Biker gangs could also be a mainstay in well-liked media the place cool, robust dudes journey candy, however in actual life, they’re not really all that cool. In actuality, gangs such because the Hells Angels are identified felony organizations and have been concerned in a lot criminal activity, there’s a Wikipedia web page devoted purely to all of the crimes the Hells Angels have been accused of in California. That record might must be up to date, although, as a result of the Guardian experiences the whole Bakersfield Hells Angels chapter was simply arrested and charged with a litany of crimes.
In case you had been anticipating to examine some 30 or 40 males being rounded up, although, we have now some disappointing information. Your entire chapter seems to be completely composed of simply seven members. Since one member, Joshua Vaughn, was already in jail when the cops confirmed up, that meant the Kern County Sheriff’s Division took down simply six males: Ricardo Alvarez, Armando Villasenor, Joseph Soto Sr, Joseph Soto Jr, Joshua Zavala, and John Seeger.
These arrests weren’t for unpaid dashing tickets or refusing to put on their helmets, both. The record of fees the group faces consists of “kidnapping, first-degree theft, felony threats, false imprisonment, assault with a firearm, participation in a felony road gang, felony conspiracy and intimidating a witness or sufferer, in addition to elder abuse.” Deputies additionally seized about 25 weapons, ammo and various magazines whereas executing eight search warrants throughout Bakersfield.
It’s unclear how a lot time they’re dealing with, however one thing tells us they gained’t be getting out for fairly some time. Particularly if any of them have earlier felonies on their information. Now if we may simply get California to indicate an analogous degree of concern about the variety of alleged gangs contained in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Division.
