ATF: Criminal Biker Gangs Ride Rough In The Carolina`s

OFF THE WIRE
BY: Scott Graf
North Carolina - The web site of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club greets you with the message: "Coming soon to a city near you."
And based on a federal indictment last week, that's not a good thing.

Federal investigators say the club is really a gang that's at war with the Hell's Angels.

Twenty-seven Outlaws members from seven states are charged in a multitude of crimes that include drugs, robbery, assault and the use of explosives.

Ten of those charged are from four chapters in the Charlotte area and Asheville.

Some crimes have innocent victims. In one example, the indictment says an Outlaw beat up a man in a bar because the man was black. It was just something to do.

The ATF is in charge of the Outlaws case. Agent Earl Woodham, spokesman for the agency's Charlotte office, agreed to talk to us in general terms about motorcycle gangs. He says they are often quite organized