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(U) The largest black motorcycle gangs—
Chosen Few, Hell’s Lovers, Outcasts, Sin
City Deciples, Thunderguards, and Wheels
of Soul—have a male only membership.
Although primarily African American, the
Chosen Few, Hell’s Lovers, Sin City Deciples,
Thunderguards, and Wheels of Soul have
some non-African American members. Black
motorcycle gang violence has historically
involved assaults and homicides, which have
been directed against smaller motorcycle
group members. There does not appear to be
a formal alliance among the Black Outlaw
Motorcycle Clubs as each gang has had
violent encounters. However, some Black
Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs have formed
informal alliances when advantageous in
their geographic region.
• (U) On 17 May 2015, several Texas
motorcycle clubs arranged to meet at the
Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas, to
discuss and possibly resolve ongoing issues
between the Cossacks and Bandidos. An
altercation occurred between the Bandidos,
Cossacks, and their respective support clubs
in which nine individuals were killed and
numerous others were injured. 38
• (U) In February 2015, members of the Hells
Angels and Red Devils, a support club for the
Hells Angels, pleaded guilty to conspiracy
to commit a series of violent racketeering
crimes, including maiming, assault with a
weapon, and assault resulting in serious
bodily injury. 39
(U) Criminal Activity
(U) The size of an OMG influences its ability to
form gang alliances and engage in criminal
activities. Over the past two years, larger
motorcycle gangs have continued to gain
or maintain control of geographic areas and
have established new chapters, thereby
attracting many new members. This has
caused geographic clashes for dominance
in overlapping gang-controlled areas. These
clashes lead to a cycle of violence in which
OMGs seek retribution for actions against the
gang or a fellow member. The cycle of violence
is often punctuated by periodic truces.
(U) Source: The Associated Press by Jerry Larson.
(U) Twin Peaks restaurant, the site of a violent confrontation between the
Cossacks and Bandidos in May 2015.
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