Highwaymen Motorcycle Club

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The Highwaymen Motorcycle Club is a motorcycle club from Detroit , Michigan that is one of the outlaw motorcycle gangs .

history

The club was founded in Detroit in 1954. In 1955 the Highwaymen still belonged to the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), but broke away from this organization in the course of the rise of the one-per-center. Since that time he has been the target of police and federal police investigations, especially in 1973, 1987 and 2007. In the early 1970s, several members of the club were convicted of bomb attacks and raids on the apartments and clubhouses of rival motorcycle clubs.

The club is one of the largest in the Detroit area with approximately one hundred members and other local chapters in Alabama , Florida , Indiana , Kentucky and Tennessee . Her logo is a skeleton with wings, dressed in a motorcycle hat and leather jacket. Their club colors are black and silver. The motto is Highwaymen forever, forever Highwaymen , abbreviated to HFFH and Yea, though we ride the highways in the shadows of death, we fear no evil, for we are the most evil mother fuckers on the highway. ( Yea, when we head into the shadows of death on the freeway, we fear no evil because we are the nastiest motherfuckers on the freeway. ) James Blake Miller, also known as the Marlboro Marine , is a member of the Kentucky Highwaymen. Like him, many of his club mates there are war veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorders. The Highwaymen were expelled from the Detroit Federation of Motorcycle Clubs, which was founded in the 1970s by the President of the Outlaws MC to prevent territorial disputes.

crime

Detroit Highwaymen Clubhouse

On May 5, 2007, the FBI arrested forty members and allies of the Detroit Chapter. The charges included smuggling , contract killing , assault , police corruption , cocaine trafficking , vehicle theft , extortion and insurance fraud . 29 illegal weapons, including sniper rifles , shotguns and handguns , were found in house searches in members' homes and in the clubhouse. The investigation lasted two years. One of the two informants was murdered.

On June 13, 2007, Randell Lee McDaniel was arrested for running a "chop shop" (vehicle store with stolen parts) in Lansing , Michigan . The investigation, led by an investigative body in Monroe County , began in October 2006. McDaniel was found guilty of running a criminal business, stealing vehicles and possessing illegal substances.

On March 12, 2008, four police officers and a member of the Highwaymen were charged with drug trafficking. It was marijuana and vicodin . The police officers were also charged with corruption.

In 2010, the Detroit clubhouse allegedly used as a drug hub was searched. In the same year, six club leaders were found guilty of several offenses, including conspiracies in murder and organized crime. A total of 91 other Highwaymen members are to be indicted.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Department of Justice : Members of “Highwaymen Motorcycle Club” Indicted on Violent Crime, Drug, and Gun Charges; Arrests Part of Ongoing Initiative Targeting the “Highwaymen”. May 14, 2009, archived from the original on October 15, 2010 ; Retrieved December 17, 2011 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e Paul Egan: FBI targets biker club; 40 indicted so far as FBI builds racketeering case against Highwaymen. The Detroit News , June 16, 2007, accessed December 17, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Another list of AMA clubs! In: American Motorcyclist . No. September 9 , 1955, ISSN  0277-9358 ( online ).
  4. ^ William L. Dulaney: A Brief History of "Outlaw" Motorcycle Clubs . In: International Journal of Motorcycle Studies . November 2005 ( online ).
  5. ↑ Mike Wilkinson: 4 cops indicted in Highwaymen probe; Metro officers, attorney face charges from FBI's drug investigation of motorcycle gang . In: Detroit News . Detroit, Michigan March 13, 2008, pp. A.1 .
  6. ↑ States News Service (Ed.): Leaders of the Detroit Highwaymen Found Guilty of Racketeering, Drug and Weapons Charges . December 8, 2010.
  7. ^ Paul Egan: Biker club portrayals clash; Fed racketeering trial's opening statements focus on character of accused Highwaymen . In: Detroit News . April 6, 2010, p. A.3 .
  8. ↑ Top 10 Notorious American Biker Gangs. Listverse.com, August 18, 2009, accessed December 16, 2011 .
  9. ↑ Luis Sinco, Rescue operation aims to save a wounded warrior , Los Angeles Times , November 12, 2007.
  10. ↑ Jenny Eliscu: This Is The Face Of The War In Iraq The Mind Behind It Will Never Be The Same . In: Rolling Stone . No. 1049 . New York, NY April 3, 2008, pp. 56 .
  11. ↑ Motorcycle Gang Chop Shop Shut Down in Southeast Michigan
  12. ↑ Stephen J. Murphy United States Attorney: Four Police Officers Indicted In Connection With Highwaymen Motorcycle Club Investigation. US Department of Justice , archived from the original on May 14, 2008 ; Retrieved December 17, 2011 .
  13. ↑ United Press International : 4 cops charged in motorcycle club case. March 13, 2008, accessed January 8, 2010 .
  14. ^ Robert Snell: Feds may seize Highwaymen headquarters; Southwest Detroit facility was allegedly used for drug sales . In: Detroit News . Detroit, Michigan November 1, 2010, p. A.3 .
  15. ^ Detroit Highwaymen OMG Leaders Found Guilty of Multiple Charges. Policemag.com, June 4, 2010, accessed December 17, 2011 .

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