at that point the utility of reasonable deniability and cut outs,” Levitt said. “With criminal proxies, as long as you are willing to pay the price, which is not so much money, you are also getting someone who is not squeamish about doing things that involve violence because that is what they do.”

Of the Golders Green attack, Levitt said that if it did emerge that Iran was involved, it was likely not a new terror group but rather the result of a “kind of criminal gig economy”.

Based on the open-source information available, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s Iranian External Operations dataset found that nine out of 41 Iranian external operations they had registered between 2025 and 2026 were based in the UK.

Why is there so much activity in the UK? The large Jewish community in the country and Britain’s historical alliance with the US, is part of the answer, said Levitt. “The Iranians are not intimidated by law enforcement and they will go where the targets are and where they have the resources,” he said.

Colin Clarke, executive director at the Soufan centre, a US research NGO, said the Iranians had copied the Russian playbook.
“The Russians had moved to the use of what they call ‘disposable agents’,” he said. “It sends European services chasing their tails looking for a connection to a state that might not be there, or may be two or three steps removed.

“The downside is that these are often amateurish plots, and not particularly effective. But I do think that Iran potentially has sleeper cells, either IRGC or regime operatives, who are forward deployed, in case of an existential crisis: which is arguably where we are now. Is the US going in with ground forces the tripwire? We don’t know.”

In December 2023, Magomed-Husejn Dovtaev, a Chechen-born Austrian citizen, was convicted of conducting surveillance on the west London headquarters of the Iran International Persian-language TV station, declared a terrorist organisation by the Iranian regime.

Asked why he had taken an interest in the building and its surroundings, Dovtaev told the Old Bailey he “quite simply liked it” and was “in wonder at the architecture” of the Chiswick business park. Iran denied any involvement.

Adam Baillie, a former editor at Iran International and now its media spokesperson, said they had since moved their studios, but that the staff did not socialise for fear of an attack. “The worse it looks for the regime, the worse it is for us,” he said. “Proxies and use of rogue elements are a key worry for counter-terrorism and the police, with regard to us certainly.”

“The Met are in regular touch,” he added. “I was told by my security boss about three weeks ago that the Met had said that I had come to their attention as someone under increased Iranian attention for cyber hacking.”

The station is at a state of heightened alert. Two Romanian citizens are due to go on trial next month charged with wounding and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after the stabbing of Iran International journalist, Pouria Zeraati, in Wimbledon. They deny wrongdoing.

In the wake of the explosions in Golders Green, Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley announced that 264 extra police officers were being deployed to protect the Jewish community in London, alongside “additional highly visible firearms patrols”.

Dave Rich, head of policy at Community Security Trust, which provides security advice to the Jewish community, said this should be seen as a warning ahead of the eight-day Passover festival and that the sub-contracting to criminals under-the-radar was a worry.

“When you’re deploying that many police officers and also extra visible armed patrols in Jewish community areas, you’re not just doing that for reassurance,” Rich said. “You’re doing that because you think there’s a real threat.

“People often say, what’s the biggest danger to the Jewish community at the moment? My answer is always the biggest danger is whichever type of terrorist turns up at a synagogue that morning.”

Judge dismisses charges against 2 Pagans bikers in Pa. Wawa shooting

Vinny Vella The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) Mar 25, 2026
https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/judge-dismisses-charges-against-2-pagans-bikers-in-pa-wawa-shooting/article_d6722295-cee5-5cd4-94f7-a9d9005ffcff.html

PHILADELPHIA — Criminal charges filed against two members of the Pagans outlaw motorcycle club accused of provoking a shootout that injured six people last fall have been dismissed, officials said Wednesday.

Erik Dixon, 33, and Luke Higgins, 29, were charged in October with aggravated assault, conspiracy and related crimes for the attack, which police say took place as the Pagans targeted a rival club outside of a Wawa in West Norriton.

They were among nine Pagans implicated in the Oct. 17 encounter with the Unknown Bikers outlaw club, during which two bystanders were shot.
In a ruling handed down late Tuesday, Montgomery County Court Judge Risa Ferman dismissed the charges against the two without prejudice after their attorneys argued there was no evidence that they attacked anyone during the encounter. The two men, according to court filings, were riding with the group when the gunfire erupted.

Dixon fled the scene, leaving his motorcycle behind. Higgins drove away afterward and was arrested by Norristown Police.
Prosecutors declined to comment on the case, nor say whether they would refile the charges.

Dixon’s attorney, Abraham Hopson III, said Wednesday that he was pleased with Ferman’s decision. His client, he said, was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time.

“It was just a coincidence that the Pagans ran into the other club at the Wawa,” Hopson said. “[Dixon] thought they were going to get some gas, and then drive out to Bethlehem Pike to drink some beers and dance with girls
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“That’s what he signed up for.”

Higgins’ attorney did not respond to a request for comment.

After pulling into the Wawa on Main Street, the Pagans encircled the Unknown Bikers and began assaulting them, according to the affidavit of probable cause for their arrest. The group, prosecutors said, were after the “cuts” of the rival gang members, their denim vests bearing the club logo.

In the world of outlaw clubs, a biker’s cut is sacred and, therefore, a trophy sought by his rivals.
During the melee, the Unknown Bikers opened fire on the Pagans with two 9mm handguns in what prosecutors described as an act of self-defense.

Four of the Pagans were injured in the gunfire. Nearby, a man filling his tires with air was shot in the face as he dived for cover, and a woman smoking a cigarette outside the store was shot in the right side.

Another member of the Pagans charged in the shooting, Jason Lawless, pleaded guilty Monday to simple assault and conspiracy. He was sentenced to 145 days to 23 months in county jail.

The six other members of the club are scheduled to go to trial in May before Ferman.

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Unity on Two Wheels:
Black MC Presidents Forge a New Path on the Black MC set in Saint Louis

Black Dragon March 25, 2026

Unity on Two Wheels: Black MC Presidents Forge a New Path on the Black MC set in Saint Louis

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug, opens up about brotherhood,
history, and the groundbreaking event that brought rival nations together with the
Unity OLS Party at the Omega Center — no bad vibes, just pure positive energy.

The bass was thumping so hard you could feel it in your chest. Cars double-parked on
side streets, engines idling in the cold Saint Louis winter air. Inside the Omega Center it was hot
with energy, the dance floor pulsed—Black, white, young, old, patched and support club alike—
moving as one under a hazy atmosphere of cigar smoke. No shoulder checks. No tension. No
drama. Just music, laughter, women owning the floor, brothers raising bottles in toasts, and that
rare, electric feeling you only get when something historic is happening right in front of you.
For anyone who’s ridden in the Black MC scene for more than a minute, they would
know this wasn’t supposed to happen. Not like this. Not with three dominant 1% nations—Sin
City Deciples, Outcast, and Hell’s Lovers—sharing the same space, the same stage, the same
respect. Yet here it was: thousands strong, security tight, energy clean, and not one fight all
night. Over 1,500 people turned away at the door because the place was already maxed out.
I caught up with Sin City Deciples’ Saint Louis President, Spark Plug, to get the straight
story from the top. What sparked this? How did three presidents pull it off? And is this a one-off
—or the beginning of something bigger?

The Interview
KAOS: This is KAOS with Black Dragon Biker News. I want to sit down and talk about
what I see as one of the most incredible events in Black MC culture in a long time. What was
your role in it, and—without speaking for the club if you’re not comfortable—How did the three
main clubs coordinate as presidents?

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: I’ve known the other presidents
for years—we grew up in the life, we used to work security teams together, all that. We’ve
always been in the same area, always committed to respecting each other. We were in the right positions at the right time. The common ground was getting support clubs involved without

issues from other nations. We don’t have those problems—we understand some do, but we don’t.
It was the right time to come together, and hopefully it spreads nationwide.
KAOS: How about you introduce yourself—who you are, your title, the club you
represent, its role, and how it connects to others.

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: I’m Spark Plug, President of the
Saint Louis chapter of Sin City Deciples (Missouri side, though we’re tied in with East Saint
Louis too—it’s the same family).

KAOS: You guys have a solid membership, right? I saw y’all move as one at our set
night a month or so ago—our president pulled me aside, impressed how you flowed as a unit.
Beautiful.

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: Yeah, we say “one of us, all of
us.” We’re brothers, not just members. We treat each other like blood from the same mother—
more love, honor, respect that way. Being a “member” ain’t the same anymore; too many
weekend riders now days. With Sin City, a brother’s gonna get up at 3:30 a.m. if needed. It’s a
different mindset.

KAOS: How long have you been president of one of the larger chapters? How’d you rise
to it?

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: Size doesn’t matter—if one
chapter needs help, from fundraisers to checking on a kid in college, we all show up. A small
chapter might call and get 100-200 brothers rolling.

KAOS: When watching biker movies or reading books about the club life from back in
the day, you see that brotherhood in white sets for decades. In Black sets, it feels more recent on
the surface, but history goes back to the ’60s—even ’50s with some clubs. How has Sin City
contributed to uniting Black bikers, building that brotherhood? Do you educate brothers on Black
MC history?

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: We take brothers back to school
on the history—Black side, white side. Stay long enough, that line blurs. Either you’re a biker or
you’re not. You gotta sit at the table no matter the color. One wrong move by any biker, we all
get blamed. We govern accordingly to keep all bikers looking good.

KAOS: I’ve been on sets with Sin City—mixed crowds, Black and white chapters rolling
up together, drinking, bonfires, no tension. How do you handle potential racial beefs, politics, or
cultural differences in a blended club?

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: Everyone’s allowed to feel how
they feel, but you might not get your way. You’re safe to speak, but the direction we move is set.
Move with us or move on. Religion and opinions are yours, but you gotta believe in a higher
power—Muslim, Jewish, Christian, whatever. That’s core. God, family, Sin City—that’s the
order.

KAOS: That tracks with the documentary I watched about Sin City. The name evolved,
but God and family were always central, right from the founders.
Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: Exactly. I got to know some
founders indirectly through extended conversations—Angel, others. My mentor, Saint Louis
Slim, was in 48 years before he passed three years ago. Being part of something that long… you
gravitate to it, care for it. Club established around ’67 in Gary, Indiana—founded ’65-’67.
KAOS: Do you see Saint Louis as the hub for these events since it worked so well, or are
y’all thinking of rotating it to other cities? I noticed crews from all over: Mississippi Outcast,
Hell’s Lovers from Kentucky, guys from way out. How was the vibe with brothers coming from
far away?

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: We like hosting here, but we
could duplicate it elsewhere—as long as the respect is the same. It starts with the three presidents
knowing each other for so long and finding a way to work together. We reached out to all
corners of the Black set. Some thought they fell outside, but we honored them with stipulations
and common ground. No problems. We were all deep—Outcast was deep too.

KAOS: Security and flow were tight. You had to have conversations because the three
main nations were there first, right?

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: Yeah, we had to remind
everyone: let these 99% clubs have space and fun. We encouraged the three nations to
fellowship, meet each other. Don’t take up all the chairs—make room. It was beautiful.
KAOS: All three are 1% outlaw clubs, right? Sin City, Outcast, Hells Lovers—no
diamond patch needed to say it. Under y’all, you’ve got support clubs—clubs with your blessing.
Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: Definitely outlaw. We live it.
Support clubs roll under the blessing—female MCs, social clubs, patched-in affiliates with our
colors.

KAOS: Does that “can’t we all get along” energy play into wanting more unity events?
Like shifting focus back to rides, parties, racing, brotherhood instead of conflict—especially with
99% clubs wanting peace?

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: Definitely. We wanted the
support clubs to intermingle and feel safe. With three nations there, we introduced everyone,
encouraged them to support each other. The goal was understanding and business continuing
without issues.

KAOS: Future plans? Any cross-country peace ride for urban/multiracial MCs, stop-theviolence
style? Or how big could this unity grow?

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: We take it day by day—keep the
three strong first, maybe expand later if the vibe holds. The entire nation is welcome if respect
stays the same. Maybe we can expand to some other ones at some point, but it depends on our
uppers say. We’re planning more intense events, like races at tracks—get back to what biking
started as: racing, fun, competition. Get kids involved too—family events.

KAOS: Sounds like it’s rooted here in Saint Louis for now, but could spread if the three
presidents’ unity holds.

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: For now, yeah. Communication
is key—we knew each other long enough to make this happen. If others want the same, we can
replicate it.

KAOS: Anything else to add on the OLS Unity Party or other last thoughts?
Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: We can all do better. These
events help, but there’s no room for negativity. We keep pushing unity.

KAOS: I heard from Outcast Saint Louis President, Gunho, in an interview on Black
Dragon Biker News podcast that there might be another event in May or June. Is that true? And
you mentioned a meet-up Monday with all three presidents can you elaborate?

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: Yeah, we are talking about doing
another one in the summer. Bigger and more events maybe family there too. Next Monday we
going to meet up. Could be a good spot for Black Dragon TV interview— cameras, lights,
whatever works. The other two: Gunho (Outcast) and Straightforward (Hells Lovers) will be
there.

KAOS: Appreciate you, brother. This was groundbreaking event in my opinion —what
y’all put together. Much respect. I’ll bring the camera idea to Black Dragon; we’re here to
support.

Sin City Deciples Saint Louis President, Spark Plug: Gratitude. Much love, Kaos.
End of Interview

As the conversation wound down, Spark Plug’s final words hung in the air: “We can all
do better. These events help—no room for negativity. We keep pushing unity.”

In a world where MC history is often written in blood and beef, this Saint Louis gathering
felt like a reset button. Three presidents who’ve known each other for years proved that
communication, mutual respect, and shared love of the life can override old static. Support clubs
mingled safely. Out-of-state chapters showed up honored. And, in if the future events hold true,
kids, families, and future generations of bike riders could get a glimpse of what the scene could
be—races, rides, fellowship, no drama.

Is this the start of nationwide unity rides, cross-country peace runs, or even track days
where the throttle decides the winner instead of fist, or even worse, the bullet? Maybe. For now,
it’s rooted right here in the Midwest, built on real relationships and real talk. But the door is open
wider than it’s been in years.

One thing’s clear: when the music hits, the bikes roll, and the colors fly together without
a single bad vibe, that’s not just an event. That’s a statement.

Much respect to Spark Plug and the other brothers, Gunho, and Straight Forward, who
made it happen. The road ahead looks a little brighter.

Ride safe. Stay united.

Mass. man in meth trafficking ring run by motorcycle club gets prison time, feds say

By Maria Papadopoulos, Boston 25 News March 23, 2026

BOSTON — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for trafficking crystal methamphetamine while a member of a local motorcycle club, the U.S. Attorney said.

James Adams, a/k/a “Jimmy,” 43, of Byfield, was sentenced Friday to 151 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said in a statement on Monday. U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV handed down his sentence.

Adams pleaded guilty in December to one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine and one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine.

Adams was one of four people charged in connection with a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking ring in eastern Massachusetts that was run by members and associates of the Unknown Bikers Motorcycle Club, prosecutors said.

In October 2023, law enforcement received information about drug trafficking activities of a large-scale methamphetamine supplier in eastern Massachusetts.

Over the next several months, investigators identified Adams as a drug trafficker who distributed methamphetamine to customers throughout eastern Massachusetts.

Prosecutors said controlled purchases of methamphetamine were conducted with Adams, as well as with his co-conspirators James Snow of Tewksbury, Danielle Steenbruggen of Peabody, and Daniel Loughman of Wakefield.

Investigators seized approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine and four firearms throughout the investigation from controlled purchases, motor vehicle stops, and search warrants.

Adams is the second person to be sentenced to prison in the case.

Steenbruggen, who pleaded guilty in August, was sentenced in November to 93 months in prison.

Snow, who pleaded guilty in December, is scheduled for sentencing on March 23.

Loughman, who pleaded guilty in December, is scheduled for sentencing on April 1.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.