Entire section of the Californian Hells Angels Club arrested for violent crimes

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According to police, an entire group of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was arrested for various violent crimes.

Six members of the Hells Angels biker gang were arrested in Bakersfield, California, on Tuesday, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office said. A seventh member has been charged but is already in custody, the sheriff’s office said.

Five of the defendants are “active” members of a Bakersfield Hells Angels group. The other two arrested are members of the Sons of Hell Motorcycle Club, a sub-organization that police say takes orders from the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club.

The charges all seven members face are kidnapping, robbery, assault with a firearm and elder abuse. Officials have not released any further details about the charges, however. They are all being held at the Kern County Sheriff’s Office facility in Lerdo.

The sheriff’s office said 150 officers executed eight search warrants and assisted in arrests, seizing weapons, ammunition, high-capacity magazines and “gang paraphernalia.”

The five active members of the Bakersfield chapter are Ricardo Alvarez, Armando Villasenor, Joseph Soto Sr., Joseph Soto Jr. and Joshua Zavala.

The two accused sub-organizations are Joshua Vaughn and John Seeger. According to the sheriff’s office, Vaughn was already in jail on other charges.

“The investigation is ongoing and charges will be forwarded to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office,” the sheriff’s office said.

The Independent has contacted the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.

Federal authorities allege that the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, founded in California over 70 years ago, is involved in drug and arms trafficking.

Last year, the San Diego District Attorney charged 17 people, including several members of the Hells Angels, in connection with an attack on three black men at nearby Ocean Beach. Prosecutors say the three victims were stalked, racially abused and assaulted.

One victim was stabbed by a Hells Angels leader, prosecutors said, while the second victim was beaten and the third escaped uninjured.

A grand jury indicted 14 of the 17 defendants in the attack and charged 11 of the defendants with hate crimes. The ringleader was also charged with attempted murder. The final three defendants were charged with aiding and abetting.

Eight defendants have now pleaded guilty. Mayor Rag According to reports. The rest, including the leader, will be tried in August.