Feds arrest numerous Bandido motorcycle club members

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Federal authorities have arrested almost 40 members and associates of the Bandidos on a variety of federal drug and weapons charges; 28 of those arrested were charged in Dallas with conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin, methampetamine, and cocaine. There was also one person charged with possessing a machine gun.

All arrests took place on Monday and Tuesday in the Dallas area; however, one individual was arrested in San Francisco.

In relation to this ongoing investigation, 8 were charged in Denver with conspiracy and possessing meth and cocaine; 6 were arrested in the Denver area; 1 was already in custody, and 1 remains on the run.

Three were arrested on assorted drug charges in San Antonio.

The FBI claims it infiltrated the North Texas Bandido network in 2009, sending an undercover agent to finance a motorcycle repair shop, turn one member of the group into an informant and gather evidence against others.

Making machine guns for survivalists, purchasing smoke grenades and taking a three-year-old girl along to buy meth in a parking lot are among the activities described in criminal complaints.

Most of the North Texas charges were for conspiracy to distribute meth, cocaine or heroin. The arrested have nicknames like "Mexican Joe," "Leatherneck Sniper" and "Sarge." They are as young as 23, as old as 61, and live in Fort Worth, Arlington and other cities.

Nearly half of those arrested face up to life in prison if convicted.

Below is the Department of Justice's full roster of arrested individuals along with the charges pending against them:

Six federal complaints have been partially unsealed as to the defendants arrested. Some of the defendants are charged in more than one complaint. All those arrested locally are expected to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey L. Cureton, beginning Wednesday afternoon at the Parker County Jail in Weatherford.

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The first complaint charges numerous individuals with conspiring, from August 30 to September 19, 2011, to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. Individuals charged and in custody on this complaint include:

John Pena Medellin, aka "Papa John" and "Uncle John," 61, of Fort Worth, Tx.

Deanna Renae Medellin, 41, of Fort Worth

Jason Alfred Martinez, 32,of Fort Worth

Yreneo Joseph Lujano, aka "Mexican Joe," 42, of Keller, Tx.

Rogerio Mata, aka "Roy," 54

Martin Ortega, Jr., aka "Koke," 51, of Fort Worth

Vanessa Ponce, 32, of Fort Worth

Misty Louise Castoreno, 33, of Fort Worth

Travis Presley, 58, of Fort Worth

Mark Anthony Coronado, 44, of Fort Worth

Rudy Aguiano, aka "Big Rudy," 46, of Fort Worth

Christopher Kinsey, aka "Bandido Skinny," 34, of Jacksboro, Tx.

David Gregory Richmond, 37, of Abilene, Tx.

Cynthia Carden Holliday, 44, of Abilene

According to this complaint, John Pena Medellin is the President and founder of the Los Homeboys motorcycle gang which is affiliated with the BOMG. The BOMG uses Los Homeboys and John Medellin and his associates as a supply source for heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine.

The second complaint also charges numerous individuals with conspiring, from June 1, 2009, to the date of this complaint, to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Individuals charged and in custody in this complaint include:

Kenneth Marshal Holcomb, aka "Kenny," 29, of Fort Worth

Christopher Ray Kinsey, aka "Bandido Skinny," 34, of Jacksboro

Erin Myshea Hartzell-Kinsey, aka "Erin" and "Shay" (phonetic), 29, of Jacksboro

Alexander James Baker, aka "Alex," 24

A third complaint charges individuals with conspiring, beginning on June 22, 2007, and continuing until the date of the complaint, to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Individuals charged and in custody in this complaint include:

Daniel Patrick Moore, aka "Danny," 50, of Hurst, Tx.

James Paul Pope, aka "Pokey," 56, of Arlington, Tx.

Morgan Clifford Wood, aka "Roca Mick," 31, of Arlington, Tx.

A fourth complaint charges individuals with conspiring, from January 1, 2010 to the date of the complaint, to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Individuals charged and in custody on this complaint include:

Christopher Ray Kinsey, aka "Bandido Skinny," 34, of Jacksboro

Timothy Richie Love, aka "Leatherneck Sniper," 39, of Burleson, Tx.

William Hoover Hill, aka "Bandido Will" and "Opie," 23, of Fort Worth

Bryan Gerald Vincent, aka "Highlander Freebird," 44, of San Francisco, Ca.

A fifth complaint charges individuals with conspiring, from January 1, 2010, to the date of this complaint, to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Individuals charged and in custody on this complaint include:

Gerardo Gomez, Jr., aka "Bandido Junior Ray," 29

Jason Earl Morris, aka "Sarge," 33

The sixth complaint charges one individual, who is in custody, with possessing a machine gun in January 2011:

Benjamin Edward Neuner, aka "Rebel Rider Ben," 58, of Alvarado, Texas

The complaint states that Neuner provided numerous firearms, laser sights and ammunition to the BOMG, including firearms he had altered to obscure the ballistic information of any bullet that might be fired from the firearm.

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