OFF THE WIRE
BY: LARRY O'DELL
Source: whsv.com
VA - One of the current or former motorcycle gang members facing racketeering and other charges has been released to his sister's custody while another has been ordered held in jail until trial.
A federal judge in Richmond ruled Monday that Thomas Petrini poses no danger. U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson ordered Petrini to submit to electronic monitoring and drug testing, and avoid contact with the Outlaws motorcycle gang.
However, Hudson said he could not fashion any conditions that would allow the release of Mark Jason Fiel.
Petrini and Fiel were affiliated with the Manassas chapter of the Outlaws. They are among 27 former and current motorcycle gang members from seven states indicted last month. One of Outlaws was shot to death by federal agents when they tried to arrest him in Maine.
