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• (U) According to open source reporting,
in March 2014, two Hells Angels members
sought medical treatment for stab wounds
sustained during an altercation with
Mongols members on a freeway near
Temecula, California. The injured Hells
Angels members were not willing to
cooperate with law enforcement or say who
was responsible for their injuries. 42
(U) Source: ATF
(U) Support patch for Hells Angels, represented by the number 81, and the
Red Devils, represented by the number 184.
• (U) In September 2014, several Outcast
Motorcycle Club members arrived at the
Showstoppers Motorcycle Club clubhouse
in Birmingham, Alabama, and opened fire,
killing members of the Wheels of Soul and
Showstoppers. 40
(U) OMGs have a well-earned reputation for
violence, so witnesses are often reluctant
to testify for fear of retaliation. Thus,
unless an OMG commits a homicide or an
assault that requires hospitalization, OMG
violence frequently goes unreported to law
enforcement.
• (U) In March 2015, members of the Wheels
of Soul and Bandidos engaged in a gunfight
at a restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Although a Wheels of Soul member was shot
and sustained non-life-threatening injuries,
he was not willing to talk to police about the
incident. 41
(U) OMGs engage primarily in violent crimes,
such as assault, robbery, and homicide.
According to survey respondents, weapons
possession; threats and intimidation; assault;
and drug trafficking were the most common
criminal activities committed by OMGs over
the past two years. 43 The assaults and robberies
were often directed at rival gangs or individuals
involved in other criminal activities like drug
trafficking. Methamphetamine, cocaine, and
marijuana ranked respectively as the top three
drugs that led to OMG arrests over the past two
years.
(U) Trends
(U) Over the past several years, there has
been reporting of OMG members retaining
employment in various white-collar professions.
Accordingly, many OMG members are business
owners. Most survey responses report that
a preponderance of businesses owned by
OMG members involve manual labor, which
perpetuates the myth that OMGs are typically
blue-collar workers. Based on survey responses,
businesses owned by motorcycle gang
members predominately involve the service
industry, such as motorcycle repair shops and
tattoo shops. 44 In some instances, OMGs use
their businesses to facilitate criminal activity.
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