Diamondbacks Motorcycle Club may finally be getting justice for the Christmas Day fire
Travis Hicks Fox 47 WMSN Madison Wisconsin July 5, 2024
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• Diamondbacks Motorcycle Club may finally be getting justice for the Christmas day fire.
• Left members with more questions than answers.
• Watch video above to learn about the Diamondbacks Motorcycle Club
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)
For a long time, a fire that ripped through the Diamondbacks Motorcycle Club in Potterville had left members with more questions than answers. But now, new information may finally get them closer to justice. It’s a tight-knit group at the Diamondbacks Motorcycle Club.
Cause when he first came in he was a great dude then he turned really bad,” Diamondbacks Motorcycle Club President William Mathers said.
Eaton County authorities say 47-year-old Leo Krepps was arrested last week for his alleged connection to the Christmas day fire.
The former club member is now facing charges of arson and breaking and entering with intent. Charges that could carry a maximum of 10 years in prison.
The outpouring of offers for building materials to free labor and helping us out with different building permits and electric permits,” Jeff Lutz Diamondbacks member said.
“Lot of volunteers from other clubs and independents have been coming down helping us work on the club house, it’s been a blessing to have the community come help us out,”
Diamondbacks motorcycle member Jeff Lutz tells me the club is a brotherhood, and have stuck together throughout this process
“Family goes through all kinds of different stuff, families pull through when they care about each other,” John Mills Diamondbacks member said
“Like I said it’s tough the emotions are different for everybody so it’s really hard to feel what the next guy is feeling, we are all feeling the same thing this is our home
I reached out to the Michigan State police fire investigation department. They tell me the investigation is still open as they await the report from their arson team. That’s when they can make a determination. As for Jeff and the rest of the Diamondbacks, they hope the clubhouse will be back up and running by summer.
“Come June I want to be back to operation as normal,”
We’ll have updates on this story as it develops on our fox 47 news website.
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