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Murder victim who was Satan’s Choice motorcycle club member remembered for ‘fierce loyalty’
Toronto Sun May 18, 2026 A-I Summary

Pasquale “Squals” Casciato, a 49-year-old member of the newly revived Satan’s Choice Motorcycle Club, was identified as one of two men shot to death in Vaughan, Ontario. Family and club members have publicly remembered him for his “fierce loyalty” following the tragedy. [1, 2]

The Incident
• The Shooting: On May 13, 2026, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Casciato and 34-year-old Christian Belsito were targeted in a driveway outside Casciato’s mother’s home. Over two dozen bullets were fired in the attack.
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• The Suspects: York Regional Police reported that three suspects fled the scene in a blue SUV. A vehicle matching that description was found on fire roughly 15 minutes away shortly after the shooting.
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• Biker Context: While Casciato was a former member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and a current member of Satan’s Choice, the club’s president stated online that the tragic loss “wasn’t biker related”.
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• Legal Background: At the time of his death, Casciato was under a court-ordered weapons ban stemming from a previous dispute involving charges of assault and uttering death threats. [1, 2]
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Tributes and Tributes of Loyalty

Following his death, Casciato’s family and club leadership released statements honoring his life:

• Club Remembrance: Harley Davidson Guindon, president of the Satan’s Choice Motorcycle Club, praised Casciato’s unwavering allegiance to their brotherhood, describing him as family and noting that he “lived a life of authenticity, fierce loyalty, and had a presence that will never be forgotten”.
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• Family Memorial: His official funeral announcement echoed these sentiments, highlighting his spirited personality, generous heart, and deep devotion to his close friends and family.
• Passions: Loved ones noted that Casciato got his motorcycle license before his driver’s license, loved working on his bike, was a passionate soccer goalie, and closely followed the Montreal Canadiens. [, 2, 3]
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Satan’s Choice leadership organized a mass memorial ride to celebrate his life, opening the invitation to members of both Satan’s Choice and the Hells Angels. [, 2]

Trial to begin for Pagans Motorcycle Club members after Wawa shootout in West Norriton Township

By 6abc Digital Staff May 18, 2026

https://6abc.com/post/jury-selection-begins-pagan-motorcycle-club-trial-wawa-shootout-west-norriton-township-montgomery-county/19123596/

WEST NORRITON TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — Jury selection begins Monday for three members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club in connection with a shootout at a Montgomery County Wawa that left six people injured last year, including two bystanders.

Investigators say nine members of the Pagan Motorcycle Club showed up at the store on West Main Street in West Norriton Township and confronted two rival gang members.

Joel Hernandez-Martinez, 36, of Bridgeport, Pa.; Justin Ray Noll, 34, of Reading, Pa.; and George Cwienk III, 51, of Bridgeport, Pa., will be tried in front of a jury.

Joel Hernandez-Martinez, 36, of Bridgeport, Pa.; Justin Ray Noll, 34, of Reading, Pa.; and George Cwienk III, 51, of Bridgeport, Pa., will be tried in front of a jury.

According to investigators, members of the Unknown Bikers motorcycle gang stopped at the Wawa to gas up their bikes on October 17 at about 9:08 p.m.

Two minutes later, members of the Pagans were seen on surveillance video riding by, then pulling into the Wawa.

Some of the Pagans surrounded the Unknown Bikers, while other Pagans blocked any escape route, detectives said.

There was a physical altercation, in which the Pagans were allegedly seen trying to remove their rivals’ “cuts,” or gang colors.
Video shows Pagan gang members taking a “shooting platform stance,” the D.A.’s office said.

Just one minute after the Pagans arrived, detectives said gunfire erupted.

One member of the Unknown Bikers gang was shot in the left forearm and thigh.

The other three people shot were Pagans members Hernandez-Martinez, who was shot in the chest; Cwienk, who was shot in the ankle; and Noll, who was shot in the foot.

Jason Lawless, 45, of Bridgeport, Pa.; George Hripto, 50, of Bridgeport, Pa.; Manuel Baez-Santos, 34, of Norristown, Pa.; and Erik Rosenberger, 46, of East Greenville, Pa., have each pleaded guilty.

Two others had charges dismissed.

Norway arrests 27 at Oslo biker gang gathering
The Local Norway May 17, 2026

The Oslo police arrested 27 men on Saturday, May 16, 2026, during a raid on a gathering hosted by the outlaw motorcycle gang Comanches MC at a local marina.

The Investigation and Legal Charges

• The Gang’s Identity: Authorities stated that they consider Comanches MC to be a direct continuation of Satudarah MC, a criminal biker group officially banned by Norway’s Supreme Court in October 2024 due to a history of violent crime, extortion, and drug trafficking.

• Penal Code Violations: The arrested individuals range in age from their early 20s to their 50s. All face charges under Section 199 of Norway’s penal code, which explicitly targets participation in a criminal association.

• International Scope: The gathering included biker gang participants travelling from Sweden and Denmark, alongside local Norwegian members.

Next Steps and Border Control

• Custody Hearings: The Oslo police announced they are reviewing whether to bring the suspects before a court to request them to be remanded in custody, with hearings expected no earlier than Monday.

• Deportation Orders: For the foreign nationals detained during the marina raid, Norwegian authorities are actively evaluating the issuance of formal deportation orders to remove them from the country.

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Fourth member of Pagan Motorcycle club pleads guilty in Montco Wawa shootout
3 other members will go on trial on Monday, May 18

ByJim Melwert KYW Radio May 15, 2026
https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/fourth-member-pagan-motorcycle-club-shootout-pleads-guilty
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A fourth member of the Pagan Motorcycle Club has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from last fall’s shootout with a rival gang in a West Norriton Wawa parking lot.

rik Rosenberger, 46, of East Greenville, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and conspiracy. Prosecutors agreed to 11.5 to 23 months in county jail when Rosenberger is sentenced next month.

Rosenberger is requesting house arrest or work release. His attorney, Wendy Williams, said while Rosenberger is taking responsibility, the threat of a decade or more in prison weighed into the decision.

“For him to go to prison or jail for an extended amount of time would be absolutely devastating for his family, and he feels terrible about what happened, and he wanted to take responsibility for his actions.”

Prosecutors said Rosenberger was one of nine Pagans who pulled into the Wawa parking lot on Main Street and Trooper Road in West Norriton around 9 p.m on Oct. 17 when they saw two members of the Unknown motorcycle club getting gas. They blocked the exits and surrounded the two.

The Unknowns drew guns and opened fire in what prosecutors said was self-defense.

Fourteen shots were fired; six people were wounded.

Nine Pagans were charged. Charges against two people — Luke Higgins and Erik Dixon — were thrown out. Three others — Jason Lawless, George Hripto, and Manuel Baez-Santos — have pleaded guilty. Joel Hernandez-Martinez, Justin Knoll, and George Cwienk will go on trial starting on Monday.

Two more Pagans members plead guilty in West Norriton Wawa biker club confrontation that erupted in gunfire

MAY 16, 2026 TONY DI DOMIZIO

Two more Pagans members plead guilty in West Norriton Wawa biker club confrontation that erupted in gunfire

Prosecutors say assault on rival motorcycle club members led to shooting that wounded six people, including bystanders

Two more members of the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Club have pleaded guilty for their roles in the October 2025 confrontation at a Wawa parking lot that escalated into gunfire and left six people wounded, including two uninvolved bystanders.

George Hripto Jr., 50, of Bridgeport, and Manuel “Machete” Baez-Santos, 35, of Norristown, each entered guilty pleas in recent days before Montgomery County Judge Risa Vetri Ferman in connection with the Oct. 17, 2025 altercation outside the convenience store at 2544 W. Main St., according to The Mercury.

Authorities alleged the confrontation began around 9:12 p.m. after multiple Pagans members encountered two members of the rival Unknown Bikers Motorcycle Gang at the gas pumps.

According to prosecutors, the Pagans viewed Montgomery County as their territory and believed the rival club should not have been present without permission.

Hripto pleaded guilty last week to misdemeanor charges of simple assault and conspiracy to commit simple assault. He was sentenced to time served to 23 months in jail, followes.

Baez-Santos pleaded guilty Thursday to d by 23 months of consecutive probation. Court records indicated Hripto had already spent 151 days in jail following his Oct. 30 arrest.felony aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit simple assault. Ferman sentenced him to 11½ to 23 months in the county jail followed by three years of probation. He received credit for 156 days already served.

Both men were ordered to have no contact with victims or witnesses and to stay away from the West Norriton Wawa.

Assistant District Attorney Libby Ann Hemler told the court the defendants admitted they understood confrontations with rival outlaw motorcycle gangs could become violent.

Prosecutors said Hripto acknowledged he rode with other Pagans into the Wawa parking lot knowing members intended to confront and assault the Unknown Bikers. While Hripto did not physically attack anyone, authorities said he admitted acting as backup support if fellow Pagans needed assistance during the altercation.

Baez-Santos admitted he personally participated in the physical assault, according to prosecutors.

“He admitted that there was an underlying agreement that if they were to see a rival biker gang in their territory, they would approach them and that it could turn violent,” Hemler said during Baez-Santos’ plea hearing, according to The Mercury.

Defense attorney Brendan Campbell argued Baez-Santos did not fire any shots during the confrontation but acknowledged his client ultimately accepted responsibility for participating in the assault that preceded the gunfire.

Investigators said the violence escalated after several Pagans members surrounded and attacked the two Unknown Bikers members near the gas pumps. Authorities alleged many of the bikers carried firearms or knives during the encounter.

During earlier hearings, Montgomery County prosecutors argued surveillance footage showed the Pagans intentionally bypassed the Wawa’s primary entrance before entering through another access point and coordinating around the rival bikers

“Through review of various video sources, the Pagans bypassed the initial entrance to the Wawa and then entered a secondary entrance and immediately worked in tandem surrounding the two members of the Unknown Bikers Gang,” Montgomery County Detective David Holtzman and West Norriton Detective Robert Scotti alleged in the arrest affidavit.

Gunfire erupted moments later.

A male bystander pumping air into his tires suffered a gunshot wound to the face below his eye, while a female bystander standing near the store entrance was shot in the torso, according to testimony presented during earlier proceedings.
Authorities additionally said three Pagans members — George Cwienk III, Justin “Junkyard” Ray Noll and Joel “Chihuahua” Hernandez-Martinez — were wounded, along with one member of the Unknown Bikers.

Defense attorneys for the Pagans have repeatedly pointed to evidence showing 13 of the 14 cartridge casings recovered at the scene were allegedly tied to firearms used by the Unknown Bikers members, who have not been criminally charged. Defense lawyers argued the rival bikers were responsible for the shooting injuries.

Prosecutors, however, maintain the Unknown Bikers acted in self-defense after being ambushed.
Hemler and co-prosecutor Bradley Walter Deckel have argued none of the shootings would have occurred if the Pagans had not initiated the attack in a crowded public parking lot.

Authorities originally charged nine Pagans members in connection with the incident.

Earlier this year, Ferman dismissed all charges against Erik Dixon, 33, of Upper Merion, and Luke Clayton Higgins, 29, of Berks County, after defense attorneys argued prosecutors failed to sufficiently establish their roles in the incident.

Hripto and Baez-Santos join Jason William Lawless, 46, of Bridgeport, as defendants who have now resolved their cases through guilty pleas.
Four remaining defendants — George T. Cwienk III, Erik P. Rosenberger, Hernandez-Martinez and Noll — are still scheduled for trial beginning May 18 on assault-related charges tied to the confrontation.

The investigation involved the Montgomery County Detective Bureau’s Violent Crime Unit, the county’s Gun Violence Reduction Task Force, Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office Gun Violence Task Force and several local police departments.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records and information provided by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office

Stockton ‘outlaw’ biker club boss headed to prison after gun bust

By Aldo Toledo,Staff WriterMay 12, 2026
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/stockton-biker-convicted-22256318.php

The founder of a Stockton-based motorcycle club is headed to prison after trafficking illegal weapons, stockpiling military-grade explosives and trying to flee the country before his trial.

Jashanpreet Singh, 27, of Lodi, was sentenced Monday to five years and four months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California.

Authorities said Singh founded the Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club, an “outlaw motorcycle gang” that blends Punjabi identity with outlaw biker imagery associated with the Hells Angels, one of the country’s most notorious biker gangs, authorities said.

Singh tried to broker a deal with an undercover cop on June 6, 2025, offering him a cache of illegal weapons that included assault-style rifles, a short-barreled rifle, machine gun conversion devices and a revolver. Agents found an arsenal in his home, authorities said.

Singh had stockpiled hand grenades, Claymore mines and other explosives, a discovery that prompted the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office to send out a bomb squad and destroy the explosives at the scene.

Singh initially faced charges in San Joaquin County but disappeared. The same month, federal agents caught him at San Francisco International Airport trying to hop on a flight to India, authorities said. He has remained behind bars since.

Ex-biker loses fight to obtain his police records

Ruling says records could reveal police intelligence methods.

By Dale Carruthers London Free Press London Ontario Canada May 08, 2026

Ex-biker loses fight to obtain his police records

A former member of an outlaw motorcycle club has lost a legal battle to force the OPP biker enforcement unit to release any records related to him.

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario upheld a decision by the Ministry of the Solicitor General to refuse to either confirm or deny the existence of any records containing the man’s name over a 27-year period.

The man, whose name was not released in the recent ruling, was a member of an unspecified outlaw motorcycle club for 13 years. He filed a freedom-of-information request seeking any records relating to him from the OPP biker enforcement unit.

The biker enforcement unit, made up of officers from nearly two dozen law-enforcement agencies, is responsible for gathering intelligence and evidence to support prosecutions involving outlaw bikers and their associates.

The man argued he was “constantly harassed by law enforcement” while a member of the club and still has problems crossing the border into the United States even though he left the club 11 years ago. Obtaining any police information about him would help clear his name, he said.

But the ministry argued any records about the man, if they exist, are protected under a section of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act that allows information to be withheld if disclosure could interfere with gathering intelligence, reveal intelligence, interfere with an investigation or endanger law-enforcement professionals.

The man’s request was “extraordinarily broad” and linked to intelligence records, the ministry argued. Releasing the records, if they exist, would “significantly harm” the biker enforcement unit’s ability to collect intelligence and maintain relationships with partner agencies.

In his appeal, the man argued it doesn’t matter how police collected the information because it is his own. He said releasing it wouldn’t interfere with the biker enforcement unit’s mandate because he was never arrested or charged with a crime.

Adjudicator Anda Wang concluded any records disclosed by the biker enforcement unit could contain intelligence information that could be used by individuals to “modify their behaviour to avoid attracting further attention” from police.

This could cause significant harm to any existing law enforcement operations,” Wang wrote in the decision released last month.
“I understand that the appellant believes that any records that exist would contain his own personal information and that this information would not be considered intelligence information, as he has never been arrested or prosecuted for anything.

However, I am not convinced that the appellant’s personal information, if it exists, is precluded from being intelligence information or that the disclosure of this information would not interfere with the gathering of or reveal law enforcement intelligence information despite the appellant’s belief that it is benign.”

A spokesperson for the biker enforcement unit confirmed officials are aware of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario’s decision, but declined further comment and directed questions to the Ministry of the Solicitor General.

There are 10 outlaw motorcycle clubs operating in Ontario, with 73 chapters across the province and more than 1,000 members. The Hells Angels are the most dominant club, with 14 chapters, including one in London.

Officers from the biker enforcement unit routinely gather intelligence at biker events such as annual rallies, funerals for members or associates, and other gatherings.

In London, for example, officers from the unit took photographs and video of participants, including members of the Hells Angels and various support clubs, during a demonstration outside the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre on July 16, 2021.

Motorcycle gang members facing felony charges after firearm arrests in Harrisonville

By Natalie Dattilio KCTV May 8, 2026
https://www.kctv5.com/2026/05/08/motorcycle-gang-members-facing-felony-charges-after-firearm-arrests-harrisonville/
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Two members of different motorcycle gangs are facing felony charges after being stopped in Harrisonville, officials say.

Marvin Paup, also known as “Bandido Marv,” 52, and Joseph McCollum, 63, are both charged with being felons in possession of a firearm.
According to an affidavit, a Harrisonville police officer saw Paup cut off a vehicle on his motorcycle and cross the center road line. The officer pulled the riders over and both Paup and McCollum said they were carrying firearms inside their ‘cuts,’ or leather vests.

Authorities say both men have felony convictions, making it illegal for them to possess firearms or ammunition under federal law.
Paup’s cut identified him as the vice president of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, from the El Dorado, Kansas Chapter and McCollum’s cut identified him as the vice president of the Avispon Motorcycle Club from the El Dorado chapter.

The case was investigated by the Harrisonville Police Department and Independence Police Department.

Police charge Pagans member with intimidating Lower Burrell assault victim

Search warrants reveal apparent plan to threaten former member of rival gang

By Ember Duke TribLive.com May 7, 2026

Police charge Pagans member with intimidating Lower Burrell assault victim

Lower Burrell police filed charges Wednesday against a Tarentum man they say is a member of the Pagans Motorcycle Club, accusing him of intimidating a man two other Pagans are charged with assaulting in January.

Joshua Drum, 31, faces felony and misdemeanor charges of retaliation against a witness or victim and intimidating a witness or victim. He also faces a felony charge of criminal use of communication facilities, in connection to calls he allegedly made to Devin Colucci at the Westmoreland County jail.

Colucci, 25, and his co-defendant, Robert Browne, 27, are in jail awaiting trial on assault, robbery, theft, harassment, disorderly conduct, conspiracy and criminal mischief charges relating to an assault at Mogie’s Irish Pub in Lower Burrell.
Police reviewed hundreds of phone recordings, social media posts and IP address records as part of an ongoing investigation into the January incident, court documents show.

Lower Burrell Police Chief John Marhefka did not respond to a TribLive request for comment.

According to the complaint against Drum, the assault victim told police he found stickers depicting an upside down Outlaw Motorcycle Club symbol in his yard. Displaying the symbol upside down is known to be an insult to Outlaw members, the complaint states.
The stickers also had the phrases “God forgives” and “Outlaws RAT” written on them, according to the complaint.

The victim, police say, is a retired member of the Outlaws, who are rivals to the Pagans.

The complaint states police learned from the phone recordings that attorney Duke George, who represents Colucci, received an arrest warrant affidavit on Feb. 17 that a judge had ordered sealed from public view.

In the complaint, police say George leaked the affidavit to another man with ties to the Pagans. The complaint does not specifically state whether the sealed warrant was related to the charges against Colucci.

It does say George was hired by Chad Goldstrom, who is referred to on calls between Drum and Colucci as “bossman” and “boss,” among other nicknames. The complaint says George gave the affidavit to Goldstrom before it was unsealed on April 1.

George declined a TribLive request for comment Thursday.

The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s office did not comment on the information about George but did say they have not noticed increased gang activity in the county.

“It does not appear to be an ‘uptick’ necessarily — just correlated to this particular incident,” said Melanie Jones, district attorney spokeswoman.

On a March 7 prison call, police say, Drum talked to Colucci about the Lower Burrell assault victim, referring to him by his initials, which is how he is named in the affidavit supporting charges against Colucci.

On that call and another one on March 11, the complaint states, Drum told Colucci about driving around the victim’s neighborhood.
“Bossman told me to stir the pot, like I always do,” Drum said to Colucci, according to the complaint.

Drum told Colucci on another call he would talk with Goldstrom about pooling money for his bond, but that he also had “some other plans in mind.”

On April 1, police found a Facebook account pretending to be the victim had been created, the complaint said.

Police received IP addresses associated with the page through a search warrant and determined they belonged to Drum.

Posts on the page depicted profane, sexually explicit and, in some cases, homophobic and racist remarks, according to the complaint. Another post is of the victim’s dog taken from his real Facebook page, police said.

The page’s profile picture was of the same upside-down Outlaws sticker found in the victim’s yard, the complaint said.

Police said the page was created on March 31, the same day as Colucci and Browne’s preliminary hearing at District Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec’s office, where the victim testified.

Drum was seen circling the victim’s vehicle in the district court parking lot, and other known Pagans were at the hearing, the complaint states.

On a March 31 call between Colucci and Drum, police say, Colucci is heard saying, “without a victim there is no case,” to which Drum tells him to watch what he is saying, the complaint states.

According to court records, Drum is being held in the Westmoreland County jail in lieu of a $300,000 bond, awaiting a May 19 preliminary hearing.

Attorney General Brown Announces Sentences of Outlaw Motorcycle Club Members Involved in Interstate Motorcycle Theft Ring

“Sin City Deciples” Motorcycle Club Defendants Connected to At Least 19 Motorcycle Thefts, Including During Ocean City’s Annual BikeFest in September 2024

BALTIMORE, MD – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that five defendants associated with the Sin City Deciples outlaw motorcycle club were sentenced after pleading guilty to participating in a criminal organization and engaging in a motorcycle theft scheme exceeding $100,000.

The convictions arise from a multi-jurisdictional investigation led by the Office of the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Unit into a coordinated motorcycle theft enterprise operating across Worcester, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, and Prince George’s Counties, as well as portions of Virginia and Pennsylvania. The investigation revealed that the individuals formed a criminal organization and were linked to at least 19 high-value, stolen motorcycles – primarily Harley Davidson models – from dealerships and large-scale motorcycle events. The group specifically targeted the custom motorcycles of attendees at the 2024 Ocean City BikeFest.

“The members of this crime ring treated BikeFest attendees and motorcycle dealerships as easy targets, stealing and dismantling people’s prized possessions to fund their criminal enterprise,” said Attorney General Brown. “These sentences show that our Office will prosecute any criminal organization that seeks to prey on Marylanders and profit from their losses.”

Members of the criminal organization traveled together to scope out and identify target motorcycles, stole motorcycles in coordinated groups, used stash houses to store and dismantle stolen vehicles, transported stolen motorcycles across state lines, and sold motorcycles and parts for profit. The group frequently changed license plates, removed identifying features, and used stolen motorcycles to commit additional thefts. A large proportion of the thefts occurred during BikeFest in Ocean City, where the defendants stole numerous motorcycles over multiple days, abandoning some along Route 50 and transporting others to stash locations in Baltimore County for resale or parts.
Between November 2025 and March 2026, all five defendants pleaded guilty before the Honorable Beau H. Oglesby in the Circuit Court for Worcester County.

Jermaine Alphonso “Banga” Holland was sentenced to 20 years of incarceration. Holland is facing further charges in Virginia and Pennsylvania for similar conduct.

Darius Kyre “Sluggz” Wilson was sentenced to a total of 20 years of incarceration, suspending all but 10 years. He was also ordered to pay restitution and will serve 5 years of supervised probation upon his release from prison.

Marque Lava “StaiRdy” Smith received 10 years of incarceration, suspending all but 5 years. Smith also pleaded guilty to the Illegal Possession of Ammunition. He was ordered to pay restitution and will serve 5 years of supervised probation upon his release from prison.

Megan Alexis “Pyro” Wilson was sentenced to 5 years, suspending all but 2 years. She was ordered to pay restitution and will serve 4 years of supervised probation upon her release from prison.

Kai Dupree “Stiff” Burrell received 5 years of incarceration, suspending all but 67 days. He was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine and $500 in restitution and was placed on supervised probation for 5 years.

As part of their probation, all five defendants are prohibited from having any contact with outlaw motorcycle clubs or “1%” clubs, including the Sin City Deciples. They are barred from attending future motorcycle-focused events, including Ocean City BikeFest, and must remove any gang-related imagery or references from social media or personal materials. They are further prohibited from selling or promoting any outlaw motorcycle gang paraphernalia, from entering Harley-Davidson dealerships, and from any conduct that would associate them with motorcycle club activity. Darius and Megan Wilson are married and therefore are permitted to have contact with each other.

“I want to commend our detectives and intelligence unit for their exceptional work on this case. Their dedication, attention to detail, and ability to collaborate seamlessly with our law enforcement partners in neighboring jurisdictions, Worcester County State’s Attorney Kris Heiser, and the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland to ensure this investigation was thoroughly and successfully executed,” commented Chief Raymond J. Austin of the Ocean City Police Department. “This case reinforces our uncompromising commitment to public safety and accountability. We will be clear, Ocean City is not a place for unlawful behavior. If you choose to break the law, you will be investigated, and you will be held accountable.”

In making today’s announcement, Attorney General Brown thanked Criminal Division Chief Katie Dorian, Organized Crime Chief Paul Halliday, and Assistant Attorneys General Jennifer Doud and Surur Fatema Yonce who prosecuted this case. Attorney General Brown also thanked the State’s Attorney for Worcester County, Kristin M. Heiser, and her office for their assistance in this investigation as well as lead detectives Amy Gutowski, Carl Perry, and Eddie Newcomb of the Ocean City Police Department, Detective Todd Collini of the Baltimore County Police Department, Sergeant Richard Keys of Maryland State Police, and IOS Jeremy Sheetz with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives. He also thanked State’s Attorney for Baltimore County Scott Shellenberger, State’s Attorney for Anne Arundel County Anne Colt Leitess, and all law enforcement partners who handled related cases against these defendants in neighboring states for their collaboration throughout the investigation.