Puentes cooperation helped the government flip other high-ranking members of the Bandidos and to convict its top two leaders, former national president Jeffrey Fay Pike of Conroe and then-national vice president John Xavier Portillo of San Antonio. The Bandidos Motorcycle Club made local news when four members were arrested on felony drug charges. While police have said the group exists to commit crime and sell drugs. At Wednesdays hearing, everyone was careful not to mention what Puente did for the feds or to speak of the Bandidos by name as Ezra departed from the recommended sentencing guideline range of 168 months to 210 months in prison, without parole, and instead sentenced Puente to five years of probation. In April 2001, three Rogues Gallery members who were former Cannonball bikers Pertti Hmlinen, Sami Koivula, and Eikka Lehtosaari were convicted of the restaurant triple murder and sentenced to life in prison. Its a very difficult situation, Jimenez said. Pike denied the. Tampa Outlaws president Edgar "Troll" Ruof was accused of shooting a man in the head in North Carolina 20 years prior. [167] On 10 March 1996, the Hells Angels carried out twin attacks on Bandidos members returning from a weekend meeting in Helsinki, Finland; one attack took place at Kastrup Airport outside Copenhagen, Denmark, and the other at Oslo's Fornebu airport. Jurors also found that Portillo and others killed Robert Lara in January 2002 in Atascosa County as payback for killing Bandidos member Javier Negrete. [74] The Bandidos are the largest motorcycle club in Finland, with around two-hundred-and-forty members and fourteen chapters. At that time, it was reported that there were more than twenty full-patched members in the country. [41], Joseph Robert "Crazy Horse" Morin, president of the Edmonton chapter of the Rebels, contacted the Bandidos with the aim of patching over in October 2001[42] and the Edmonton Rebels became a Bandidos hangaround club in 2003. The raids were conducted in relation to the murder of a prospective member of the Bandidos. Bandidos is a motorcycle gang in different countries. Jurors found Pike and Portillo guilty of conspiring to conduct the affairs of a criminal organization through racketeering acts including directing, sanctioning, approving and permitting members of the Bandidos to commit murder, attempted murder, robbery, assault, intimidation, extortion and drug trafficking. Assistant United States Attorneys Eric Fuchs and John Gibson are prosecuting this case on behalf of the Government. A car bomb exploded outside the Hells Angels clubhouse in Oslo on 30 October 1996; no persons were injured. The sentencing comes after the Bandidos president was found guilty of directing a violent racketeering and drug trafficking operation. On 22 August 1991, Michel Burel was killed in a drive-by shooting by four men on motorcycles, and two other Bandidos were wounded. [37], An investigation carried out by a joint task force consisting of agents from the Belgian Federal Police and the Spanish National Police Corps resulted in a total of twenty-six raids being carried out in Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain on 20 October 2021 in relation to a shipment of 11,497 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a consignment of scrap metal from South America to Antwerp, which was seized upon arrival at the port. In the video, Kelly was reported to be wearing clothing associated with the Bandidos Motorcycle Club. [47] Michel pleaded guilty in October 2006. Dan Lynge, a Danish police officer who infiltrated the club, carried out surveillance on the compound with a Swedish Bandidos prospect in the days before the attack. [85] This expansion provoked a war with the Hells Angels, who were already established in France. Dont pay for the actions of others. [206] Bandidos Sweden president Mikael "Mike" Svensson was shot in the leg while driving near the Hells Angels' Hasslarp headquarters on 23 July 1996. I would like all bikers get together and help fight the liberals. The others are The Outlaws, with 1,300 members and 41 chapters; the Pagans, 1,100 members and 35 chapters, and the Bandidos, 900 members in 33 chapters. Last year, two members of the Bandidos, including the president of the Abilene chapter, were indicted on charges of stabbing two men, in what the police said was a conflict with the Cossacks. In the years that followed, the Bandidos MC spread world-wide to more that 80 countries, but as time wore on, differences of opinion between the United States, Europe and Australia about the club values and definitions, prompted changes to be made. Bandido George has copped a plea. Othersand not only those involved in violent activityshould take note, stated United States Attorney John F. Bash. A Hells Angels member was also wounded by gunfire. Christopher Horlock, 44, of Rapid City, turned himself in Tuesday morning in Houston, the ATF said. A simultaneous bombing of a garage used by Bandidos supporters was also carried out. [95], The Bandidos' first chapter in Europe was founded in Marseille on 20 September 1989 when the club patched over the Club de Clichy. Investigators also found cocaine, brass knuckles and stun guns during searches of Bandidos' residences. Portillo also was convicted of another racketeering murder count, drug trafficking and drug trafficking conspiracy, and another weapons count. On ExpressNews.com: Jurors find Bandidos leaders guilty. Around a hundred police officers were needed to stop the violence. [105][106], Three Bandidos members, including the president of the club's Dijon chapter, were given prison sentences by the Dijon Criminal Court in July 2019 following their convictions for the violent robbery of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle from another club in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur. [183], Bandidos members were involved in a bar brawl that left a pub proprietor and two patrons injured in Fredrikstad on 17 April 2008. On 8 April 2006, four vehicles containing the bodies of eight murdered men were discovered in a farmer's field outside of the hamlet of Shedden. The Undertakers established relations with the Bandidos in Denmark and became a probationary chapter in August 1995 before being patched over on 5 October 1996. Christale Careaga and two teen boys -- 6-year-old Jonathon Higgins and 16-year-old Hunt Schaap -- were found dead in their burned house on Tenino Road West. The Bandidos operate seven chapters in Thailand. A member of the Stockholm Hells Angels later visited a hospital with a bullet wound. If a chapter leader sends out instructions for violence, the members must follow. Both men survived but were badly wounded. [120] Delegates from the Bandidos and Hells Angels met at a Magdeburg hotel on 10 December 2008 to discuss a peace treaty between the clubs, although no agreement could be concluded. [166], On 15 January 1996, a bomb was detonated at the clubhouse of Hells Angels hangaround club Screwdriver MC in Hamar, and on 18 January 1996, the Hells Angels Norway headquarters in Oslo was firebombed. [172] On 19 July 1996, four days after Krogh Jensen's death, a car occupied by a Hells Angels member and a companion was targeted in a drive-by shooting in Oslo; no one was injured. 0:00. 04/21/1972 - Houston Police officer Paul H. Mauk with weapons confiscated in arrests of rival motorcycle gang members. They have been involved in murders. The group was formed in Houston in 1966 and has since grown to include chapters nationwide and in foreign countries, While police have said the group exists to commit crime and sell drugs. The agreement came amidst the threat of a nationwide ban on both clubs. The ex-cop and five others were convicted of the crime. The latest attacks came as Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan to . [137] Road Tramps members Seamus Duggan, James McCormack and Raymond Neilon pleaded guilty to the robbery of McNamara and were given probation in October 2017. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. He named the club after Mexican bandits who followed their own set of rules. Insane Throttle Support Club Become a memberNow, Insane Throttle/Motorcycle Madhouse Radio YouTube and AudioDisclaimer, Meet the Insane Throttle Contributing Columnist James Hollywood Macecari, Motorcycle Clubs Riding Clubs and Associations Near Me Index &Listings, Our Policies here at Insane Throttle Publications. A grand jury later indicted two men on . To be a part of that culture is to basically understand that at any time you need to be able to either defend yourself or your organization over a disrespect or a slight.In Washington State, the Bandidos have basically been involved in just about every type of crime you can think of, he said. [198] Affiliates of the Bandidos in Sweden include the Chicanos, Diablos and X-Team. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. [58] Lenti pleaded guilty to manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault, and was sentenced to six years in prison in June 2008. About 300 investigators working the case in Washington, Montana and South Dakota had arrest warrants for 20 more members, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said in a news release. The parley with the Bandidos had been set for 11 a.m., the Cossack said, but the Bandidos didn't arrive until about 12:15, when about 100 of them pulled into Twin Peaks in a long, loud line of . U.S. Attorney's Office September 27, 2011. Was geschah am 25. A group of Bandidos attacked the home of Rock Machine faction president Erkse in May 2011, destroying his car and firing shots into his house. [157], The National Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS, or Kripos) considers the Bandidos an organized criminal motorcycle club. [69], According to the National Center of Investigation, the Danish Bandidos are involved in a wide range of crimes, including drug dealing, extortion, fraud, tax evasion, robbery, weapons trafficking, money laundering, the sale of stolen goods, and violent crimes. In March of 1966 THE BANDIDOS MOTORCYCLE CLUB was born. This is the one and only official Facebook page for George Wegers, the former National and International President of the largest motorcycle club in. [56] Lenti refused an offer of police protection when informed of the alleged plot, but he did start carrying around a handgun. Several Bandidos members then murdered Benesh on March 18, 2006 outside an Austin restaurant to protect the power, reputation and territory of the Bandidos enterprise. **FULLVIDEO**, Pagans Motorcycle Club Causing Panic inMissouri, Bandidos MC President Furious at Homicide, 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. The subsequent police operations disbanded the Bandidos chapter in Montpellier as well as the prospect club in Dijon. [212], Patrick Huisman, the president of the Ludvika Bandidos and a former member of White Aryan Resistance and the Brdraskapet, was arrested in April 2007 and charged with extortion. members dispute that claim, saying they are simply bonded by brotherhood and a love of motorcycles. The group was formed in Houston in 1966 and has since grown to include chapters nationwide and in foreign countries. abduction. The reasons for Addison being dumped, is believed to occurred about a month ago, are not clear. [5] The club is involved in drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, prostitution, money laundering, explosives violations, motorcycle and motorcycle-parts theft, intimidation, insurance fraud, kidnapping, robbery, theft, stolen property, counterfeiting, contraband smuggling, murder, bombings, extortion, arson and assault. On 27 August 1996, sixteen rounds were fired at the car of a Bandidos member in Stockholm, although he was not hit. LOVE, LOYALTY, AND RESPECT! [116] A Bandidos member left a Hells Angels member critically injured by shooting him twice after being attacked in the presence of his wife and child in Cottbus in February 2008. This is a carousel. The Pagans were formed in 1957 in Maryland, and the Bandidos. The Bandidos Motorcycle Club made local news when four members were arrested on felony drug charges. The jury found Pike and Portillo guilty of racketeering conspiracy, murder conspiracy, racketeering assault, murder racketeering, extortion and weapons violations. John Careaga was seen on surveillance video at Camp Union Grocery just hours before the rest of his family was found. Joshua is also an expert mechanic and has worked on a variety of motorcycles. On 25 July 1995, Undertakers members fired a rocket-propelled grenade stolen from a Swedish Army weapons depot at the Hells Angels' clubhouse in northern Helsinki. [138], The first Bandidos chapter in Ireland was formed in Limerick in October 2016. [160], In June 1997, a woman was killed when a bomb exploded in the Bandidos headquarters in Bangkok. The club was formed on March 4, 1966 in San Leon, Texas by Donald Eugene Chambers. [38] An additional thirteen people were taken into custody in Belgium, and four high-end vehicles valued at more than 700,000, jewelry valued at 300,000, 17,085 in cash, encrypted mobile phones and documentation were also seized in the raids. KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. Kitsap County Sheriff's Office detectives, along with the FBI said Thursday evening that members and associates of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club were directly involved in. Every so often, and not that frequently, there are circumstances where the government has justified the request, Ezra said. El Paso, Texas (January 15, 2019) A murder trial began Tuesday morning in a deadly motorcycle club shooting that killed an El Paso chapter president of the Bandidos. He was sentenced to a ten-year prison sentence. Evidence during trial revealed that Portillo and Pike ordered members to murder Benesh, who was killed outside an Austin restaurant in March 2006. He had been found in possession of nineteen-and-a-half kilograms of hashish in November 2005. He was arrested upon arrival at Stockholm Arlanda Airport on 20 March 2017 and was subsequently turned over to Finnish authorities. The display of Bandidos symbols and the wearing of Bandidos regalia was also forbidden in North Rhine-Westphalia. WSDOT wants you to be the judge, Uber, Lyft criticized for surge pricing after downtown Seattle shooting, Tacoma police release new details in 1999 disappearance of Teekah Lewis, Woman loses $29K after being targeted by banking scam with victims in 9 states, Driver killed after car goes off overpass in Georgetown, Cheerleader performs solo after team quits before state championships, Officials: Man tried to board plane in New Jersey with guns, ammunition, fake marshal ID in baggage, No further hope: Actor Tom Sizemores family told to make end of life decision. It was 1965, headed back to the U.S.A from an annual trip to the bullfights in Sonora, Mexico, Don Chambers and his friends stopped at a local Cantina. ( James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle ). Today the Bandidos Motorcycle Club is the largest 1% club in the Western Hemisphere, with 1100 members in Northers, Central and South American Countries. 15 Founded 54 Years Ago. [51], Project Amigo, a fifteen-month joint investigation into the Bandidos in Ontario and Quebec by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), and the Sret du Qubec (SQ) culminated in a series of raids on 5 June 2002 and led to the arrests of most club members in Ontario, including national president Alain Brunette. Jake Carrizal, the president of the Dallas Bandidos chapter, is the first biker whose case has seen the inside of a Waco courtroom. Crawford was riding a black Kawasaki motorcycle when he was driven over by Benjamin Parry, an "active member" of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, who was driving a Ford Transit van owned by his employer. [112] The war also spread to the east of the country in 2006 when both clubs expanded into the Cottbus area. A year later, riding back from that annual trip as full patch Bandidos, a problem occurred with the Federales in Mexico and a Bandido "Sunshine" was killed. On this September afternoon, the members of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club were indeed in San Antonio. Washington, DC 20500 To search this site, enter a search term . When they entered, a patron asked the waitress, "Who are those guys?" 06/08/1977 - Pallbearers, including national Bandidos motorcycle club president Ronnie Hodge (left front), carry the casket of fellow biker, Ronnie E. Floyd, at Brookwood Funeral Home, 10817 W. Hardy. He said reports that Bandidos made threats against law enforcement following the melee were pure nonsense and claimed many of the arrests in Waco were unjustified.The Seattle police gang detective agreed that if threats were made against law enforcement, those threats are not credible.Its not that Bandidos havent injured police officers in the past, he said. In a news briefing in 2018, law officials named Danie Jay Kelly Junior, now 41 and who was seen in a Target surveillance video and believed to be connected to the case, as a person of interest. Well, we're sure you know how that goes. [154], Three Bandidos associates Jesse James Winter, Alvin Rivesh Kumar and Nicholas Andrew Hanson, a club prospect were imprisoned for a combined twenty-five years and nine months in November 2017 for the assault and stabbing of a man in Christchurch on 30 August 2015. They are currently trying to get revenge. [196] The club has eight chapters in Sweden[197] and has prominently recruited members of non-Swedish ethnicity. We'll be in touch with the latest information on how President Biden and his administration are working for the American people . 09/15/1969 - (L-R) Bandidos Motorcycle Club member Patrick Anthony Manili (aka Animal) and club president Donald Eugene Chambers at Houston Central Police Station to turn in fellow club member wanted in connection with a murder and an assault outside a Houston lounge Sept. 6. The two main perpetrators were sentenced to more than seven years in prison for aggravated drug offenses, while others received varying sentences. He bombed two cars in Gothenburg, on 19 and 20 September 2006, with hand grenades, in acts of revenge as the victims had previously testified against him. VIDEO: Bandidos Motorcycle Club ?directly involved? members dispute that claim, saying they are simply bonded by brotherhood and a love of motorcycles. The Bandidos Motorcycle Club made local news when four members were arrested on felony drug charges. [84][85], Bandidos Helsinki chapter president Pentti Tapio Haapanen and vice-president Harri Tapio Reinikainen were convicted of shooting and wounding a Rogues Gallery member and a member of the Lepakko Gang in Srninen, Helsinki in July 2005. The reasons for Addison being dumped, is believed to occurred about a month ago, are not clear. [170] A Hells Angels member was acquitted of murdering Krogh Jensen on 11 June 1998[171] and the investigation into the killing was closed in 2000. Theres no excuse for the situation I was put in. They say everything's bigger in Texas, and the Bandidos Motorcycle Club is no exception. [50] It was agreed, however, that even though the Danish branch of the Bandidos were responsible for the Canadian branch as their sponsors, the American branch would supervise the Canadian Bandidos. I think most of the Bandidos know, and the Bandido hierarchy knows, that it would not be in their best interest to try to carry out threats against law enforcement.. He had been returning from a meeting with the Undertakers Motorcycle Club a Finnish club that became a Bandidos probationary chapter the following month before being patched over in October 1996 in Helsinki. 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On May 17, 2018, after a nearly three-month trial, jurors convicted Pike and Portillo of (count 1) conspiracy to violate the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) statute; (count 3) murder in aid of racketeering; (count 4) conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering; (count 5) one count of conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering; (counts 6 and 7) aiding and abetting assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering; (count 9) discharging a firearm during a violent crime; and, (count 12) interference with commerce by threats and violence. The search followed a violent incident involving firearms that broke out in the corridors of a building in Dijon, pitting the Bandidos against drug traffickers. This affiliation drew the Bandidos into the conflict, which reached Norway on 19 February 1995 when there was a shooting involving members of Rabies MC and Customizers MC in Oslo. [199], The Bandidos were established in Sweden after patching over the Morbids Motorcycle Club in Helsingborg as a probationary chapter in January 1994. Evidence during trial revealed that in 2006, Pike and Portillo ordered other Bandidos members to murder Anthony Benesh. [39], Police in Sweden believe that the Bandidos Motorcycle Club makes money primarily through illegal activities, including drug offenses, violent crimes, protection activities, robberies, extortion, weapons offenses, illegal gambling, money laundering and other economic crimes. The conflict reportedly began as the Bandidos acted to prevent the newly arrived No Surrender from establishing a presence in the drug market. 03/09/1970 - Members of the Bandidos motorcycle club were called to testify before a Harris County grand jury investigating the Jan. 23, 1970 death of former Bandido Patrick Anthony Manili (aka Animal). SEATTLE --A deadly shootout between two rival motorcycle clubs and police in Texas earlier this year could have an impact on the largest outlaw biker gang in Washington state.According to a Seattle police gang detective, the Washington chapter of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club could be expected to carry out acts of retribution for a May 17 shooting outside a restaurant in Waco that left nine bikers dead and more than a hundred facing criminal charges.Among those killed and arrested were members of the Bandidos and the Cossacks. It also sends a clear message that we will relentlessly pursue and prosecute the leaders and members of these violent criminal enterprises., Gang violence is a threat to the safety and security of Texas communities, said DPS Director Steven McCraw. [190], On 24 March 2018, a group of Bandidos members meeting at a restaurant in Prior Velho were attacked by approximately twenty members of the Hells Angels armed with knives, sticks, iron bars and hammers. During a trial last year, testimony surfaced that Puente cooperated and agreed to wear a wire and record phone calls with other Bandidos, following his 2015 drug indictment. Jurors also found that Pike, Portillo and others conspired to murder and assault members and associates of the Cossacks Outlaw Motorcycle Organization (Cossacks). Four Swedish bikers with criminal records were arrested and deported, three Norwegian members were arrested for drug possession, and six others five German and one Polish were refused entry to the country upon arrival at the airport. Though we share a common name and a similar patch, we are no longer associated with the Bandidos MC in Europe, Asia and Australia. 57 of 63 58 of 63 Jeffrey Fay Pike, 60, of Conroe, the national president of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, is escorted from the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse, 515 Rusk, after an appearance in . [151] However, on 24 April 2020, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled that, while the national branch of the club remains banned, local chapters are permitted to continue. When they entered, a patron asked the waitress, "Who are those guys?" A police officie? If you have information about what happened to this family, please contact the task force. The other two Bandidos members were jailed for 4 years each, with the requirement to serve 2 years. [221] Two No Surrender bikers, including a leading member, were shot dead outside a nightclub in Norrkping on 5 December 2019. I wish I can go into detail of why Im imposing the sentence I am, but I cant. Due to the imprisonment of leading bikers, the violence moved off of the streets and into prisons. However, Kelly was promoted to "prospect" after the killings, according to investigators. This war prompted the over-matched Rock Machine to align itself with the Bandidos. [27][28], The Bandidos are considered an outlaw motorcycle gang by the Australian Federal Police. The grenade failed to explode, and police later detonated the device in a controlled explosion. Though we share a common name and a similar patch, we are no longer associated with the Bandidos MC in Europe, Asia and Australia. [214] He was sentenced in 2008 to four years in prison after being convicted of extortion and the serious assault of a man who suffered a bleed on the brain. The sentencing of Bandidos National President Jeffery Pike highlights the success law enforcement agencies can achieve and the impact we can have when we combine our resources and investigative talents. [103][104], Four members of No Surrender's Metz chapter were beaten and had their colors stolen by members and associates of the Bandidos' Strasbourg chapter at a motorcycle rally in Pont--Mousson on 11 March 2018. Thats not what the club stands for, said Gundrum. [124] The warring clubs formally arranged to a truce when Bandidos Europe vice-president Peter Maczollek and Hells Angels Hanover chapter president Frank Hanebuth met at a lawyer's office in Hanover on 26 May 2010. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [177] Since then, a cold war over territory and members has emerged in Norway, with the Bandidos allied with the Outlaws on one side, and the Hells Angels allied with the Coffin Cheaters on the other. George Washington, also called Father of His Country, (born February 22 [February 11, Old Style], 1732, Westmoreland county, Virginia [U.S.]died December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.), American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution (1775-83) and subsequently first president of the United States (1789-97). [108] The Bandidos expanded into Germany in June 2000 when the club "patched over" seventeen chapters of the Ghostrider's, Road Eagles and Destroyers that had been serving as probationary chapters since the previous year. 02/21/1985 - Suspects (L-R, with restraints) Jimmy Glenn Faulk, Thomas Walter Eubanks, Jr. and Sammy Mares (president, Houston-Northwest Bandidos chapter) are led away from Houston's federal building following their arrests as part of a nationwide organized crime probe of the Bandidos motorcycle club by the FBI. Marko Hirsma was sentenced to nine months in prison on 12 July 1996 after being convicted of orchestrating the attempted attack. Bandidos Motorcycle Club South Seattle.Please feel free to share!Follow us on Instagram @bmc_s.seattleand Facebook at Bandidos South Seattle Support Addison, a stonemason from the Victorian town of Echuca, was suddenly deposed in favour of a Sydney boss known as ''Big Tony''. [67] The law enforcement operation Project Amigo, which began in 2001 originally as an investigation of the Rock Machine, led to the arrest of every Bandidos member in Quebec in June 2002, effectively ending the club's presence in the province. On 13 February 1994, fifteen Danish Bandidos members were ambushed by Hells Angels associates at a club in Helsingborg, resulting in 13 gunshots being fired and Hells Angels-affiliated Rednecks member Joakim Boman being shot dead. [155], Bandidos member Adrian Le'Ca was sentenced to fifteen years and nine months' imprisonment in February 2018 after pleading guilty to charges relating to the importation and possession for supply of methamphetamine and cocaine. You name it and theyve probably done it. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle ) - People judge us by appearance.- Media portrays us as the boogie man.- Law enforcement arrests US for existing.- And the courts judge and jail us based on the patch we wear.- So from the straights in the world and the judgmental ones, we: - Bandidos Motorcycle Club ~ United States of America. The sentencing rendered today is the result of the outstanding partnership between the FBI and all our law enforcement partners, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs. 3 of 36 4 of 36 Jeffrey Fay Pike, 60, of Conroe, the national president of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, is escorted from the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse, 515 Rusk, after an appearance in federal . The case arose from the 2006 killing of Anthony Benesh, who was attempting to start a Texas Chapter of the Hells Angels and had ignored the Bandidos' warnings to cease recruitment. 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