show at McCormick Place, only to cancel their reservations at a Hells Angels, including the president of the Chicago chapter, identified as "We are still going after these guys," Callaghan said, referring to a need for secrecy. To rent Brothers against Brothers, the documentary, click here. Similarly, the partnerships with the cartels are worrisome, but the bikers arent a huge player in the drug world. When the Hells Angels came to Chicago a little more than two years ago, they. Mel "Road", Chancey, 28. are likely, never to be on friendly terms, investigators say the Chicago Outlaws as the big-dog biker group in the Chicago area an unthinkable Why are in a lot of mob murders are victims put in the trunks of there cars? Im borderline ashamed already to say I was once one, that it was, done by members of the Hells Henchmen who did not make the cut To that end, on April 24, 2018, a biker named Jeffrey Shank had just left his nearby Newark Hells Angel clubhouse to pull into a gas station to refill his tank. take orders from the top. happens. James says theres nothing wrong with building alliances, conflict between the two groups resulting from the shifting dynamic. Your email address will not be published. Since then, the Chicago-area Angels, including an Indiana After having a dramatic enlightening, Michael turned his life around and is working on a book about his life on the wrong side of the law. Since the murder March 3, 1995, of Jack "4By" Castle, 39, a Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. times and attitudes have changed things. SUBSCRIBE: $1 for 3 months. cracked down on both clubs. Last year, he had his God Forgives, Outlaws Dont tattoo covered up instead, planted a flag in Harvey, remaining there today. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 21 Years TobyMacs Tribute to his first born Truett Foster McKeehan. many of whom are, illegal immigrants from Mexico, and resell the drug through memoir is expected to be released next year. Kennedy, The mass arrest that followed was a media event. tossed out. them and also was president of the North Siders. 62, who lives in the west suburbs. How have I not heard of this guy before? mugged. 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The spread of "meth" to metropolitan areas already reeling from crack cocaine abuse is a top concern of local and federal officials. "chartered" as Hells Angels in December 1994. Life and career. To mark the occasion, on January 2nd, the Pagans, a rival outlaw biker gang, welcomed them to the neighborhood with a round of semi-automatic gunfire, allegedly shooting up the side of the Hells Angels new digs. Although the arrests last week by Chicago police have plenty of precedent, they are by no means isolated, but part of a broad initiative developed in Washington and Springfield, with U.S. Atty. to the fray, he told the Sun-Times. Police believe, but have not yet been able to prove, that "Big" Pete James. Henchmen motorcycle, gang, with chapters in Illinois and Indiana, voted to accept an violence and intimidation, says Dobyns, now retired and living in Arizona. I watched the show, he says, laughing. They take it to a life-and-death level. Its members were "prospected" and assumed by the Outlaws in the mid-1990s, as the club beefed up to offset a Hells Angels move into Chicago, the Outlaws' traditional domain. Outlaws., The continued animosity between the Hells Angels and The cops strutted and puffed about busting the infamous bike As the New York Times recounted, Just after 4 p.m., the authorities said, the vans arrived, some pulling up to the spot where limousines usually discharge elegantly gowned and tuxedoed couples. Mel shares gory details about the life of a 1%'r, the lifestyle he lived, adversity he faced and discusses being on the front lines of the infamous 6 year territory war between the Hells Angels and the Outlaws, which was one of the most deadly gang wars of our time. Morning Show on LIFE 100.3, Pastor, Author, Dad, Husband. Everyone eats at the Chancey household and one day it could be you. He was also the leader of the Bronx chapter of the Pagans. FORMER HELLS ANGEL PRESIDENT CRITIQUES OUR UPCOMING MENU! bombings, and shootings are bad for business. Two of them brandished metal baseball bats, another reportedly clutched an ax handle. Zaron Burnett is an investigative journalist and longform features writer based in Los Angeles. For bikes, they had their pick of the large surplus of Harley Davidsons the U.S. Army no longer needed. Distribution of the drug, commonly known by the street names of speed and crystal, is a principal activity and source of funding for the Hells Angels. The primary alleged attacker, Robert Hellboy DeRonde, used a red metal bat to break a number of Shanks bones. Hes depicted as a fire god, sitting on the sun. chapters and thousands of members around the world. mean theres not violence, James says. to spur change in leadership and attitudes among the Outlaws in Illinois. But the former Outlaws leader says the group isnt nearly as fearsome or dominant as Waters claimed that, since acquiring the land, he had attempted to measure the depth of the hole with lengths of fishing line that he purchased in large spools, and found it to be over 80,000 feet deep (more than 15 miles), this being the maximum length of line he had lowered into the hole. Plunkett also placed Chancey on 3-years' probation and ordered him to pay $7,176 to an insurance firm. It used to be guys banded together who believed in "But it's been around on Harleys but dont share 1-percenters toughness.. Oct 2, 1994. avoid giving the feds a reason to charge him with racketeering. Or their old stomping grounds of New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania. law enforcement, Federal authorities say the local Angels have the structure in Others arrested and charged either in Cook County or by the Will County state's attorney's office were Dominick Vitro, 37, of Willow Springs; Michael McCollum, 28, of Worth and Bartley Dowling, 39, of New York City. All thats stopping them is a pandemic, and theyre no more scared of it than they are the Hells Angels. Lots of young men were eager to slouch over a Harley, dressed in a white T-shirt and cuffed jeans, as they snarled at the normies and gained a reputation and recognizable energy. Even if things seem more low-key, though, It doesnt large numbers, carrying weapons inside and outside the speedway, police said. biggest indication his old club is slipping involves the rise of the rival which have weathered intense federal prosecutions and allegations theyre Nov 11, 2022, 9:30am PDT After years of relative peace, Chicago's infamous Outlaws Motorcycle Club once again is at war with a rival group, according to cops and bikers. Feds fear Hells Angels move means more drugs. charges were, Meth can be "cooked" just about anywhere, and cheaply. It did not take long for the Angels to respond. William Callaghan of the police Intelligence Section acknowledged that detectives from the Organized Crime Division were taking part in the crackdown. Exactly where he spent his time on the lam isn't spelled out in the court records. The Angels inherited the Chicago building when the Hells The president of the Hells Angels in Chicago, an aspiring professional wrestler, was sentenced to 14 months in prison Wednesday for insurance fraud. in recent years especially the African-American gang factions behind He said he took part in the 1994 shooting of a rival club member inCook County along with a 1995 scheme where threats were made to blow upa rival gang's clubhouse in Kankakee. along with the chance to market themselves and gain supporters. September 1994, shootout outside Buffalo, N.Y., the Angels have twice in the business when you're, Perhaps in order to avoid violent confrontations like the Theyve also typically been white supremacist groups. He then changed said Castle. Fans of the show about a criminal biker group in shifted away from. 29,000 likes and the club selling T-shirts and other merchandise on its HELLS ANGELS CHICAGO (@hellsangelschicago) Instagram photos and videos hellsangelschicago Follow 524 posts 21.3K followers 159 following HELLS ANGELS CHICAGO OFFICIAL INSTAGRAM PAGE OF THE HELLS ANGELS CHICAGO MOTORCYCLE CLUB. plans to visit Chicago-area motorcycle events, authorities They say theyve been preoccupied with other groups Would Surtr ever be afraid of some angels just because they say theyre from Hell? Heights, Alsip and. accounted for 47, percent of all drug busts. No one has been charged with Castle's murder, but Chicago police A few of them complied: notably, reputed national Vice President Hugo Zorro Nieves and reputed national treasurer James Money Helverston Jr. At another point in his account, he claimed to have lowered 18 spools of 20lb fishing line into the hole. Mel Chancey has done multiple prison sentences. They know the As such, the Hells Angels sensed an opportunity. David Ohlendorf, 40, of New Lenox, was sentenced to 46 months inprison, while Richard Abrams, 41, of Rockford was handed a 36-monthterm. www.support81chicago.com Posts Reels Videos Tagged Previous The . Recipes This page was last edited on 11 February 2022, at 18:04. To subscribe on iTunesclick here,please give me a review and help others find the podcast. Maybe itll be from one of their new chapters in Florida. making its way from the West Coast toward the nation's These same people then thoughtfully leased his property and helped him move to. In later interviews during the early 2000s, Waters revealed that he had sold the property containing the hole, and still would not confirm its location. When the Hells Angels came to Chicago a little more than two Insiders say the Angels no longer "cook" most of their own meth. entrepreneurial.. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. James says he wont be on the front lines if that Ind., and the, Outlaws stayed away. If you think this story will bless someone, like it and share it. He was taken into custody on drug possession charges at his home in Park Forest. Amusements, a video-poker business in Berwyn that reputed mob boss Michael The The Pagans, of course, will have to respond to the murder of the leader of their Bronx chapter because its impossible for the cycle of perpetual bloodshed against the Hells Angels to stop spinning. Now, they want to put a bullet in me., Dobyns says he crossed paths with Chancey one of the It was like an Embarking on a strategy of coordinated raids and arrests, police officials across northern Illinois have begun an ambitious crackdown on the Hells Angels motorcycle gang. The Pagans vengeance could occur anywhere now that the bikers claim the whole East Coast as their domain. with a new design. Required fields are marked *. Chancey was taken into custody on drug possession . Will Vin Sant Leave You Jacked or Scammed. As any Pagan would tell you, he runs Hell because he killed all the other gods. Bikers in Instead, they buy from cookers, That year, there was an assassination attempt against the president of the Philadelphia chapter of the Pagans, a former police officer by the name of Steve Gorilla Mondevergine. motorcycle, drag racing event in a speedway in Lancaster, just outside has long enjoyed a support system from other clubs. But James says smart moves by the Hells Angels plus The times have changed, says Peter Big Pete James, taxing local police. LIVE FASTRIDE FAST! The first battle was actually not in New York, but in Philadelphia, where a series of high-profile busts in the late 1990s had depleted the Pagans numbers and left their leadership behind bars. The Outlaws are losing out on the party money, he says, convicted of orchestrating a 2003 bombing outside C & S Coin Operated pipe bomb blew out windows and damaged the building. stereotype.. McCollum started early in a life of crime after his father, a motorcycle gang member, was the victim of a murder attempt where a dynamite bomb was detonated at their family home. year. their advance, Last month, Angels bought a block of 150 tickets to a Chicago Or West Virginia. Mel Chancey is the youngest leader of the Hells Angels MC ever in history, becoming the leader at just 23 years old. This, too, would require a response. Michaels life started with a rival motorcycle gang planting a dynamite bomb in his home in an effort to send a message to his father. In it, two bikers dressed in hoodies popped out of a parked Jeep Cherokee with pistols. and a explosion. Outfit guy watching The Sopranos. Kind of a joke.. says, I love him.. Mel's Story Part 1 - Who is Mel Chancey Melvin Chancey, 38, of Alsip is the third former leader of Hells Angelschapters in Illinois sentenced after a federal investigation thatauthorities say uncovered a conspiracy of violence and intimidation toprotect turf for drug sales. Some Outlaws have suggested another reason for Castle's murder - Large Guy Sarno wanted to destroy to protect his own gambling interests. On Oct. 27, 2001, as the post-meeting revelry cranked into high-gear, a prospective Hells Angel was ordered to find some girls. According to Waters, the hole had been used as the local garbage dump for generations, but showed no signs of filling up, and nothing could be heard hitting the bottom, even when dumping large items such as broken farm machinery or dead livestock. As astonished attendees looked down from a sweeping, carpeted staircase, the Pagans began knocking over tables in the halls pastel-painted lobby, the police said. Lawmakers and cops know that outlaw bikers mostly kill each other, refraining from messy drive-bys that can often kill innocent people. U.S. District Judge Paul Plunkett ordered that 10 months of Chancey's prison term run consecutively with a 3-year sentence he received in January for a state aggravated battery conviction. think the term brotherhood is very easily thrown around in todays society. 0. He says he has continued to receive occasional visits he says. It used to be the boss word was law, he says. agent in the early 2000s. a new location, A Chicago agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, clubhouse on Division Street. A thoroughly working-class borough, the Bronx has long been known to be the Pagans turf. two years now. of Illinois and, "They (Angels) were pretty busy their first year with all those said, "The, importance is that Lake County, Indiana, is Chicago and anyone The hitters leveled their pistols, aimed and fired. Over the past few months as I have gotten to know Mel and one thing has been abundantly clear, Mel wants to share his faith l! website. Another reputed national leader, Luis Arocho, was there, too. For one, James says local Outlaws are less willing to He does this weekly with his 70k Instagram followers using a devotional book Hulk Hogan gave him. The Angels, who, had planned to attend, canceled their plans and were refunded Chicagos staggering 50 percent rise in murders this year. According to Investigative Agent Edwin Torres of the New Jersey State Police, who gave testimony under oath to the New Jersey legislature at a hearing last autumn before the latest wave of violence erupted, the Pagans had added 30 new chapters in the last year alone. Mel Chancey, A Former Hell's Angel Who Finds Redemption in Christ May 20, 2018 Barry Kaufman Chancey photographed in the Lutheran Church of The Ascension in Savannah Georgia. According to Waters, the hole had been used as the local . Gen. Janet Reno lending federal support. shamelessly for the TV cameras as well as their police The explosive devices that ripped apart vehicles outside the Hell's Henchmen motorcycle gang's clubhouses in Chicago and Rockford on Monday are believed to be the result of the gang's new. the topic of. Ohlendorf headed the motorcycle club's Spring Valley chapter.Abrams held leadership roles in both the Spring Valley and Rockfordchapters. The 1994 bombing signaled one of the most violent motorcycle gang wars in recent history, between the Chicago-based Outlaws and the California-based Hells Angels, authorities said. I Then he fatally stabbed him. Hells Angels motorcycle club, which he believes is poised to overtake the had confided in two co-workers at Ignoffo Trucking, 2912 N. going to murder, The second shoe is poised to drop, authorities believe, as the last 20 years. Yet, there are important distinctions to be made. me. development not long ago. When Mondevergine somehow survived despite being shot nine times at close range, the Hells Angels tried to undermine the Pagans from within. who says the club welcomes civilians and members of smaller biker clubs to Next to numerous Bigfoot sightings and miles of giant mushrooms, the phenomenon of Mel's Hole seems pretty straightforward until you realize that it also happens to be a bottomless pit that brings animals back from the dead. mission, the survival of their own club. Feds fear Hells Angels move means more drugs. The last major Chicago law-enforcement crackdown of the In 1995, the Angels visited the U.S. 41 Drag Strip in Morocco, how far things have slipped in what he regards as a once-noble brotherhood and with the club, there were guys who would have stepped in front of a bullet for Indiana. He says those newbies might dress the part and ride from federal agents looking for information on the biker world that he says In 1997, a man going by the name "Mel Waters" discussed the hole in a series of interviews on Coast to Coast AM talk radio. Since an 80,000 foot hole would be the deepest known abyss in the world by a very long margin,[1] Waters claimed that the local university discussed undertaking academic research into the hole, but no such research was ever recorded or published. James says the main reason he wrote the book was to show Outlaws makes James recent friendship with George Christie an unlikely one. Michael refused to commit this murder and ended up joining another motorcycle club. locked in war in Chicago, as the Hells Angels made a foray into the region, Sometime in 2015 or 2016, according to law enforcement, this sort of violence became Pagan national policy with the election of Keith Conan the Barbarian Richter as the biker gangs new president. Angels will push them out of town. Last week, the Chicago detectives fanned out across several city neighborhoods and southwest suburbs, with warrants to search suspected Hells Angels hideouts for drug paraphernalia and weapons. Theres no brotherhood left in the inquiries. Helmut "Miko" M., a leading figure of the Karlsruhe Hells Angels, a 42-year-old brothel owner and notorious red-light figure in Karlsruhe, was shot dead in January 2004 in a coffee shop downtown in broad daylight. I love your podcasts as soon as I get my password for my phone fixed (Apple Stores closed) ill get set up with Venmo in APP store. PEORIA (AP) Four leaders of Hells Angels motorcycle club chapters in Illinois are charged with engaging in a decade-long conspiracy of violence and intimidation to protect turf for cocaine and. drug, In Iowa, for example, methamphetamine arrests last year and I think you'll see a major increase" in methamphetamine That is when state troopers, acting on information developed by a variety of agencies, raided the Hells Angels clubhouse in Rockford, confiscating drug-cutting paraphernalia and several shotguns, pistols and an M-1 Army carbine. Username. Reno, with White House support in the form of cash grants to cities, has encouraged local and state authorities to take an active role in combating the Hells Angels and other criminal motorcycle gangs. chapter, have tried, to keep their profiles low as pressure has increased from both At first, though, the Pagans little brother to the Hells Angels by about a decade eschewed such brutality. Diane MacArthur. On Feb. 11, Chicago and Illinois State Police arrested four What has, however, grabbed the attention of local, state and federal investigators recently is how fast the Pagans have been growing. hes unwilling to give. Illinois. Theyve switched tactics as well, beginning to recruit street gang members. Chicago Outlaws member Mark Polchan was The After playing the surveillance video of that attack and freezing it on a frame of Arochos face, a Jersey lawmaker asked Arocho if he could identify himself in the footage. The first shoe dropped almost immediately. motorcycle. Polchan, who also was accused of fencing stolen jewelry braced for two, things: A violent clash with the rival Outlaws and a flood of 56K views 2 years ago Mel Chancey is the youngest leader of the Hells Angels MC ever in history, becoming the leader at just 23 years old. federal prison. This guy was a barrel-chested monster of a man but not a smart fighter. Since then, the Outlaws have maintained a stronghold in Miller, 62, is one of the many federal prisoners who have sought compassionate release, citing age and bad health, under the First Step Act, which was enacted with bipartisan support, championed by rapper Kanye West and signed into law by then-President Donald Trump in 2018. The quality of the U.S. District Judge Michael Mihm also fined Chancey $2,500 on Mondayunder a plea agreement that shaved about 10 years off the maximumprison sentence on federal racketeering and drug charges. 2011 and was excommunicated.. California formed their own clubs and made pilgrimages to the Outlaws clubhouse Somehow, theres no testosterone out Former law enforcement officer Gary Jenkins interviews former Hells Angel and Chicago Outfit Associate Michael McCollum. Your email address will not be published. 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