Biker shooting kills 2, injures 1 at VFW lodge

Officers sorting clues in Winter Springs shooting

Published 5:43 AM EDT Oct 01, 2012 WESH

Police officers in Winter Springs are sorting out clues in an apparent biker club shooting Monday.

The shooting happened at the Veterans of Foreign Wars lodge, where a motorcycle ride to raise money for injured bikers was planned Sunday.

Officials said two of the victims died at the scene and the third was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center’s trauma unit. A WESH 2 News crew observed the survivor, a middle-aged male patient, arriving at the ORMC Emergency Room.

Witnesses told WESH 2 News they heard as many as 50 gunshots during the melee. They said some of the people involved had “Warlocks” insignias on their leather jackets.

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On August 21, 2012 Senior United States District Judge Warren W. Eginton of the Connecticut US District Court in Bridgeport granted a Summary Judgment Motion by the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office that dismissed the claim of incarcerated Connecticut Nomads Hells Angels member Daniel Kilmas that the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) was violating his rights by not allowing him mail with Hells Angels indicia. Klimas is serving 30 plus years in a Connecticut state prison for the murder of a suspected police informant.
Congratulation s to Connecticut Assistant Attorney General Carmel Motherway on a job well done!

A copy of the 14 page decision is available at: http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/connecticut/ctdce/3:2008cv00694/81467/77/0.pdf?ts=1345632498

Berkshire County Hells Angels slaying suspects re-indicted
Published: Friday, August 17, 2012, 9:08 AM Updated: Friday, August 17, 2012, 10:52 AM
By The Associated Press
PITTSFIELD — The third of three men accused of a triple slaying in Berkshire County has pleaded not guilty to charges following his re-indictment.
David Chalue pleaded not guilty Thursday to the charges he originally was indicted on in October: murder, kidnapping and witness intimidation.
The Berkshire Eagle reports that co-defendants Adam Lee Hall and Caius Veiovis pleaded not guilty last week.
A spokesman for the Berkshire district attorney’s office says because the investigation is ongoing, the case was presented for a second time to a grand jury, leading to superseding indictments.
The defendants are accused of killing David Glasser, Robert Chadwell and Edward Frampton, allegedly because Hall, a ranking member of the local Hells Angels chapter, wanted Glasser dead so he could not testify at an assault trial.

Sons of Anarchy boss Kurt Sutter has enlisted a real Angel — a Hells Angel, more specifically — to play a charter president during Season 5 of the FX hit. “In episode 509, we meet Quinn, the nomad president we’ve mentioned since Season 1, played by the incredibly substantial @RustyCoones,” Sutter shared on Twitter. (An FX rep confirmed for TVLine the casting of the 6-foot-5, 285-lb. biker/musician.) The Nomads — or, SAMCRO members who don’t belong to a specific charter — figure into the coming season when a few from its ranks get voted into the Charming club. In fact, another Hells Angel, Chuck Zito (Oz), will recur as one of the new arrivals, Frankie Diamonds. Coones is the founder of the Orange County chapter of Hells Angels, and has served as president of the motorcycle club’s San Fernando Valley chapter. His heavy-metal band, Attika7, has contributed songs for Sons over the years, and his Illusion Motorsports bike shop has custom-built at last two rides for Sutter. Earlier this year, Coones appeared on TV with a visit to Discovery Channel’s The Devils Ride. Season 5 of Sons premieres Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 10/9c.