Unlawful recruitment to G.I. motorcycle club case heads to trial court
By KSNB Local4 News June 3, 2024
https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2024/06/03/unlawful-recruitment-gi-motorcycle-club-case-heads-trial-court/
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) – A Grand Island man has waived his preliminary hearing on felony charges connected to coercing a teen into joining a motorcycle club.
Jay Friedricksen, 33, is now charged with aiding and abetting a class IIA felony, unlawful membership recruitment and conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking.
An arrest affidavit shows that three construction businesses had trailers burglarized in Grand Island. The burglaries happened between Jan. 22 and Feb. 19, and dozens of tools were stolen. Police estimate losses at $11,480.
On Feb. 21, Grand Island police pulled over a vehicle that had been racing down South Locust Street. Police identified the driver as 18-year-old Jeronimo Gutierrez, according to court records.
Inside his vehicle, officers discovered “a large amount of construction tools”. The tools were marked, and police determined they had been stolen.
Gutierrez was interviewed the next day, and officers wrote that Gutierrez had stolen the tools as an initiation to join a local motorcycle club.
Police think he stole the tools at the direction of Friedricksen, who was later identified as the president of the club. They also discovered the address of Friedricksen’s clubhouse.
A search warrant was executed at the clubhouse on Feb. 23. Inside, officers found club merchandise and more stolen tools, according to the affidavit.
Gutierrez is charged with two counts of theft by unlawful taking $5,000+.
Friedricksen waived his right to a preliminary hearing, sending the case to district court. He is due for his arraignment in Hall County District Court at 9 a.m. on June 25.
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