El Forastero Motorcycle Club members Eric Burkitt and Robert Stewart get five years for meth distribution

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Earlier this week, El Forastero Motorcycle Club members Eric G. "Little Eric" Burkitt and Robert E. Stewart were sentenced to five years in federal prison without parole for conspiracy to distribute meth to fellow bikers between January 1, 2002, and July 31, 2007.

Burkitt and Stewart pleaded guilty in November, admitting as El Forastero members they paid dues to the club -- money they knew could be used to buy meth, cocaine and marijuana for parties called "runs." El Forastero members were required to go on three runs a year (although they could go on more) in which the pooled money to pay for a party site, food, drinks, entertainment, and, yes, drugs.

El Forasteros are hardcore outlaw bikers known as 1 percenters. In 2005, the club considered Burkitt an up-and-coming prospect ("Live Free & Die"). At the time, a motorcycle crash into the back of a fire engine nearly kept Burkitt from getting his patch and becoming a full member of the group.

At the time, one of the club's members described Burkitt as timid around women.

"We're like, 'Man, quit being so fucking quiet. You want to know why you never get laid, motherfucker? Because you act too goddamned nice to these girls. You can't act like that, man. You've got to be a fucking dickhead. If you want to get some pussy, you can't act like some shy boy. Nice guys finish last. You've got to tell them how much of a slut they are and how fucking much of a pimp you are. And then they'll fucking want to fuck you.' He's starting to catch on."

In March 2009, Jackson County prosecutors charged Burkitt with forcible rape, two counts of forcible sodomy, two counts of assault, and sexual misconduct.

A plea hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. May 25.

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