Firearm & Gang Charges Dismissed In California Against Vagos MC Member

Charges dismissed against Vagos biker gang member

by: Jason Kotowski KGET June 30, 2025
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Prosecutors have dismissed felony charges against the alleged president of the Antelope Valley chapter of the Vagos biker gang.

Charges of gang participation and gun and ammunition possession by a felon were dismissed Thursday against John Eric Anderson, according to court records.

“With the current state of evidence, we were unable to proceed at this time,” prosecutors said in an email. It’s unclear if the case will be refiled.

Ulisses Navarette, the alleged sergeant at arms of the gang’s Antelope Valley chapter, remains charged with multiple weapons offenses. He has a hearing scheduled mid-July.

The charges stemmed from reports in June of last year of Vagos members harassing customers at a business in Tehachapi.

Deputies searched Navarette’s home on Dawn Avenue and located Vagos riding jackets — one with a loaded gun in a pocket — on a couch near juveniles, according to a court filing.

Investigators found another gun hidden in a motorcycle, a fully automatic machine gun and a 40mm launcher, sheriff’s officials said.

One of the riding jackets had a patch identifying Navarette as the gang’s sergeant of arms — a leadership position, according to the filing.

Anderson was arrested at home in Rosamond.