A minister read a poem about a dead biker (Can you feel the wind in Heaven, while the men hold back the tears?), and right after he said amen, a friend of the Bandidos pulled up in a pickup with a keg of beer strapped to the bed. Richard George Osorio February 6, 1938 - January 09, 2023 Bellingham , Washington - Richard G. Osorio "Zorro" passed away peacefully January 9th, 2023. . So I decided to get a bike. The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday in London, in an occasion that will mark the world's farewell to Britain's longest-reigning monarch . Burial will follow in the Smith-Wagers Cemetery in the Hector Community. As part of his role as the Bandidos International President, or El Preisdente, as it is often referred to within the Bandidos, he decided to move the clubs headquarters from Texas to Bellingham, Washington, although the Bandidos will always be considered as a Texas outlaw motorcycle club. After the service, all the Bandidos headed to their bikes. Ojemann said he became close to Pike and saw some of his decisions firsthand. The Bandidos' color scheme was inspired by that of the United States Marine Corps and chosen by Chambers, a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. [18] George Wegers, who served as international president between 1998 and 2005, was convicted of racketeering charges in October 2006. According to a 2007 Texas Monthly article, they had a patchwork of tattoos, long beards, wild hair and nicknames like "Pecker," "Revolver," "Deadweight" and "Log Cabin." The Bandidos are here!. Theyre at a major university right here in Texas, he said, grinning again. [69][11] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) also identify the club as one of the "big four" motorcycle gangs, along with the Hells Angels, Outlaws and Pagans, and contend that the club is responsible for organized crime activity such as drug dealing, arms trafficking, prostitution, extortion, money laundering and murder. Would they say, All police officers commit crimes, the way they tell reporters like you, All Bandidos commit crimes? He was 36 years old, the son of one of the first members, Steve Panhead Jonas, who had been shot to death at a San Antonio bar in 1983. Wed party till dawn, go to sleep right there on the ground, and then get up, get on our motorcycles, and hit the road again.. . Additionally, it is reportedly considering establishing a presence in Russia and Eastern Europe. Receive the next edition of "The One Percenter Throwdown" to your inbox. Edward Winterhalders status was changed to Out in Bad Standings by the Bandidos. I attempted to eavesdrop on a conversation among some of the older Bandidos, thinking I might hear some interesting anecdotes about the club. In surveillance photos, they saw the Expect no mercy patch on his vest, which is the Bandidos equivalent of the Purple Heart, given to any member who has drawn blood or spilled his own blood in defense of the club. He was dressed in blue denim shorts, a white T-shirt, and tennis shoes with white socks. People who worked in the nearby stores and businesses rushed outside to get a better look. He hugged me so hard that all the air shot out of my lungs. The motto of Niagara University, "Ut Omnes Te Cognoscant," translated means "That All May Know You.". John Xavier Portillo, former national vice president of the Bandidos, arrives at Feb. 27 the San Antonio federal courthouse for the first day of his racketeering trial. George Wegers, the former Bandidos national president, spent 20 months in jail after he and some other members reached a plea agreement, the Seattle Times reported. As part of the case he admitted that he, along with other members, conspired to tamper with witnesses, traffic stolen motorcycles as well as conspire to commitother crimes. RELATED: Affidavit provides detailed timeline of what allegedly happened the night Zuzu Verk disappeared. He had no visible tattoos and no facial hair except for a neatly groomed goatee, and his crew cut was flecked with gray. Several of them headed into the chapel to see Chuco in his casket. When Lenny takes off on his bike, I dont ask questions about what hes doing. But his right-hand man, Ronnie Hodge, another former Houston dockworker, who was the size of a grizzly bear, took over and did not make the slightest attempt to tone down the Bandidos renegade image. [12], Ronald Jerome "Ronnie" Hodge took over from Chambers as the Bandidos' president in 1972. Another raced down the parking lot, hit his brakes, leaned his entire body to the left, whipped his motorcycle around, and then raced the other way. 1701 N. Main St. Higginsville, MO, 64037. But the fact was that few of the new Bandidos were compiling spectacular rap sheets. [70][10][71], While individual chapters had previously been banned in Germany, the Netherlands became the first country to prohibit the club as a whole in December 2017 when a court in Utrecht outlawed both the Dutch department of the Bandidos and the international organization on the grounds that the club forms a threat to public order.[72]. Theres my stuff, he said, handing me a bottle of water. The Houston Chronicle wrote in 2001 that at some meetings attendance was required, and chapters took roll calls. Showalter, his white hair long and braided, is now sixty years old, living in San Antonio on disability payments and barely able to walk because of past motorcycle accidents. February 2023 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn? BY SATURDAY MORNING, AT LEAST FOUR HUNDRED Bandidos were in San Antonio, gathered in the parking lot of an evangelical church for Chucos funeral. Still, the evidence was strong enough that 18 of the Bandidos, including Wegers, agreed to plea deals in return for short prison sentences. A hospital representative said she would not release Weger's medical status. Investigators speculated that the victims had been killed by a team of hit men as part of an internal cleansing ordered by the Bandidos leaders. At recess, we swapped storiesperhaps true, perhaps notabout how Bandidos pulled out their enemies teeth with pliers and beat them with heavy metal wrenches. While there are no books specifically written about George Wegers, this following book details the rise of the Bandidos, written by Alex Caine who was able to infiltrate the club for 3 years. Mimi Swartz is a staff writer based in Houston. He was surrounded by bouquets of flowers, along with photos of him in his younger days standing beside his motorcycle or next to topless biker chicks. A Bandido scout went over to check out the van and came back to report that it too was filled with police officers, one of whom was taking photos with a high-powered camera. Consider, for instance, the gold-colored courtesy card that Chambers printed up for his members to give to citizens (the word they used to describe nonmembers). But when I got older, people would talk about himtalk about his love of adventure, he said. [4], The United States is home to ninety-three Bandidos chapters, located in sixteen states. Jim Pitts audio and video editing. See the Crime / In The Media section below for further information. In some ways, oddly, the Bandidos were not all that different from any other fraternal organization. [47] The first European chapter opened in Marseille in France in 1989. Bandidos have been accused of threatening people who were preparing to testify against them in court and of beating and even shooting any member of rival motorcycle clubs who has either not shown them the proper respect or attempted to invade one of their territories. The rest are just fun-loving guys who enjoy riding motorcycles. Copyright 2010, Peter Edwards. Pike said he wants to leave a different legacy: "The only . And now, five years later, here I am., As we talked, his wife, Nicole, walked up. Photos from Julian Carsini, Crown exhibits, Peter Edwards. The Austin police, in particular, wanted to know if he had ordered the killing of Benesh as a way to send a message to all motorcycle clubs about what he would do to anyone he found moving into Bandidos territory. Built like a professional wrestler, he had thick black hair and a black Fu Manchu mustache, and just below his chin was a tuft of beard tied up with string and held in place by a fourteen-karat gold skull with diamonds in the eyes. Wearing high heels and miniskirts, they passed out flyers and free drink tickets, telling the Bandidos that they ought to visit later that night to watch them perform. Some police departments formed motorcycle gang task forces. He had a passion for motorcycles from a very young age, possibly spurred on by a Harley Davidson motorcycle . Why dont they start chasing real criminals, like those kids in street gangs who scare the shit even out of me, instead of following us everywhere we go, tapping our phones, and trying to destroy us with a bunch of made-up charges?, For the first time, Pikes smile faded and his eyes narrowed slightly. Ojemann said that on one occasion, Lammins was tipped off and didnt show up to where Ojemann and others would have pummeled him, or he was in places that were too public for an attack. IN THE LATE SEVENTIES, the Bandidos became suspects in two of the states most publicized shootings: the attempted slaying in 1978 of James Kerr, an assistant U.S. attorney in San Antonio who was reportedly conducting an investigation into the club, and the 1979 assassination of U.S. district judge John Wood Jr., of San Antonio, who was known as Maximum John for his merciless sentences for drug offenders, a few of whom were Bandidos. Pike laughed out loud. [5] In the United States, the majority of the club consists of white and Hispanic males. 2006 October, 2006. Jeff Pike replaced George Wegers as the Bandidos International President in 2005 after George was sent to prison on RICO charges. George Wegers was born in Whatcom County in Washington State around 1953. Similar to the "Expect No Mercy" patch, the "CDG" ("Coup de Grce") patch reportedly signifies a member who has committed a significant act of violence. I know theyre trying to pin everything on us, he said. He was a hell-raiser, there was no question about that, said his daughter, Donna Lee Chambers-Miers, who lives near Crockett and used to go barhopping with her father when she was a teenager. But I know he loves it so much that I would never ask him to quit., When Lenny was out of earshot, I asked Nicole what she thought about the allegations that the Bandidos were a criminal enterprise. J. C. Stevens and Rev. It was the Bandidos founder, Donald Chambersonly he rode a Harley instead of a horse. John (Boxer, Prize) Muscedere. Now, hes physically and financially busted and out of the club, and theyre either dead or in prison. Prospect" because of the short amount of time in which he was awarded his club membership, and he later became known as "Step Mother" in deference to Chambers' moniker "Mother". He suffered spinal injuries from a motorcycle crash when he exiting Interstate 5 in Skagit County, Washington State in 2010. When the hearse stopped, members of Chucos own San Antonio chapter carried his casket to the grave site. Yet as they made abundantly clear at their gathering in San Antonio, the Bandidos are not remotely intimidated. The one place where the Bandidos tend to draw attention to themselves are turf wars with other motorcycle gangs. Federal agents and local police decapitated the Bandidos motorcycle gang yesterday with the arrest of its president and at least a dozen members in a series of pre-dawn raids in and around . His preference was also to slow down expansion, particularly internationally. The order was established in 1625 as the . A few Bandidos finally came outside. You know, were not all that different than anyone else. I headed down a dirt road, drove past a stand of trees, and saw an unfinished two-story frame home, about 3,500 square feet. ", "Ex-Bandido says national president kicked predecessor out over TV interview", "Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: Aspects of the One-Percenter Culture for Emergency Department Personnel to Consider", "Are the Bandidos Named After A Corn Chip Mascot? [5] The club is concentrated in Texas[39] but extends into Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Washington and Oklahoma. One member was nicknamed Log Cabin because he loved drinking whiskey from a Log Cabin syrup bottle. Stevens pressed Ojemann on whether he had ever said before that he left the club by mutual agreement. And if that didnt work, hed pull out his knife and start swinging that around too.. Was it smart expanding into different countries in the first place? We are brothers until the day we die. That's what authorities believe led to the shootout and Waco. The cops drive by here just about every day just to see what Im up to. This is the one and only official Facebook page for George Wegers, the former National and International President of the largest motorcycle club in. Guillermo Contreras/San Antonio Express-News, John Davenport / San Antonio Express-News, Texas chain with San Antonio bakeries files for bankruptcy, Report: San Antonio Rep. Joaquin Castro diagnosed with cancer, How a viral chicken fried steak briefly closed down Mr. Juicy, Puerto Rican restaurant finds new life in former Rosario's spot, TX DPS duped into shipping at least 3,000 Texas drivers license, Hazy mornings coming to San Antonio on Friday, NWS says, Massive pirate-themed San Antonio park delays opening date, Manu Ginobili narrates film of 100-mile Austin-San Antonio trail, 'Hundreds of condoms' destroy pipe. The Bandidos were so brazen that they even started their own Web site. He had a passion for motorcycles from a very young age, possibly spurred on by a Harley Davidson motorcycle owned by one of his neighbours that he used to see parked out the front. THEY BEGAN ARRIVING AT THE MISSION PARK They began arriving at the Mission ParkFuneral Home in San Antonio early on a Friday afternoon. [59], The first chapter opened in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in 2016 and it is considered the first international motorcycle club to open in the Middle East. In the mid-90s in Scandinavia, the Bandidos fought with the their rival in an event dubbed the "Great Nordic Biker War.". One man, standing in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant, called a friend on his cell phone and shouted, There must be a hundred of them! A woman driving a Ford Taurus swerved to the shoulder of the road and slammed on her brakes as a group of them raced past her, missing her car by inches. There was a tall front gate with a Go Away sign attached to it, but it was wide open. For a second, I didnt know what to say. Bandido George has copped a plea. Nineteen search warrants were executed. [60], Like other major motorcycle clubs,[61][62][63] the Bandidos also have a number of "support" clubs. Other Tier 2 gangs include the Bloods, the Crips and the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. The police said that before killing the dealers, Chambers had made them dig their own graves. Ojemann is the latest ex-insider to testify against his former Bandidos brothers at the racketeering trial in San Antonio of Pike and ex-national vice president John Xavier Portillo. William "Big G" Ojemann, a Bandidos member from 2008 until 2013, said George Wegers, who was the Bandidos' president from 1998 until his arrest in 2005, had his Bandidos patches revoked by . And when you get a bunch of men like that together in one club, you better watch out, because theres no telling what can happen.. My condolences to his entire extended family. He wanted Galveston John (expletive) up.. In that era there were already a number of hard-core biker clubs scattered throughout the country, including the Outlaws, the Pagans, and, of course, the Hells Angels, which had been formed shortly after World War II. I hope you dont believe all that bullshit the feds are feeding you, he said in a surprisingly cheerful voice. George Wegers was born in Whatcom County in Washington State around 1953. The phrase "Support your local bandidos" was printed on the front of the panties, according to a 2007 Texas Monthly story on the motorcycle gang. However most original recruits came from the Greater Houston area, including Chambers, his right-hand man Ronnie Hodge and another founder Robert "Grandpa Bob" Shields. None of my guys shot some goofy Hells Angels wannabe who meant nothing to us, and as for that Canada mess, I didnt have any contact with that chapter up there for weeks before those killings. Shane Kenneth (Wheels) Maloney of Wolfpack gets parole relaxed, Bad Blood goes international as Netflix Original, Former Bandido biker Randolph Brown gets maximum security prison time for murder, He was crying, sweating: Boxers daughter stares down hitman who killed her father. We are Bandidos forever, forever Bandidos, he said. Bandidos member George Wegers tells Don Lemon that a police bulletin warning of new threats by bikers is "nonsense" and "made up by the police." Why cant the feds just accept the fact that were a bunch of old bikers who love to get together and have some fun? He wanted bikers who lived only for the open road. The new recruit was then required to put the vest back on and dry it out by riding on his motorcycle. Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors. There were no drugs or alcohol in his system, although his helmet wasnt Department of Transporation approved. God, Daddy was famous for the way he could throw a punch. Weve got guys who own their own businesses, guys who work for oil companies, guys who are in the computer industry. Benesh, who had been trying to start an Austin chapter of the Hells Angels, had been shot in the head, apparently by an unseen sniper, as he was leaving a North Austin restaurant with his girlfriend and two children. It is worth noting that paperback/hardback version of this book has been split into two parts for the Kindle, which just makes things confusing! [34], Each club chapter follows a structured hierarchy, with a president, vice-president, sergeant-at-arms, road captain and secretary/treasurer. George Roberts will be presiding. We were so crazy back then its amazing we are alive, said Showalter. Pike, however, did not seem the slightest bit defensive when I mentioned the cops theories. As they swapped stories about the old days and guzzled beer, one message could be heard over the roar of their Harleys: Bandidos forever. They are not getting on their bikes and looking to commit crimes. London CNN . There were more bear hugs and kisses as more Bandidos arrived. (To round up the Bandidos in Lubbock, the police used an armored personnel carrier to bust into their fenced compound.) Pike, of suburban Houston, has been president of the Bandidos since 2006 and was vice president under George Wegers of Washington . To this day, I can remember the first time I saw his photo: a mug shot, printed in a newspaper, that had been taken after he had been arrested. [23] The American chapters began wearing a redesigned patch in 2011. His nickname was Spook. But heres the thing. How Florence ButtNot Her SonLaunched the H-E-B Empire. Weger was driving a Harley Davidson Street Glide southbound on Interstate 5 at about 3 p.m. Sunday. George Weger passed away. This is significantly less time than the 20 years that the federal sentencing guidelines could have seen him facing. The police helicopter also showed up, circling clockwise, and an unmarked van with darkened windows stopped across the street. Guillermo has also worked in Central America, Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona and California and his work has appeared in various publications, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, New York Post, Newsday, Denver Post and the Albuquerque Journal. Embossed in red at the top of each card was the Bandidos ominous motto: We are the people our parents warned us about. In the lower left corner were the initials FTW (for F the World). I assumed I would be met by one of his sergeants at arms, eyeing me suspiciously, maybe with a handgun sticking out of the back of his pants. All of us read it to get some ideas on what we should be doing, said Showalter. He was predeceased by : his parents, Chester Wagers and . [43], The Bandidos have a small but growing presence in New Zealand after a rocky start in 2012. The latter earned his nickname for his tendency to drink whiskey from a Log Cabin syrup bottle. A screening process is carried out to prevent infiltration by law enforcement. Having once infiltrated the Bandidos for three years in a landmark police operation, Alex Caine is uniquely positioned to reveal the untold story of the Hells Angels' fiercest rivals. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Guillermo has been with the Express-News for 20 years, and has covered federal court and its investigative agencies for most of that time. Don wasnt looking for people who fit into what he called polite society, said one of Chamberss first members, Royce Showalter. Unrepentant, the Bandidos insisted that they had not shot the prosecutor or the judge and that the only reason they were being harassed was because of their anti-establishment posturing. George (Bandido George) Wegers, once the most powerful Bandido in the world, lies today in a nursing home, broke and without any status in the club. [12] Like other outlaw motorcycle clubs, they call themselves "one percenters", a phrase coined by the former president of the American Motorcyclist Association who once stated that 99 percent of motorcyclists were law-abiding citizens and 1 percent "outlaws. NU Nuggets. Thats the Bandido way.. George Weger was taken to Skagit Valley Hospital. [ 186 more . Website by Jefferson Rabb. [6][64][65][66] These groups usually wear reverse colors (gold border with red background rather than the Bandidos' red-borderandgold background). Pike, whos divorced, told me that although he would be living in it alone, he wanted it to be big enough that his two kids would have a place to stay when they came to visit him from college. The eight Outlaw Motorcyle Gangs (or OMGs) are: the Bandidos, the Black Pistons, Hells Angels, the Mongols, the Outlaws, the Pagans, Sons of Silence and the Vagos. They also like the phrase "Cut one, we all bleed.". [12], The Bandidos Motorcycle Club is organized by local chapters, with state and regional officers, as well as a national chapter made up of four regional vice-presidents and a national president. Members were accused of conspiracy to commit murder, witness . He looked like just another middle-aged man who had spent the morning working in the yard. Members claim that only a small percentage of Bandidos make their living through crime. Early on the morning of Wednesday, March 16, George tried and failed once more to reach his wife. Yep, we were the bad boys, said one of the most infamous Bandidos from those years, 63-year-old Franklin Stubs Schmick, who now lives in East Texas with his Old Lady of the past fifteen years, Barbara Dummy Schmick, a chatty, sassy woman who, during the seventies, was renowned among the Bandidos for her bombshell looks and her extracurricular activities at an Austin nude-modeling studio. [01] Still handsome and charismatic at near-eighty, Ralph Hubert "Sonny" Barger Jr. was the main mover in transforming the Hells Angels, who have always attracted a significant number of misfits and criminals, ['Hells Angel,' p. 03, 87 - 91; p. 124 "Most of us [in 1965] were card-carrying . The love we have for one another as brothers. He paused and stared at me. Police investigators have found racial paraphernalia in raids on the gang. [35] These rules also dictate that any member who fails to attend mandatory group motorcycle rides is fined and must forfeit the title of his motorcycle. George Wegers is Dead : Death, Obituary, Cause of Death, Memorial, Funeral 360NG totally feeling remorsed to announce the death of a loved one 'George Wegers '. Pike was like, (expletive) him. Like other outlaw motorcycle clubs, they call . The Australian branch was founded by Anthony Mark "Snodgrass" Spencer, who had previously encountered Bandidos members during a visit to the United States. The Bandidos would appreciate it.. Man, that Chuco was a bad motherfer, said another, wearing a T-shirt underneath his vest that read Snitches are a dying breed! Remember how he used to say that if we ever had a problem, we should handle it very, very violently?. Defendant George Wegers is the lead defendant in this prosecution, and is named in six of the thirty-six counts in the First Superseding Indictment ("FSI"). 5 talking about this. Last March, for instance, police in Austin announced that the Bandidos were the prime suspects in one of the citys most shocking murders: the slaying of a 44-year-old local motorcyclist named Anthony Benesh. Divorced, with a grown son, two grandkids, and other family in Whatcom and Skagit counties. [32], Bandidos members must be male[33] and own at least one Harley-Davidson motorcycle (although other American-made motorcycles can also be allowed). [48] This was followed by expansion into the Nordic countries, with branches being established in Denmark in 1993,[49] Sweden in 1994,[50] and Finland and Norway in 1995. Only a few went inside the church for the service to hear Chucos sister deliver a tearful eulogy, concluding with the line Oh, Chuco, I will miss your laughing and your fighting. Those who remained in the parking lot stood around their bikes. From the #1 national bestselling author of Befriend and Betray, an intimate expos of a criminal empire and the massacre that nearly started a global biker war. Remus Wright speaks during Tuesday's funeral service for George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston. [53] Chapters were then founded in Italy in 2001[54] and on the Channel Islands in 2003. We have families. This entry was posted Like the Elks, the Bandidos had their own clubhouses, and like the Masons, they had their own initiation rites. [41], The first Australian chapter was formed in 1983, in Sydney, by former members of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club. But thats it., On the other hand, said the highly placed Texas law enforcement official, Bandidos have a tendency to turn violent, especially during confrontations with other motorcycle clubs: What you have to remember is that these men dont become Bandidos because they are simply motorcycle enthusiasts. The last was George Wegers, who pleaded guilty in Washington state to federal racketeering charges and was sentenced to about 20 months. He had already been bumped from the club because of a television interview he gave. And in 1988 almost all the Bandidos national officers, including Ronnie Hodge and Stubs Schmick, who was then a national vice president, were arrested by federal agencies for conspiring to bomb homes and automobiles belonging to members of the Banshees, an upstart Dallas motorcycle club. Yes, they love riding fast. If you needed violence done, you put in a call to San Antonio., Ojemann said Houston had to be more laid back., It was the big boss backyard, Ojemann said. Most of these clubs are regional. Not only had a member been killed, but the Bandidos were embarrassed that a much smaller club would dare to take them on . For a while, we admired his house, which he was building himself; one side of the upstairs had floor-to-ceiling windows and a long balcony. Although the particular meaning of each patch is not publicly known, various law enforcement agencies have identified Bandidos patches which they believe are related to criminal activity. Kaiser-Wiegers Funeral Home. You know, I feel sorry for guys who dont have a clue what this feels like.. The men roared with laughter. It was just something you dont forget, like a cowboy seeing his first train., He dropped out of high school, and in 1973 he moved with a buddy to Texaspartly because the drinking age was eighteen. A couple of years later, when he was twenty years old, he bought a big Harley Panhead. For the most part, everybody knew, dont cause no (expletive) in Houston.. Here are 21 facts about this group of motorcycling enthusiasts. Throughout the seventies, they were arrested for dealing drugs, running prostitution rings, extorting money from the owners of roadhouses and strip jointseven operating illegal pit bull fights. George Wegers is now retired from the outlaw motorcycle club. He was pissed. It was a patch-pull offense., RELATED: 'Hundreds of condoms' destroy pipe. [12] Chambers named the club in honor of the Mexican bandits who lived by their own rules, and he recruited members from biker bars locally in Houston as well as in Corpus Christi, Galveston, and San Antonio. About George Wegers George Wegers Nat'l Geographic did a documentary on the gangs and the criminal investigations into them. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was used to indict Bandidos in 2005. 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