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Police searching for man accused in elderly man’s assault
By Alyssa Hannahs WSAZ TV Chanel 3 Huntington, West Virginia June 29, 2023
https://www.wsaz.com/2023/06/29/police-searching-man-accused-elderly-mans-assault/

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WSAZ) – Police have arrested two men and are searching for a third believed to be involved in the assault of an elderly man on June 29.
The assault that happened around 8:40 p.m. was caught on surveillance camera, according to the Portsmouth Police Department.

When officers arrived on scene, they found an 81-year-old man lying in the street.
The victim was taken to the hospital where he was treated for and underwent surgery for his injuries.

The Portsmouth Police Investigation Division determined three members of the Portsmouth Motorcycle Club caused the victim’s injuries.

Surveillance video shows the victim and the three men outside of a restaurant. At one point, one man comes up to the elderly victim and pushes him to the ground using his chest.
The three men left the elderly man injured, lying in the street.

The investigation was presented to the Scioto County Grand Jury, who returned indictments for the three men.

On June 28, 2023, The U.S. Marshal’s office arrested Justin White, 37, from Portsmouth, Ohio, Timothy Clifford, 51, of Portsmouth, Ohio and attempted to arrest Robert Lunsford, 37, from McDermott, Ohio.

Justin White and Timothy Clifford are currently in the Scioto County Jail facing obstruction of justice.

Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest information.

3 Portsmouth Motorcycle Club Members Assault 81-Year Old Man in Ohio

Austrian police raid far-right biker gang, seize large amounts of drugs and weapons
10 members of the Bandidos biker club linked to organized crime were detained in Austria
https://www.foxnews.com/world/austrian-police-raid-far-right-biker-gang-seize-large-amounts-drugs-weapons
Associated Press June 29, 2023

Austrian authorities said Thursday they have seized large amounts of drugs and weapons in a raid on a far-right biker gang tied to organized crime.

Public broadcaster ORF reported that police searched properties in Upper Austria and detained 10 people on suspicion of breaching firearms, narcotics and extremism laws.

Tabloid daily Krone reported that the suspects were members of the Bandidos biker club, which has been trying to gain a foothold in Austria. It reported that the raids Monday were sparked by investigations resulting from the 2022 discovery of firearms and ammunition in a vehicle belonging to a German man.

Man in hospital after police chase on motorcycle in Idaho City
He was transported to the hospital with “unknown injuries.” Police said, during the chase, speeds were over 90 mph.
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/local-man-in-hospital-after-police-chase-on-motorcycle/277-7b65f1b8-3c09-474c-9b5f-627eac0c2f8f

IDAHO CITY, Idaho — A suspect was taken to the hospital with “unknown injuries” after a high-speed police chase where he crashed his motorcycle, according to the Idaho City Police Department. His condition is unknown.
The crash happened around 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 25. Police were responding to a call about an active shooter and domestic battery at the Goldmine Grill and Saloon.
“Reports from the scene indicated members of the Vagos Motorcycle Club were involved in the incident. As Officers approached the scene, the suspect fled on a motorcycle,” the press release stated. “The suspect attempted to elude officers for more than 18 miles at speeds over 90 miles per hour. The suspect lost control of the motorcycle in a construction area at approximately mile marker 19.5 on Highway 21.”

KTVB spoke with the owner of the Goldmine Grill and Saloon Monday afternoon. He told KTVB there was a dispute between a couple. He says while the altercation started at the Goldmine, the fight went outside and across the street – where the chase suspect emptied his clip in the air near the Post Office.

Goldmine’s owner says no shots were fired in the bar. He added that they serve a lot of bikers, but he had never seen the chase suspect before.

There were remnants of the motorcycle crash as the construction site near mile marker 19 on Highway 21 – where a wildlife overpass is being built.

Some of the evidence of the crash were skids marks on a construction barrel, a damaged motorcycle glove on the ground, and tire marks going through the site toward an area were a concrete foundation is being built.

Construction crews told KTVB they were at the site early Monday morning, cleaning up some of the debris.

The Boise County Sheriff says their deputies, along with Idaho State Police Troopers, were involved in the pursuit. They confirmed the suspected they pursued was the person who fired the shots.

The police said that the shots fired report is under investigation as well as the crash while eluding officers. Police have not given out any more information.

Geronimo man charged with manslaughter
By Kevin Haggenmiller and Cole Brumbelow KSWO Lawton, Oklahoma June. 22, 2023
https://www.kswo.com/2023/06/22/geronimo-man-charged-with-manslaughter/
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) -A Geronimo man, convicted in the death of a man at a Lawton motorcycle club in 2020 has been sentenced.
Jerry Anderson was charged with 1st-degree manslaughter in the death of Hadyn Williams, after shooting and killing him at the Outlaw Motorcycle Club.
Court documents say Anderson pulled out a gun and waved it around when the gun fired, hitting Williams in the head.
According to online court records, Anderson has been sentenced to 10 years with the Department of Corrections, while serving 3 in prison, and 7 years suspended, he must also serve 85% of his sentence before parole consideration.
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Man arrested on arson charge after fire at Outlaws Motorcycle Clubhouse in Saginaw
Mlive.com Saginaw, Michigan June. 21, 2023,

https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2023/06/man-arrested-on-arson-charge-after-fire-at-outlaws-motorcycle-clubhouse-in-saginaw.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=saginawnews_sf

Shortly afterward, witnesses came forward to say they saw a person pouring some fluid on the clubhouse’s back porch and lightning it, Suchodolski said. Once ignited, the flames flashed up then went out, the witnesses said.
Investigators found evidence at the scene corroborating the witnesses’ accounts, Suchodolski said.

“It appears to have been intentionally set,” Suchodolski said of the fire’s origin, adding the criminal element of the probe was referred to the Saginaw Police Department.

Police on Friday, June 16, arrested a 32-year-old suspect on a charge of first-degree arson. The man was released from the jail the following afternoon and has not been charged by prosecutors.

The fire itself did not cause much damage to the clubhouse, which the Fraternal Order of Outlaws BC has owned since February 2019.

The Outlaws Motorcycle Club was established in 1935 in McCook, Illinois. Since then, it has expanded to 41 countries. It has four Michigan chapters, including one in Bay City.

“The Outlaws Motorcycle Club is not a criminal organization,” the club states on its website. ”It is a motorcycle club. … We may not live by the rules of society, but we do live by its laws.”

SENTENCE VACATED:
Pennsylvania Superior Court vacates sentence imposed on Chad Goldstrom for shooting outside Leechburg tattoo parlor in November of 2020
Judges remand aggravated assault and carrying a firearm without a license charges to new trial
By ANNE CLOONAN Staff Reporter Leader Times, Kittanning, Pennsylvania June 8, 2023
https://www.leadertimes.com/news/pennsylvania-superior-court-vacates-sentence-imposed-on-chad-goldstrom-for-shooting-outside-leechburg-tattoo-parlor/article_f103d13e-0
In papers filed June 5, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania vacated a sentence imposed on Chad Robert Goldstrom in connection with a shooting in Leechburg in November of 2020.
According to Superior Court papers, the case arose from a Nov. 29, 2020, incident in which Goldstrom, who was a member of the Pagan Motorcycle Club, shot two members of the rival Outlaws Motorcycle Club, Brian Oss and Justin Shook. The incident was captured by video surveillance cameras, court papers say.
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania papers say Goldstrom shot Shook in the arm and shot Oss, permanently paralyzing him, and added that Goldstrom claimed he acted in self-defense in shooting the men because they intended to cause him serious bodily injury or death because he left the Outlaws and joined the Pagans.to Mke EV Charging Affordable
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PWC The Armstrong County District Attorney’s office had initially charged Mr. Goldstrom with two counts of attempted homicide; two counts of aggravated assault with intent to cause serious bodily injury; two counts of aggravated assault with intent to cause bodily injury with a deadly weapon; one count of carrying a firearm without a license (CFWOL); two counts of simple assault; and two counts of recklessly endangering another person (REAP).
PA Superior Court papers say during Mr. Goldstrom’s December of 2021 trial in Armstrong County Common Pleas Court, Mr. Oss, now a quadriplegic, testified that Mr. Goldstrom “had been selling meth and I don’t like it and I was going to beat him up over it.”
According to those papers, during his testimony, Mr. Oss added that leaving The Outlaws to join The Pagans “is not one of the things you can leave to go do.”
According to the PA Superior Court papers, Mr. Oss testified that immediately before Mr. Goldstrom shot him, he thought he and Mr. Goldstrom were going to fist-fight hand-to-hand.
During the jury trial in December, 2021, the jury acquitted Mr. Goldstrom of all charges relating to the shooting of Mr. Oss.
In the case of Mr. Shook, the jury in December, 2021 convicted Mr. Goldstrom of aggravated assault, (causes bodily injury with a deadly weapon), and the lesser included offenses of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person (REAP).
The jury additionally found Mr. Goldstrom guilty of carrying firearms without a license.
PA Superior Court papers say on March 24, 2022, the trial court sentenced Goldstrom to 18 to 60 months of incarceration for aggravated assault, followed by 24 to 60 months for the firearms offense, (causes bodily injury with a deadly weapon), and the lesser included offenses of simple assault and REAP.
In the PA Superior Court papers, Mr. Goldstrom’s defense attorneys said he couldn’t be guilty of carrying a firearm without a license if he didn’t know his license had been revoked.
In those papers, Mr. Goldstrom also maintained he couldn’t be guilty of aggravated assault if he acted in self-defense.
The judges of PA Superior Court affirmed Mr. Goldstrom’s convictions of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person; vacated his Armstrong County Court of Common Pleas sentence from the December, 2021 trial; and remanded the case for a new trial on the aggravated assault and carrying a firearm without a license offenses.
Editor’s note — Efforts to reach Armstrong County District Attorney Katie Charlton for comment were unsuccessful as of yesterday’s print production deadline.
Anne Cloonan is a staff reporter for the Leader Times. She can be reached at 724-543-1303, ext. 1337, or acloonan@leadertimes.com.

York County authorities charge 10 people after raid of home in Lower Windsor Township
The investigation leading to the search of the home focused on the alleged cocaine distribution activities of Charles Lenhart III, who was one of 10 people charged.
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/york-county-da-arrest-announcement-lower-windsor-township-raid/521-84c0b15e-196a-4647-adbc-ae20759d173c
Keith Schweigert (FOX43) York, Pennsylvania June 19, 2023

YORK, Pa. — Law enforcement authorities in York County announced the arrests of 10 people following the execution of a search warrant at an apartment building in Lower Windsor Township earlier this month.
The raid occurred in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 1 at the residence, located on the 4700 block of East Prospect Road, according to York County District Attorney Dave Sunday.
The residence is a three-story building divided into two apartments, along with a small barn used for social activities, Sunday said.

According to the District Attorney’s Office, the search warrant was executed as part of an investigation into alleged cocaine dealing and firearms offenses.

During the search, police located approximately 225 grams of cocaine, along with smaller amounts of psilocybin (psychedelic) mushrooms, marijuana, related drug paraphernalia and $5,600 cash, officials stated.

Additionally, police officers located an Anderson Arms semi-automatic rifle, a Stevens shotgun, a 38-caliber revolver, a Glock 40-caliber handgun, a Ruger 9mm handgun and ballistic body armor, the district attorney added.

The investigation leading to the search of the residence focused on the alleged cocaine distribution activities of Charles Lenhart, Sunday said. Police received several tips in the recent past pertaining to suspicious activity at the residence, including an unusual number of guests and cars arriving and departing from the residence.

Charged were:
Charles N. Lenhart III, 43: possession of firearm prohibited, manufacture, deliver or possess with the intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, knowingly or intentionally possessing a controlled substance (2 counts), use/possess drug paraphernalia, possession of a small amount of marijuana, prohibited offensive weapons, unlawful body armor, possess instruments of crime and criminal use of a communication facility.
Jade D. Naylor, 39: conspiracy – possession of firearm prohibited (3 counts), manufacture, deliver or possess with the intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, conspiracy – possession of a controlled substance, conspiracy – possession of a small amount of marijuana, conspiracy – make repairs/sell/etc offensive weapons, conspiracy – unlawful body armor, conspiracy, possession of instruments of crime and conspiracy – criminal use of a communication facility.
Miquan R. Johnson, 27: possession of firearm prohibited, manufacture, deliver or possess with the intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, knowingly or intentionally possessing a controlled substance, use/possess drug paraphernalia, possession of a small amount of marijuana and false identification to law enforcement.
Makayla M. Lenhart, 22: conspiracy – possession of firearm prohibited, manufacture, deliver or possess with the intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, knowingly or intentionally possessing a controlled substance, use/possess drug paraphernalia and possession of a small amount of marijuana.
All four of the individuals mentioned above reside at 4735 East Prospect Road, according to Sunday.
Additionally, Brianna Bubb, 26, was charged with knowingly or intentionally possessing a controlled substance and using/possessing drug paraphernalia.
The following persons, all of whom also reside at 4735 East Prospect Rd. were charged with misdemeanor use/possession of drug paraphernalia and marijuana-small amount personal use, according to Sunday:
• Warrick Brown, age 24
• Mariah Fleegle, age 22
• Adriana Pangburn, age 19
• Matthew Via, age 43
• Stacy Walker, age 50
“The District Attorney’s Office will always work to provide necessary resources to York County police agencies in their efforts to remove guns and drugs from our streets,” Sunday said. “I thank all York County police officers for their daily efforts in combatting crime and working to keep our county safe.”
Also assisting with this investigation were the York County Drug Task Force, the York County Quick Response Team, the Hellam Township Police Department, and the York County Sheriff’s Office.

B.C. wants to seize biker clubhouse where man was murdered
The director of civil forfeiture has filed a lawsuit seeking to seize the Devil’s Army clubhouse in Campbell River.
Kim Bolan Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada June 15, 2023

https://vancouversun.com/news/crime/b-c-wants-to-seize-biker-clubhouse-where-man-was-murdered?r
The B.C. government wants convicted killer and Hells Angels associate Richard Alexander to hand over the Campbell River clubhouse where he killed a man in 2016.
On Wednesday, the director of civil forfeiture filed a statement of claim against Alexander, asking for a court order to seize the Devil’s Army clubhouse on Petersen Road in the Island community.
Alexander was convicted of first-degree murder earlier this year for killing mixed martial arts fighter Dillon Brown inside the clubhouse in March 2016, then leaving his body in the trunk of a car near Sayward.
The jury heard that Alexander shot Brown, 30, because he had sued a Campbell River nightclub where he was injured in November 2015 after a fight with members of the Devil’s Army and Hells Angels.
The Crown’s theory was that Alexander wanted to stop the lawsuit as it would make both biker gangs look bad.
Alexander, 68, has appealed his conviction.

Biker with a gun arrested in Evansville road rage incident
by: Aaron Chatman Jun 16, 2023 WEHT Evansville, Indiana
https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/vanderburgh-county/evansville-news/biker-with-a-gun-arrested-in-evansville-road-rage-incident/#:~:text=HENDERSON

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A biker is out on bond after deputies arrested him during a road rage incident Wednesday afternoon.
Vanderburgh County Sheriff deputies were sent to the area of Highway 41 and Inglefield Road after dispatch advised a man on a gray motorcycle pointed a gun at another motorist.
Law enforcement officers say the biker was swerving in and out of traffic while wearing a jacket bearing the logo of outlaw motorcycle gang “Iron Horsemen.”
Deputies spoke with the suspect, 35-year-old Ryan S. Keith, who said it all started when a driver “brake checked” him. According to an affidavit, Keith flipped the victim off so the victim gave him the middle finger back. The victim told officers he saw Keith pull out a black revolver and hold it up.
The suspect claims he pulled out the gun so he could protect himself if the victim ran him off the road, according to the sheriff’s office.
Keith was arrested on $500 bond and faces a charge of Intimidation with a Deadly Weapon. He appeared in court Thursday and has since bonded