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Third person arrested in alleged motorcycle gang shooting in Forest Park

Marvin Judge was charged with felony murder and violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act on Monday.

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/third-suspect-charged-in-forest-park-motorcycle-gathering-shooting/85-1a5375db-124d-4870-ad6d-82033e4ab929
Author: Akilah Winters WXIA-TV, Channel 11 Atlanta, Georgia June 17, 2025

FOREST PARK, Ga. — A third person was arrested and charged in connection with a shooting at a motorcycle gathering in Forest Park months later, according to the City of Forest Park Police.

Marvin Judge was charged with felony murder and violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act on Monday. Judge was placed on the most wanted list leading to his arrest with the assistance of the Butts County Sheriff’s Office, authorities said.

The shooting happened on April 27 at a location on 1st Street in Forest Park, which was first described as a motorcycle gathering of some kind. Two people were killed and two others were injured in the shooting. The two victims killed have been identified as Isiah Mack and Anthony Hearns.

Nigel Blackwood and Donnell McKnight were both arrested back in May. All three men are alleged members of the Outcast Motorcycle Gang.

Police said that the venue where the shooting took place was a gathering for an event for the rival Wheels of Soul Motorcycle Club, and that the shooting was the result of a territorial argument. Investigators added that the trio entered the event and attacked a rival gang member.

According to police, McKnight and Blackwood were also shot and were hospitalized in the episode. Blackwood was able to leave the hospital because police did not have warrants for his arrest at the time, they said.

Police previously said they believe Wheels of Soul is a Philadelphia-based gang trying to establish a presence in Georgia. The Outcast gang is a Georgia-based group — 16 of its alleged members were indicted in 2023 by state Attorney General Chris Carr.

Additionally, authorities previously said that the property on 1st Street, where the Wheels of Soul Motorcycle Club gathering occurred, has been issued a cease and desist order after being cited for operating a business without a license.

Judge, Blackwood, and McKnight are in custody at the Clayton County Jail, awaiting their day in court.

Appeals court upholds Alfredo Paez Jr. sentence for role in biker gang shooting

By Natalie Faulkenberry KCBD
Published: Oct. 26, 2023 at 8:04 PM EDT| Updated: Jun. 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM EDT

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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Update 12:05 p.m., Friday, June 13:

An appeals court upheld the conviction of Alfredo Paez Jr. He will now begin serving his six-year prison sentence.
He was found guilty for his role in a biker gang shooting back in 2020.

Update 6:09 p.m., Friday, Oct. 27: Paez was sentenced to six years on count one, 180 days in counts two and three, respectively, and six-years probation on count seven with all to run concurrently. He remains out on an appeal bond.
Original story below:

Alfredo Paez Jr. was found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on Thursday, and two counts of the lesser charge of deadly conduct.

Paez was facing seven counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The jury found him not guilty on three counts.

The jury’s verdict came after a week and a half of testimony. During the trial the state focused on the longtime rivalry between the two motorcycle gangs the Kinfolk and the Bandidos, arguing that Paez went to the 50th Street Caboose that night knowing the Kinfolk were there regularly.

The state called gang experts and multiple LPD officers who confirmed that Paez had multiple altercations with Kinfolk members.

The state also called Max Gould, the former president of the Kinfolk Club, who testified: “When the Bandidos and the Kinfolk run into each other, it usually ends in an altercation – 99% of the time.”

During closing arguments, the state argued that Paez went to the Caboose to start a confrontation, arguing that he knowingly put the Kinfolk and other patrons’ lives at risk.

During closing arguments, the defense offered a counter argument, arguing that the state was overlooking the fact that Kinfolk members were the first to fire their guns.

Showing the surveillance video to the jurors, the defense argued that Paez only shot in self-defense, arguing that the state’s whole case was centered on who the jury believes started that altercation, not on actual evidence.

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According to the police report, on Nov. 12, 2020, police arrived at the 50th Street Caboose and noticed the front windows were shattered and that there were shell casings on the ground.

Police said the suspects were part of two separate motorcycle gangs, the Banditos and Kinfolk. The Kinfolk were at the northeast corner of the room at the pool tables, drinking and playing pool. One of the suspects from the Banditos walked over to the pool table and picked up a pool ball. This upset both suspects from the Kinfolk, so both members of that club pulled out their guns and presented them.

Police said Paez Jr., who was part of the Banditos, was in the hallway just south of the bar area.

Paez Jr. walked in through the door from the hallway and began to open fire towards the front of the business. Two of the rounds that he fired struck the victim.

After the suspect began to fire, everyone in the room ran to find cover. Most of the people in the restaurant ran outside through either the north main entrance or the emergency door located on the north side of the room to the west.

Paez Jr. immediately ran out of the business after the shooting and fled the scene on a motorcycle.

Los-Diablos Motorcycle Club investigation
Omaha police investigate large crowd disturbance early Saturday morning

Anna Behning KETV 7 June 14, 2025

OMAHA, Neb. —
Omaha police are investigating a large crowd disturbance at the Los-Diablos Motorcycle Club. KETV was on scene a little after 4:30 a.m. this morning at got video from the club.

Officers responded to the scene after a walk-in shooting victim arrived at Creighton University Medical Center just after 3 a.m. OPD said a 22-year-old male was driven to the hospital in a private vehicle and his injuries are non-life threatening. Investigators discovered shell casings, a firearm, and live rounds near Los-Diablos Motorcycle Club. Witnesses provided some details.

During the investigation, an intoxicated driver nearly struck an officer before being arrested for DUI.

Police said the walk-in shooting victim is stable but was uncooperative.

The investigation remains ongoing, police are asking anyone with information to contact Omaha Crime Stoppers. You can reach out anonymously at 402-444-STOP.

6 alleged biker gang members arrested in connection to Indiana bar beating

by: Lydia ReuilleWANE 15 Fort Wayne, Indiana June 13, 2025
https://cbs4indy.com/indiana-news/6-alleged-biker-gang-members-arrested-in-connection-to-indiana-bar-beating/

(WANE) – Six men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the now-viral beating at a northeast Indiana bar, including the boyfriend of the bar’s owner.

All six men are allegedly part of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club and were seen wearing Outlaw gear at Pike’s Pub on the night of the attack. The arrests were made within a day of the warrants being issued.

On May 30, a violent beating took place at Pikes Pub just outside of Fort Wayne, a video of which went viral on social media. It showed several white men in Outlaw gear attacking James Simmons – a Black man – with racial slurs heard in the background, leading many to believe the beating was a racially-motivated hate crime
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Justin Wert, a Churubusco man, is charged with criminal recklessness, strangulation and battery resulting in serious injury. He was arrested in Lima, Ohio, according to Sgt. Ken Litzenberg of the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. His arrest was the first reported in connection to the beating.

According to court documents, someone submitted a Crime Stoppers tip identifying Wert as the man who threw the first punch at Simmons and eventually put him in a headlock.

• Christopher Yoho
• Justin Wert
• Jerrad Wade Impton
• Douglas Robert Zuber
• Kent Adamonis
• Ryan Minick
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Thursday, court records show 52-year-old Jerrad Wade Impton was booked in the Allen County Jail on two counts of battery resulting in serious bodily injury. Impton is accused of punching Simmons in the back of the head “at the beginning of the battery,” according to court documents.

Later that day, 66-year-old Douglas Robert Zuber was booked in the Allen County Jail on charges of battery resulting in serious injury and criminal recklessness. And according to Allen Superior Court documents, his girlfriend is the owner of the bar.

Zuber claimed Simmons had been “badgering” him for an hour about shutting down the bar for him one night for a private party. Zuber said he kept refusing and telling Simmons to pay his tab and leave the bar. He also claimed Simmons started walking to the door instead of paying, which is when the battery occurred.

But a witness told police Simmons was a regular at the bar and payment was not the issue. “It was never about paying the tab, because he always pays his tab,” the witness said, claiming the bartender was trying to “abuse his authority.”

The viral video showed Zuber in an Outlaw shirt telling Simmons to pay his tab before shoving him back toward the bar, according to the description in court documents. Zuber was also allegedly the person yelling racial slurs that can be heard in the video.
Three more men were also arrested and charged: Ryan Minick, Christopher Yoho and Kent Adamonis.

Minick is accused of standing in Simmons’ way before the assault began. Minick is eventually accused of “jumping in the middle of the battery” and throwing punches, according to the court documents.

Yoho allegedly grabbed Simmons from behind during the attack, ripping off his safety vest, according to court documents. He’s also accused of throwing a chair at Simmons.

Adamonis, the sixth man who was allegedly involved, is accused of punching and kicking Simmons while he was on the ground. But Friday, the state filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Adamonis.

Last week, Simmons spoke out for the first time and said he will be pressing charges against those involved.

Tips to police and through Crime Stoppers poured in, leading to the handful of arrests.

Wert was arrested while delivering materials to a tank plant in Lima, Ohio. Another was taken into custody at his workplace in Huntington County; three more were apprehended at either their workplace or home in Allen County. The final suspect was found hiding at a lake property in Steuben County.

The attack prompted rallies in the community, a petition with over 6,000 signatures so far, and responses from various local officials.

Although it took place just outside city limits, Fort Wayne’s mayor and city council addressed the issue; Councilwoman At-Large Michelle Chambers said she is calling on the Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission to review the practices and licensing at Pikes Pub. State Representative Phil GiaQuinta is calling for stronger hate crime laws in the state.

The Allen County Sheriff’s Department said last week the FBI is involved in the investigation. A slew of other agencies have also been involved, including the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, Allen County Adult Probation, Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, Steuben County Sheriff’s Department, New Haven Police Department, Shawnee Township (Ohio) Police Department, Auburn Police Department, Fort Wayne Police Department, Huntington Police Department, Indiana State Police and U.S. Army Military Police Corps (Lima, Ohio).

“This case shows how law enforcement agencies working together can achieve fast and effective results,” Sheriff Troy Hershberger said. “There’s no place for violence like this in our community.”

The sheriff’s department also said the original video has been preserved as evidence and will not be released at this time. Anyone with additional information or footage is encouraged to contact investigators.

1,000 bikers ride to Hells Angels memorial in Surrey
Motorcycle procession travelled from Coquitlam along Highway 1

Anna Burns Surrey Now-Leader. British Columbia Canada
https://www.todayinbc.com/news/1000-bikers-ride-to-hells-angels-memorial-in-surrey-8067787

An estimated 1,500 people from across Canada attended a celebration of life in Surrey for longtime Hells Angels member Rick Ciarniello, who died in March.

“He was one of the original Hells Angels members who patched over in the early 1980s from a biker club called the Satan’s Angels,” Staff Sgt. Lindsay Houghton, of the Surrey Police Service, said Thursday (June 12) outside the banquet hall where the celebration was taking place.

Before the service started, about 1,000 motorcycles travelled from a Hells Angels club in Coquitlam along Highway 1 to the Highway 15 exit in Surrey, then along Highway 17 to Bridgeview Drive, from Bridgeview Drive to King George Boulevard, and King George Boulevard to 120 Street. Police could be seen at major intersections along the route to ensure the safety of drivers and pedestrians.

The procession ended at the Aria Banquet Hall, located in the 12300-block of Pattullo Place in Surrey, around noon.

Not everyone who attended the service was a member of an outlaw motorcycle gang, though.

“You’ll have friends of family, family, those kinds of things, you know, come to this,” Houghton said. But police know “how to distinguish the difference between attendees.”

Members of outlaw motorcycle gangs were dressed in their colours, which Houghton said is common as there are a lot of rules involved in being a member of the Hells Angels. “When they’re on their bikes, they have to wear their colours. They have to wear something that signifies what outlaw motorcycle gang they’re a part of. They have a lot of rules around what they can and can’t wear.”

Police said they had known about the service and motorcycle procession for a few weeks.

The service also drew a large police presence outside of the banquet hall Thursday afternoon, with many officers from multiple jurisdictions across the Lower Mainland.

“These events are very valuable for police in terms of intelligence gathering,” Houghton said. “These events are important to police, not just in terms of seeing who’s attending, but it’s really important for us to see who’s associating with each other. Affiliations in the outlaw motorcycle gang world are really important for police to see who’s being supported by who.”

It also helps the police see who has been elevated from “one-piece patch” to two and a “two-piece patch” to three. “In order for them to do that, they need the permission and support of the Hells Angels.”

“We’ve seen time and time again, whether it’s full chapters of full-patch Hells Angels, members working together, whether that’s, over the years to grow marijuana or import cocaine or grander conspiracies to commit murder. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind, in the mind of police in British Columbia, this is an organized crime group,” Houghton said.

Members from the Hells Angels and other outlaw motorcycle gang support clubs are expected to be in the Surrey area until Sunday, according to police. The Surrey Police Service (SPS) will have additional officers working through the weekend, with special attention paid to restaurants and bars throughout the city to prevent any gang-related incidents, police said.

Houghton said he understands that members of the public might feel anxious when they see a group of bikers, but said there will be additional officers working through the weekend to ensure everyone stays safe.

“You should probably expect, if there’s groups of bikers, there’s a pretty good chance that police will be somewhere nearby.”
The name “outlaw motorcycle gang” is one they have given themselves, Houghton said.

“The Hells Angels came about after the World War Two in California, the Hollister riots, and they ended up calling themselves the Hells Angels and one of the founders of the Hells Angels, there’s a famous quote I’m paraphrasing, that they call themselves the one per cent outside of the regular law-abiding motorcycle riders and enthusiasts,” Houghton said. “That name and that sort of moniker, if you will, has existed for now decades.”

Disputes between Pagans, Outlaws preceded deadly clubhouse shooting, police say

Dave Faherty WSOT TV June 11, 2025
https://www.yahoo.com/news/disputes-between-pagans-outlaws-preceded-213650578.html

Investigators in Catawba County are looking into a rival motorcycle club called The Pagans after a deadly shootout at an Outlaws Motorcycle Club clubhouse last weekend.

Channel 9’s Dave Faherty learned from law enforcement that there have been issues between the two groups. In the minutes after the shooting, dispatchers alerted police in the area that a rival motorcycle club may be involved.

“Use extreme caution when interacting with the vehicle … possibly conducted by rival motorcycle club the Pagans,” a dispatcher could be heard saying on a police radio after the shooting.

At the Outlaws clubhouse on Wednesday, we could see where some of the gunfire struck the metal fencing around the building. Since the shooting, neighbors and businesses have been on edge.

“It makes me feel a little uneasy because I do have children and we do live nearby; other than that, it’s just scary out in the world today,” said Amelia Pinkerton, a barber at Flips Barbershop down the street.

Police also confirmed to Channel 9 that prior to this weekend’s shooting, a member of the Pagans was shot while riding by the Outlaws clubhouse in November. Last month, witnesses say a member of a biker group fired into a pickup truck, causing a crash on Highway 321 near Hudson.

Viewers also shared a video of a raid at the Pagans clubhouse in Lenoir from 2023 after police say members got into a fight at a nearby restaurant.

But we found out that investigating any cases involving the biker groups is difficult.

“One of those tough challenges for us is getting cooperation. Nobody really wants to talk about it from those individual organizations,” said Newton Police Chief Vidal Sipes.

In the most recent shooting, Jordon Cassell was killed. Police say he was a member of the Outlaws. Investigators confirmed someone at the clubhouse did fire back from the roof, where investigators recovered shell casings.

Neighbors hope the violence ends soon.

“It’s kinda crazy, it’s weird. I knew the motorcycle clubs were out there, but I didn’t know that anything actually happened there,” said Erica Street, a neighbor.

We could get the 911 calls from the incident as early as Thursday.

So far, nobody has been charged in connection with the shooting.

UPDATE: More details released after Pagan motorcycle pursuit in Lewis, Harrison counties

By WDTV News Staff
Published: Jun. 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM EDT

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – UPDATE (6/9 at 11 a.m.): More details have been released after a motorcycle pursuit in Lewis and Harrison counties early Sunday morning.

At approximately 1 a.m., deputies responded to shots fired after an altercation at the Jane Lew Junction, according to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office.

The caller said she was “jumped by a couple Pagans” and that they were now on street bikes following her and shooting at her vehicle, court documents say.

Deputies got behind the four motorcycles off the Stonewood exit, where they turned onto Buckhannon Pike. All four drivers were wearing Pagan vests matching the description given by the caller, deputies said.

At the intersection of Suds Run Road and Buckhannon Pike, deputies attempted to stop the motorcycles, but they continued at high rates of speed and ignored overhead lights and sirens.

One of the men — Chance Poland — was seen grabbing a handgun from his saddle compartment and throwing it into the river, court documents say.

All four men — Richard Cox, Chance Poland, Stephen Watson and Nicholas Fetty — were arrested and charged with fleeing.
There is no word on if the four men will face charges in Lewis County in relation to the alleged shooting at this time.

ORIGINAL: Three men were arrested early Sunday morning after a police pursuit that began in Lewis County and ended in Harrison County.

Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny II said his office was made aware of an incident that occurred in the Jane Lew area, and their units attempted to stop the suspect vehicles once they entered Harrison County. However, the drivers continued to run from authorities.

The suspects – Nicholas Fetty, Stephen Watson and Chance Poland – were later stopped in the Stonewood area and have been arrested and charged with fleeing.

“The investigation is ongoing in Lewis County as to what initiated contact with the suspects,” Matheny said.

No further details will be released at this time as the investigation continues, Matheny said.

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Motorcycle club shooting in Catawba County leaves 1 dead, another seriously hurt

A shooting at the Outlaw Motorcycle Club House in Newton left one dead and another critically injured, officials said on Sunday.
Author: Erika Williams, Kayland Hagwood WCNC June 8, 2025
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/motorcycle-clubhouse-shooting-catawba-county-leaves-1-dead-another-seriously-hurt/275-106257c0-52d2-45f1-b1bc-7a52b2c053ae

NEWTON, N.C. — A shooting at a motorcycle clubhouse left one person dead and another in critical condition early Sunday morning, according to the Newton Police Department.

Two people were shot at the Outlaw Motorcycle Club House on 1605 North Main Avenue around 2:09 a.m., police said. One victim died from their injuries at the hospital. The second victim was airlifted to Atrium Health Medical Center in Charlotte and remains in critical condition.

When officers arrived, they were met with about 30 individuals who were believed to be armed, Maj. Aaron Turk with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office told WCNC Charlotte.

The shooting possibly involved a dispute between two motorcycle gangs, according to the spokesperson, who added that the establishment has been an area of concern for suspected gang activity in the past. That prompted a larger response, bringing agencies from as far as Iredell County.

Police have not released the names of the victims while they work to notify families.

No arrests have been made as of Sunday morning.

Newton Police say the scene is now secure and there is no immediate threat to the public. However, they are asking people to stay away from the area while the investigation continues. People in the area should to remain moderately cautious, as reprisals sometimes occur in public following gang-related violence, officials said.

The shooting comes one week after a gang-related mass shooting killed a man and hurt 11 other people at a Catawba County house party. Eight people were arrested within a week and charged with numerous crimes related to the planned attack.

Sunday’s shooting is not believed to be related to last week’s mass shooting, Turk said.

On Sunday, multiple law enforcement agencies are assisting with the investigation at the motorcycle clubhouse, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Catawba County Sheriff’s Office, police departments from Conover, Hickory, Maiden, Longview, and Claremont, Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, Catawba County Emergency Management, Catawba County EMS, and the Newton Fire Department.

Police say they will provide updates as more information becomes available for release.

Hells Angels member sentenced for attack on three Black men in Ocean Beach

Prosecutors said the victims — ages 19, 20 and 21 — were chased by the defendants on Newport Avenue after one of them apparently spoke to another Hells Angels member’s girlfriend.

By City News Service • Published June 6, 2025 • Updated on June 6, 2025
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/hells-angels-member-sentenced-ocean-beach-attack/3842545/
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A San Diego Superior Court judge handed a leader of the biker gang a long prison sentence.

A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang was sentenced Friday to 21 years to life in state prison for stabbing a young Black man in the chest, in what prosecutors described as a racially motivated attack on the victim and two other Black men in Ocean Beach.

Troy Andrew Scholder, 44, described by the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office as a longtime leader of an active San Diego County Hells Angels chapter, was one of 17 people indicted by a grand jury for various roles in the June 6, 2023, attack.

A San Diego jury convicted him earlier this year of attempted murder, assault, and a hate crime allegation.

Prosecutors said the victims — ages 19, 20 and 21 — were chased by the defendants on Newport Avenue after one of them apparently spoke to another Hells Angels member’s girlfriend.

One of the victims fled, but the other two were severely beaten by numerous defendants, who hurled racial slurs and told the victims they didn’t belong in that neighborhood.

While one of the beaten victims was on the ground, Scholder pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the chest. Deputy District Attorney Miriam Hemming said the knife fractured the victim’s sternum, pierced his lung, and severed an artery, nearly causing the man to bleed out
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Scholder’s prison sentence was doubled due to a prior strike conviction, in which Scholder pleaded guilty to robbing a former Hells Angels member who had sought to leave the gang.

Defense attorney Marc Kohnen argued against imposing the strike conviction because he said Scholder had been living crime free between that incident — which occurred in 2007 — and the Ocean Beach incident.

Kohnen also argued that despite jurors finding the hate crime allegation true, there wasn’t evidence that Scholder’s actions were hate motivated or that Scholder used any racial slurs during the incident.

Hemming argued that during the crime, Scholder was “leading a pack of men” who were shouting racial slurs and that he had long associated with co-defendants who espoused white supremacist views. She also said Scholder had white supremacist tattoos and had used racial slurs on prior occasions.

One of those incidents led to a misdemeanor conviction in 2003, which included a hate crime allegation, Hemming said. In that incident, the prosecutor said Scholder got into a fight with a Black man at a Pacific Beach bar after the victim asked Scholder to stop smoking a cigarette next to him.

When police came to arrest Scholder, he called the victim the N-word multiple times, said he “knows people who would hang them from trees,” and told one of the arresting officers to “remember the Fatherland,” according to Hemming.

In the Ocean Beach incident, the prosecutor said the victims were “just walking down the street” before they were attacked. She said one witness described the victims being “beaten within an inch of their lives.”

After the stabbing, other co-defendants spirited Scholder from the crime scene to the gang’s clubhouse in El Cajon, prosecutors said.

Scholder and his co-defendants were arrested nearly three months later.

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Bandidos gang member back in custody after leaving country

By KCBD Fox 34 Staff June 4, 2025
https://www.fox34.com/2025/06/04/bandidos-gang-member-back-custody-after-leaving-country/

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A Bandidos gang member, who was arrested by Lamesa PD earlier this year, is back in custody after leaving the country.

Andrew Moore was arrested in Bogota, Colombia, after the 106th Judicial District along with the help of the U.S. Marshals and Lubbock TAG Unit secured an arrest warrant for Moore.

He was apprehended and is being held on a $1-million bond.

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