SC - Hells Angels arrested on RICO charges

OFF THE WIRE
More than a half-dozen members of the Hells Angels biker gang living in Lexington County were arrested during a federal roundup in the Carolinas this week.
Agents arrested 19 members of the gang’s Rock Hell Nomad chapter living in the Midlands and the Charlotte area following a 91-count indictment with charges including racketeering, racketeering conspiracy under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, which stiffly punishes organized criminal acts. Other charges include narcotics violations, Hobbs Act robbery, money laundering and firearms violations.
Seven of the gang members arrested were from Lexington County, including Daniel “Diamond Dan” Eugene Bifield and Lisa Ellen Bifield, both of Batesburg-Leesville; Bruce “Bruce-Bruce” James Long, Trent Allen Brown and Somying “Ying” Anderson, all of West Columbia; James Frederick “Big Fred” Keach Jr. of Pelion; and Bruce “Diesel” Ranson Wilson of Swansea.
Twenty-three search warrants were served during the arrests. Agents seized methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, pills and about 100 guns, including 2 automatic machine guns during the operation.
The arrests follow a two-year investigation by the South Carolina Hells Angels Task Force with the help of several federal agencies and sheriff’s departments in the Carolinas.
―R. Darren Price
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