Wednesday, April 27, 2016

CA - Most charges dismissed in alleged motorcycle gang stabbing

OFF THE WIRE
Submitted by THUMPERRRR
Criminal charges have been dismissed against one man and all but one charge dismissed against another in connection with a stabbing involving alleged members of the Hells Angels and Mongols motorcycle gangs.
Felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon other than a gun, participating in a criminal street gang and being an accessory to a crime were dismissed against 55-year-old Michael Blackwood, court records show.
Assault with a deadly weapon and gang participation charges were also dismissed against Jonathan Smith, but he’s now charged with committing a crime on behalf of a gang. Both men are accused of having connections to the Hells Angels.
Police alleged Smith, 40, and Blackwood were in a red pickup following an unnamed member of the rival Mongols on eastbound Rosedale Highway the afternoon of Jan. 26.
When the Mongol came to a stop on his motorcycle at a red light, police reports quote the unidentified man as saying, Smith got out of the truck and pulled a knife on him. The Mongol said he also armed himself with a knife and stabbed Smith in self-defense.
Smith is next scheduled to appear in court May 3.