OFF THE WIRE
The Iron Brotherhood may be the most notorious motorcycle club in Arizona
right now. At a Christmas party last December, in a bar called Moctezuma’s on a
Prescott Street named Whiskey Row, one or more members of the Iron Brotherhood
cold-cocked a slightly drunk young man named Justin Stafford and sent him to the
hospital.
The ironic twist in the story is that the members of this club are all cops.
The punches were probably thrown by an unnamed Border Patrol Agent. The
witnesses were mostly cops and none of them saw anything. They have all been
lying through their teeth about this for the last two months which betrays their
real concern for public safety.
The unrestrained outlaw wannabes who beat up a guy include Prescott Valley
Police Chief Bill Fessler, Prescott Police Deputy Chief Andy Reinhardt and a
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Sergeant named Bill Suttle who is the local drug
trafficking authority.
Outlaws and Copouts
Most people do not yet know about the growing menace of outlaw cop clubs.
Maybe as a group they should be called copouts. In general, members of these
clubs want to save have their cake and eat it too. The Prescott assault proves
that copout patch holders enjoy unofficial immunity from prosecution.
Real motorcycle clubs play by a generally agreed upon set of rules. If you
play by the rules you are at least tolerated as a brother in the wind. If you
break the rules you are usually quickly and effectively reprimanded – by
somebody. Copouts don’t play by anybody’s rules.
The Iron Brotherhood epitomizes how out of line these guys can be. This
copout club brags that it wears “three piece colors because we can. We are a Law
Enforcement club and will not seek permission from any organization to fly our
colors.”
This attitude doesn’t sit well with real motorcycle club members. This week
the Yavapai County charter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club offered the local
Iron Brotherhood chapter a thousand bucks for the charity of their choice if
they are willing to come pick it up in person.
Public Challenge
Mike Koepke, the Vice-President of the local Hells Angels sent an open letter
to the local Iron Brotherhood today and passed along a copy to this page. Koepke
wrote:
“I am very concerned with the recent events pertaining to the Iron
Brotherhood Motorcycle Gang. I am very displeased with the ‘bully’ nature of
said law enforcement officers. I belong to a real motorcycle club that holds
events in Yavapai County periodically. Most notably, the ‘Chino Valley Shootout
Boxing Smoker.’
“We (as a motorcycle club) are hosting another boxing event on March 31st
2013. I am issuing a public challenge to the members of the Iron Brotherhood
Gang, to fight me, Michael Trevor Koepke at our event. I am aware that it is
unlikely that they will accept my offer, due to our opposing standpoints. My
motorcycle club is willing to entice them to participate by offering a friendly
wager. If a fighter of their choice (a member of their gang) wins a 3-3 minute
boxing match against me, we will donate $1,000.00 to a charity of their
choosing. If I win, the Iron Brotherhood Motorcycle Gang will officially disband
in the state of Arizona.
“We will organize the event with safety our utmost priority. We are offering
this opportunity for these bullies to prove that they are actual tough guys, who
stand for something. We also would like to emphasize that good sportsmanship is
our standard, and we ensure a safe environment to all attendees and fighters.
Thank you for your time.”
Attempts by this page to reach members of the Iron Brotherhood in Prescott
were unsuccessful.
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