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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio, 9 Men Arrested, Charged In Fight Between Motorcycle Clubs

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Bar Brawl Suspects Held On $100,000 Bond
CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio -- Nine men were arraigned in a Clermont County courtroom on Monday after a weekend bar brawl in which four people were injured.
Union Township police said the fight broke out between two rival motorcycle clubs on Saturday night at Frank and Jamie's Tavern, formerly The Lake, on Old State Route 74.
Police said members of the Iron Horsemen and the Highwaymen were involved in the fight, which officers said involved the use of knives and clubs. However, court documents said the weapon used in the attacks was the leg of a bar stool.
Callers to 911 described to dispatchers what happened.
"There was just a big fight here and a bunch of people were hurt," said an unidentified female caller. "It was a bunch of bikers. ... There was a whole lot of people involved."
An unidentified man also called 911.
He told dispatchers, "A bunch of guys just busted in, beat the hell out of a guy. ... They're all wearing black leather vests that say Highwaymen."
Four people were taken to the hospital with what police described as minor stab wounds.
Nine people were arrested and arraigned on charges of second-degree felonious assault. The judge gave each suspect a $100,000 bond and said the bond was set high because the men represented a risk to the public.
Court records indicated the suspects are all members of the Highwaymen. They were identified as Geoffrey Poynter, 43, of Forest Park; Keith Gardner, 38, of Taylor Mill; Joseph Earls, 47, of Delhi; Joshua Overbeck, 22, of Hamilton; Ryan Flowers, 22, of Colerain; William Ferguson, 29, of Greenhills; Joseph Senecal, 21, of Sharonville; Rickey Hiter, 32, of Florence; and Kelvin Ryan, 46, of Mount Orab.
Saturday's fight is the latest incident involving the rival clubs. A member of the Iron Horsemen was killed in a shootout with Cincinnati police officers at another bar -- JD's Honky Tonk -- on Sept. 18.

In that incident, police said they entered the bar to talk to members of the Iron Horsemen because they were concerned about a potential conflict between the rival motorcycle clubs.

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