Andrew Davis is Down for the Clown
I used to cover Juggalo crimes alot, and unlike many bloggers I was pretty fair to them. But even with my even handed treatment I received barrages of poorly written comments and emails from Juggalos claiming I was being unfair to them, Juggalos never commit crimes etc. I eventually lost interest in dealing with them because frankly Juggalos are simply an asinine drug sub-culture which is somewhat more violent than most other stoner groups. Stories like this don’t help them disprove that point:
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – A Bartlesville man was sent to the hospital Tuesday night after a car driven by a man wearing black and white face paint struck him and dragged him for 100 feet before fleeing the scene, according to police.
Police later arrested 20-year-old Andrew Joseph Davis, the alleged driver, on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and a felony count of hit and run.
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According to the affidavit, shortly after 10 p.m. police were dispatched to the 3800 block of N.E. Ohio Avenue where a car had reportedly struck a pedestrian and fled the scene.
The officer arriving on scene found a man lying on the ground with “multiple bleeding abrasions to his entire body.” An ambulance arriving at the scene transported the man to Jane Phillips Medical Center for treatment.
Witnesses told police the victim, their neighbor, had been walking northbound on the west side of Ohio when a black sedan also traveling northbound swerved from the east side of the road and struck him. Neighbors said the car then drug the man approximately 100 feet into a neighbor’s yard before backing up and fleeing the area.
One neighbor reportedly said the two occupants in the car were yelling “Woop! Woop!” during the incident. He told police he had seen the car two-and-a-half or three hours earlier driving slowly past the house and had noticed its driver was wearing black and white face paint.
Another neighbor that had witnessed the event and who had called police after checking on the man’s condition told police the car’s occupants had been yelling throughout the incident.
The Smoking Gun seems unsure if the driver is in fact a Juggalo but I will point out that the term “Whoop Whoop” is Juggalo slang for “I’m high and want to be arrested!” though that translation is somewhat controversial. The icing on this cake – the driver says he ran the victim over and dragged him 100 feet because he was being attacked by the victim. While he was in a car.
Word on the Street: Juan Gonzales Murder Gang Related?
The body found near Woodruff has been positively identified as Juan Luis Tafoya-Gonzales. Cause of death hasn’t been released but authorities believe foul play may be involved. A tipster told me that a rumor is going around the “migrant” community that this was gang related, either a gang hit or initiation.
There are apparently several gangs active in the state now that target mainly Latinos including MS-13. This rumor might just be gang members using the news to scare people they’re shaking down.
Illegal Immigrant Stabs Three, Kills One in Massive Greenville Street Fight?
A tipster tells me that Oscar Eduardo Munoz-Portella is here illegally, but I haven’t seen evidence one way or another. WYFF says this scumbag’s rampage was part of a 20 man brawl in Greenville on Saturday night and the world on the street is that alcohol was definitely a factor. But so far the official facts are sparse:
On Saturday night the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office responded to 11 Security Dr. in reference to a large crowd fighting. Upon arrival deputies observed three victims who suffered from stabbed wounds and cuts.
Santiago Prieto-Rusino died on the scene while the other two were transported to the Greenville Memorial Hospital to be treated. They are listed in stable condition.
Deputies have arrested Oscar Eduardo Munoz-Portella and charged him with on one count of Murder and two counts of Attempted Murder. Munoz-Portella has been placed in the Greenville County Detention Center on a No Bond.
The area is known to be one in which illegals congregate, it’s also seeing some gang activity which is a natural consequence of illegal immigration – there are a number of gangs whose business model is targeting illegals because they won’t go to the police. However, though this was a fairly large brawl there’s no evidence I’ve seen that it is gang related.
Outlaws National President Gets 20 Years
In part because he was organizing a country wide war against the Hell’s Angels which included opening a chapter in Rock Hill, SC as an open challenge to the HA. This would have turned Rock Hill into a battlefield between two of the most violent 1%er gangs in America. Also note that in at least one instance The Outlaws allied with The Pagans to carry out vicious attacks on Hell’s Angels members. The Pagans are known to work murder for hire for Jersey Mafia but otherwise aren’t known to pal around with many other clubs – so this alliance should worry people if it takes. The Outlaws are supposedly allied with The Mongols who went to war with the Hell’s Angels a few years back.
Bottom line though is that the Hell’s Angels are top dog and other clubs criminal activities are always going to be aimed ultimately at knocking them off. Here’s the Department of Justice press release in it’s entirety:
WASHINGTON – The national president of the American Outlaw Association (Outlaws) motorcycle gang was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for leading a violent criminal organization.
U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride of the Eastern District of Virginia; Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; and Rich Marianos, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) Washington Field Division made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson.
“Jack Rosga led an outlaw motorcycle gang that was violent at its core,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “As the gang’s national president, Mr. Rosga declared war on the rival Hell’s Angels and ordered violent acts on rival gang members. Mr. Rosga admitted to undercover federal agents that he expected to go to jail for leading this violent motorcycle gang, and the jury convicted him of conspiracy to commit racketeering and violent acts. He spent decades dedicated to a criminal way of life, and he’ll now spend decades in prison paying for those crimes.”
“The Outlaws motorcycle gang that Jack Rosga led is responsible for numerous crimes across multiple states,” said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “Mr. Rosga’s conduct, and the violent activities of his organized criminal enterprise, must have severe consequences. Today’s sentence reflects that. We will not tolerate organized criminal gangs in our communities.”
“This investigation is one of many that reinforces ATF’s commitment to fighting violent crime,” said ATF Acting Special Agent in Charge Rich Marianos. “In partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, we will continue to focus our efforts on putting the worst of the worst violent criminals behind bars so that our neighbors can feel safer in their communities.”
The national president of the Oulaws organization, Jack Rosga, aka “Milwaukee Jack,” 53, was found guilty on Dec. 21, 2010, of conspiring to engage in racketeering activities and conspiring to commit violence in aid of racketeering. To date, 27 individuals have been charged as a result of a long-term investigation into criminal activities of the Outlaws motorcycle gang. Twenty have either pled guilty or were convicted at trial.
According to court documents and evidence at trial, the Outlaws motorcycle gang is a highly organized criminal enterprise with a defined, multi-level chain of command that is ultimately overseen by Rosga, the national president. Leaders and members of the Outlaws in multiple states including Wisconsin, Maine, Montana, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina and Virginia are charged in a June 2010 indictment. Under Rosga’s leadership, the enterprise is alleged to have engaged in violent racketeering activities with the intent to expand its influence and to control various parts of the country against rival motorcycle gangs, particularly the Hell’s Angels.
Court records indicate that the Outlaws planned multiple acts of violence against rival motorcycle gangs, including shows of force at the Cycle Expo in Henrico County, Va., in 2006; Dinwiddie Racetrack in Virginia in 2008; the Cockades Bar in Petersburg, Va., in 2009; Daytona Bike Week in Florida in 2009; and the Easyrider Bike Expo in Charlotte, N.C., in 2010. The indictment alleges that in the Cockades Bar show of force, members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club joined the Outlaws in the assault against rival gangs.
In addition, the evidence showed that in 2008, the Outlaws established a clubhouse in Rock Hill, S.C., in territory traditionally controlled by the Hell’s Angels. The Outlaws understood that this act would create violent friction between the two organizations.
Court records also established that in September 2009, two members of the Outlaws were assaulted in Connecticut by members of the Hell’s Angels. This caused the Outlaws to increase their already violent approach to the Hell’s Angels in retaliation. In October 2009, this led to the alleged attempted murder of a Hell’s Angels member outside the Hell’s Angels’ clubhouse in Canaan, Maine. The victim was seriously injured from gunshot wounds to his neck.
In addition, the evidence showed that on April 17, 2010, Outlaw members of the Milwaukee and other Wisconsin chapters in the Gold Region participated in a charitable event known as the Flood Run, crossing from Wisconsin into Minnesota where they brutally beat members of the Hell’s Angels and stole their club patches, also known as “colors.”
Witnesses at the trial also testified that the Outlaws regularly used and distributed narcotics and regularly used firearms or other dangers weapons.
The case was investigated by the ATF’s Washington Field Division; the FBI’s Washington Field Office; the Virginia State Police; the Chesterfield County Police Department; the Maine State Police, and numerous other law enforcement partners throughout the country. The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Dennis Fitzpatrick and Peter S. Duffey, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Sam Kaplan, and Trial Attorney Theryn G. Gibbons of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division’s Gang Unit.
h/t Jailbirds Online
Fugitive Watch for January
The fugitives featured are unlikely to be found in our area, but you never know. However the first case shows the creeping influence of Mexican cartels whose non-drug related enterprises are being increasingly seen further away from the border. We will start to see similar incidents here soon.