To each small business, it was easier to hand over the money than to resist. If only that little boy knew that he was actually sitting on the lap of a real hero, just not the one Croke was portraying, that would be an epic photo. But he did nothing. Seventy-three Pagans were convicted of or pleaded guilty to federal charges in that case. Or West Virginia. Nicholas Marino, aka "Lefty," 75, of Williamstown; Anthony D'Alessandro, aka "Fugit," 55, of Williamstown; and Michael Dorazo, aka "Cage," 42, of Gloucester City; were previously charged by federal criminal complaint for their roles in that alleged assault. Gang members would test him regularly, referring to information the undercover agent had shared a week or two before to ensure he was legitimate. This little resort town was my familys vacation spot in the summer for several years. If you were a neighbor or acquaintance, perhaps youd assume hes a former linebacker for a Division I football team. Through the investigation, law enforcement seized 10 firearms and more than 800 grams of methamphetamine. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The leader of the Las Vegas chapter of the Hells Angels and two prospects face charges of attempted murder after firing shots at members of the rival Vagos motorcycle gang, according to arrest reports from the Henderson Police Department. Nieves even pleaded the Fifth when he was asked to state his age. Police say members of the Pagans and Hells Angels began fighting around noon on Sunday in the parking lot of the Pennysaver Amphitheater in Farmingville. During their recent investigation into the biker threat, New Jersey state legislators invited the Pagans top leadership to appear before their committee. After playing the surveillance video of that attack and freezing it on a frame of Arochos face, a Jersey lawmaker asked Arocho if he could identify himself in the footage. At the time of his arrest, Ortiz was the president of the Pagans' Jersey City membership chapter. Aquino was also indicted for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Aquino was also charged in a separate criminal complaint with possession of ammunition by a convicted felon in connection with a shooting that occurred three days later. Ortiz was also charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. When you do that over a course of two years, it is draining.. A pack of Mongols displaying their bold new California rockers rode along one of Southern Californias winding freeways. All Rights Reserved. After a New York-to-Ohio drug run, the agent witnessed the president falling asleep on his bike, somehow staying upright. Pagan's Motorcycle Club member beats Hells Angels associate, The attack happened at a gas station in Newark, New Jersey on April 24, 2018, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. All rights reserved. Sunshine and a few clouds. In 2002, they approached Thomas Thinker Wood, Mondevergines loyal No. The Pagans and their rivals groups such as the Angels, Outlaws, Bandidos and Sons of Silence have enough national impact forfederal prosecutors to charge them under the U.S.FederalRacketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the report said. Lots of young men were eager to slouch over a Harley, dressed in a white T-shirt and cuffed jeans, as they snarled at the normies and gained a reputation and recognizable energy. Lawmakers and cops know that outlaw bikers mostly kill each other, refraining from messy drive-bys that can often kill innocent people. Croke witnessed the shakedown tactics of the gang in an oceanside resort town in New Jersey as they collected protection money down the boardwalk and its not a stretch of the imagination to figure out what could happen to those businesses if they refused to pay. It will now go to trial.. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Travel could stretch across multiple states and was exhausting even for experienced riders like him. Croke even dozed off himself once, shaken out of a dream by one of the members in a cage laying on the horn. As the New York Times recounted, Just after 4 p.m., the authorities said, the vans arrived, some pulling up to the spot where limousines usually discharge elegantly gowned and tuxedoed couples. They dont use banks; they keep money in shoeboxes under their beds. High 74F. 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The fight was also captured on convenience store surveillance video. On Nov. 5, 2020, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Aquino's residence and recovered, among other items, multiple .40 caliber rounds of ammunition and approximately 50 grams of cocaine. After a grueling two years undercover with the Harley-riding Pagans, Ken Croke sent several high-ranking members to jail. When Croke was undercover, the group of Pagans he was traveling with could walk into a bar and the crowd would go silent, just like in the movies, Croke told me. Obituaries; Homes; (the others are Hells Angels, the Pagans and the Bandidos). This friction has exploded into public, bloody clashes that sometimes happen inbroad daylight, the report said. Biggie, 37, of Rivesville, and Bruce Evan Davis, 53, of Fairmont were arrested on August 4, 2019 for what White Hall police say was a pre-planned physical confrontation with several male individuals in the parking lot of the BFSFoods.. Rumbles and fistfights metastasized into casino shootouts between rival gangs, street wars against the Italian mafia and daytime assassinations of each others leadership. The attack happened at a gas station in Newark, New Jersey on April 24, 2018. The U.S. Attorney's Office previously announced the arrest of Keith Richter , aka "Conan" - the national president of the Pagans - in connection with his illegal possession of a firearm on Feb. 20, 2021. For instance, neither the Hells Angels nor Pagans allows Black people to join. After law enforcement officers recovered the cocaine from Aquino's residence, Aquino was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine. First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. He was supposed to enter a guilty plea on a preexisting drug charge for which hes been indicted. On June 29, 2020, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Hooban's residence and recovered approximately 30 grams of cocaine and a loaded firearm. Shank suffered multiple broken collar bones as a result of the beating, prosecutors said. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Croke just started riding motorcycles again, because he said two years in the gang took away the fun of it for him. The Hells Angels have a full list of enemies. First one is well known The Mongols they have been at war for years. Traditionally, the gang has dabbled in a host of criminal activities including assault, shootings, extortion, debt collection, weapons possession and the drug trade, the report said. On Oct. 28, 2020, Ortiz and Aquino allegedly shot at an associate of a rival gang while driving on the New Jersey Turnpike. The assault happened on April 24, 2018 at a gas station on Elizabeth Avenue in Newark, a short distance awayfrom the Hells AngelsMotorcycle Club's chapter headquarters. / CBS/AP. If the leader of the pack decides to pass a tractor trailer, you have to keep up. Thats one of the dangers of groups like this, says Dave Wedge, a journalist and co-author of Crokes book Riding with Evil, which is scheduled for launch next week. The Pagans and the Hells Angels are known to be rival gangs. Police say members of the Pagans and Hells Angels began fighting around noon on Sunday in the parking lot of the Pennysaver Amphitheater in Farmingville. Known for his quick temper and warm heart, Rosado was a building superintendent. It would mean certain death. Youre riding hard, and a lot of bikers are killed on their bikes. International [ edit] Devils Choice MC, in Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Spain and Sweden. Reach him at732-643-4029 or at kserrano@gannettnj.com. Early in his relationship with the Pagans when he was a prospect, Croke was obligated to carry certain tools and parts with him at all times in case a leaders bike broke down. Painstakingly creating an identity that would give him credibility with the Pagans, Croke established a fake criminal record and placed his fingerprints on file to help him infiltrate the gang. Dozens of Hells Angels, Pagans Brawl at Car Show Wochit News 163K subscribers Subscribe 86K views 6 years ago Up to 70 bikers were involved in a melee Those charges remain pending. I'm not publishing his photos here for safety reasons, but I can tell you that Croke is a big man with a kind face. the election of Keith Conan the Barbarian Richter as the biker gangs new president. Technology, performance and design delivered to your inbox. The investigation involved court-authorized wiretaps, the use of multiple undercover law enforcement agents, and execution of multiple search warrants at physical locations in multiple jurisdictions. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. First published on October 31, 2016 / 8:23 AM. Two high ranking members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club have been arrested for an alleged assault. We look out for you, your wallet and your quality of life. Zaron Burnett is an investigative journalist and longform features writer based in Los Angeles. (Law enforcement assumes the Pagans were responsible for the hit, but officially, Woods murder remains unsolved. All Rights Reserved. Ken Serrano has covered breaking news and crime in New Jersey for more than 20 years. Distrustful and unpredictable, Pagans werent going to let him into the inner circle easily and it was a long road to acceptance. Now we have a new spate of headlines coming out of New York City. As Officer Torres explained to Jersey lawmakers, You cant be Black and join the Pagans. Every day, Croke had to deal with the stress of becoming a gang member while cleverly avoiding breaking the law or engaging in heinous activities himself. Legal Statement. **FULLVIDEO**, Pagans Motorcycle Club Causing Panic inMissouri, Pagans Motorcycle Club Causing Panic in Missouri, The Pagans MC is Coming the Pagans Are coming #shorts, MIKLO 1% LOS Perros MC Responds on the 4 for the road interview, https://insanethrottleinternational.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/discord-commercial-harley.mp3, https://insanethrottleinternational.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/motorcyclemadhousemayhempromo.mp3. Daniel Hooban, aka "Jersey," 33, of Bayonne, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Drug running ushers in violence, and the Pagans take pride in their fearsome reputation. May 31, 2022, 10:15 PM. And they definitely have a reputation: the Department of Justice classifies them as an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (which is, fittingly, OMG for short) and calls them a "highly structured criminal organization.". DeRonde was sentenced to four years in state prison in July for the assault. Would Surtr ever be afraid of some angels just because they say theyre from Hell? The memo said police should remain vigilant in areas where Pagans and Hells Angels congregate. Police have used surveillance video, eye-witness reports, and physical evidence in order to pursue the charges. To that end, on April 24, 2018, a biker named Jeffrey Shank had just left his nearby Newark Hells Angel clubhouse to pull into a gas station to refill his tank. Pagan MC Rolls Out After Huge Brawl With Hells Angels MC Anthony's Malawi Predators 233 subscribers Subscribe 221 Share 147K views 6 years ago crazy The men beat Shank with their fists, their feet and another axhandle, and one of them struckhim in the back of the head, dropping himasthe rest fled. DeRonde later turned himself into police. Later that same year, the Hells Angels planned to hold an event the Hellraisers Ball in Long Island to show off their growing power on the East Coast. Huns, Pagans, Sons of Odin and Hells Angels Bar Fight Results in 8 Arrests Black Dragon Biker TV 67.1K subscribers Subscribe 249 7.2K views Streamed 6 Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. At the time of Hooban's arrest, he was the sergeant at arms for the Pagans' Jersey City membership chapter. Federal authorities continued their attack on the Pagans Motorcycle Club on Monday, charging two high-rankingmembers of the outlaw gang withassault for allegedly beating an associate of a rival gang three years ago. The Pagans vengeance could occur anywhere now that the bikers claim the whole East Coast as their domain. Mr. Mongol Anthony Barrera, 43, was stabbed to death, and two Hells Angels, Jeramie Bell, 27, and Robert Tumelty, 50, were shot to death. The Pagans, of course, will have to respond to the murder of the leader of their Bronx chapter because its impossible for the cycle of perpetual bloodshed against the Hells Angels to stop spinning. Under that suburban smile is a steel backbone, however; Croke spent many years in the thick of the criminal underground, playing the part of gun runner, gang member, and drug buyer in more than 1,000 undercover assignments. In 2002, one Pagan member was shot and killed and at least 10 other people were injured when a confrontation erupted after Pagans members decided to crash a motorcycle expo sponsored by Hells Angels. You can be dark-skinned, or Black Latino, but you can not be, per se, Black., To further his point, he played an audio recording of a Pagans informant who claimed that outlaw bikers have made potential members prove they werent Black by threatening to inject them with an IV needle, which they claimed was full of sickle cell. The bikers believed the potential new members would only fear the disease if they were Black thus, proving their racial identity. Honig also announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Nicholas Bucciarelli, aka "Booch," 56, of Brooklawn, with aggravated assault in aid of racketeering, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon, arising from his alleged commission of a gang-related gunpoint assault in which an associate of the Pagans was attacked for breaking the organization's rules. He took a few Pagans with him as well. White Hall Police were aided by the Marion County Sheriffs Office, the Fairmont Police Department and the West Virginia State Police in the investigation. For her party at her Steve Janoski covers law enforcement for NorthJersey.com. These are serious cases. Were certainly going to try to get quality convictions and lengthy sentences of incarceration, said Freeman. Looking back, it makes me wonder what the seedy underside looked like back then. 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