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MCs in the News John Madewell
Friends and members of the Outlaw biker clubs defend those arrested in a two year undercover sting. One of the starting points of the string of arrests started at the Cleveland chapter.
This afternoon, smoke was coming out of the chimney, indicating someone was there. After a knock on the door, a bearded man, holding a pit bull in his left hand and the door in his right, opened the door. When asked if he had any comment on the arrests, he responded, " We have no comment. No, it's just a bunch of bull---. just a bunch of bull---. That's all it is. That's all we have to say."
Both that biker clubhouse and Chattanooga's branch were infiltrated by undercover officers. Indictments show two separate cocaine distribution conspiracies. Others have been charged with gun crimes as past convicted felons. Off camera, people close to the bikers say they have never known or seen any drug or gun crimes committed.
But the accusations within the indictments show a much different picture, including a network of drug trade spread across several southeast Tennessee counties. Bradley County Sheriff Tim Gobble said the two clubs were "most certainly criminal enterprises." The tipping point to the string of arrests started at the Cleveland club.
Sheriff Gobble and A-T-F agents consider this a major victory. "It has ultimately culminated in a payoff for the citizens of Bradley County. We have sent the message that outlaw motorcycle gangs don't have free operation, free reign to operate outside the law in Bradley county or southeast Tennessee," Sheriff Gobble said.
Those accused have been divided into two trials. The first happens on April 27th. The second is on May 3rd. All the accusations are federal felony charges. The trials will happen in the Chattanooga federal courthouse.
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http://www.newschannel9.com/news/arrested-989107-bikers-defend.html
