User:Cullen328/sandbox/Waco
According to the New York Times, "the response by prosecutors was widely criticized as brazen overreach.[1]
| 2015 Waco shootout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | May 16, 2015, c. 12:27 p.m. CDT | |||
| Location | ||||
| Caused by | Rivalries between Outlaw motorcycle clubs | |||
| Methods | Shootout | |||
| Resulted in | 170 prisoners | |||
| Parties | ||||
| ||||
| Casualties | ||||
| Death(s) | 9 | |||
| Injuries | 18 | |||
| Arrested | 170 | |||
Eyewitnesses[edit]
On June 11, decorated Iraq War veteran Michael Devoll told his story after being released from 22 days in jail. He said that he had just arrived at the Twin Peaks restaurant as a passenger in a pickup truck when he heard a small number of pistol shots, followed by heavy suppressing M-4 assault rifle fire from the police. [2]
Lawsuit[edit]
On May 29, an attorney representing arrested biker Matthew Alan Clendennen filed a lawsuit in U.S. Federal district court claiming that his client was innocent of all charges and was being held on a "fill in the name" warrant without any individual probable cause. The lawsuit was filed against the City of Waco, Texas and McLennan County as defendants, and also one named and 20 unnamed police officers. Clendennon is a graduate of Baylor University, is a small business owner, and has no previous criminal record. He is member of the Scimitars Motorcycle Club.[3]
Unconfirmed club names[edit]
- Blackett Arms MC (Bandidos allies, late to the event due to traffic jam)
- Gypsy MC
- HonorBound Motorcycle Ministry
- Renatus MC
- Escondidos MC
- Los Pirados MC
- Leathernecks MC
- Vietnam Vets/Legacy Vets MC
- In Country MC
- Tornado Motorcycle Club
Clubs present[edit]
- Bandidos
- Cossacks
- Scimitars
- Los Pirados MC
- Boozefighters
- Leathernecks
- Vice Grip Club
Keywords[edit]
- Cossacks eyewitness report[4]
- Six months later
- http://blog.chron.com/narcoconfidential/2015/11/which-bikers-were-shot-by-waco-police-six-months-later-mystery-remains/
- Cossacks background
- https://books.google.com/books?id=1sam6fzPalIC&pg=PT141&dq=Cossacks+motorcycle+club&hl=en&sa=X&ei=h1JdVa-dHI2yogSSsICoCw&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Cossacks%20motorcycle%20club&f=false
- Search warrant swag
- http://m.wacotrib.com/a/search-warrants-yield-plethora-of-bandidos-cossacks-symbols/article_1f02d1e2-44cd-5ff3-b7de-6c6a5c782d05.html?mode=jqm
- vets, sociology, Aging Rebel
- http://time.com/3892437/waco-biker-gangs-motorcycle-club-membership-generation-gap/
- NYT profiles of defendants, those killed
- http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/us/hundreds-of-weapons-and-counting-recovered-after-waco-melee.html
- Club names, legislative advocacy
- http://m.wacotrib.com/news/twin-peaks-biker-shooting/friends-family-claim-some-arrested-bikers-shouldn-t-be-jailed/article_08d7101a-7794-546e-a718-58e3c3a71e91.html?mode=jqm
- Club names, security video, exculpatory behavior
- http://m.nydailynews.com/news/crime/twin-peaks-security-video-shows-waco-biker-gang-shootout-article-1.2230516
- Bandidos/Cossacks rivalry, HA involvement?
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Waco-Shootout-Linked-to-North-Texas-Attacks-304170711.html
- Legal weaknesses and problems
- http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/05/the-texas-biker-shootout-is-too-much-for-waco-to-handle/393689/
- Detailed description of security video
- http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-texas-biker-brawl-20150520-story.html
Background of conflict[edit]
Increasing tensions between the Bandidos, the long-time dominant outlaw motorcycle club in Texas, and the increasingly assertive Cossacks, had been evident for two months. The Cossacks had been paying fees to the Bandidos, but began refusing to pay, claiming that other clubs subservient to the Bandidos had paid lower fees. Skirmishes between the Bandidos and the Cossacks began on March 22, 2015. [6]
An element of the dispute had to do with the right of Texas outlaw motorcycle gangs to wear colors, jackets decorated with distinctive patches, including a geographic "lower rocker" saying "Texas". The dominant Bandidos claimed the right to approve all such jacket lower rocker patches.[6]
On May 1, 2015, the Texas Department of Public Safety issued an advisory statement to law enforcement agencies that said, "The conflict may stem from Cossacks members refusing to pay Bandidos dues for operating in Texas and for claiming Texas as their territory by wearing the Texas bottom rocker on their vests, or 'colors' or 'cuts.'" [6]
References[edit]
- ^ Oppel, Jr., Richard A. (April 3, 2019). "Waco Biker Shootout Left 9 Dead, but No One Will Be Held Accountable". New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ Shipp, Brett (June 11, 2015). "Decorated war vet critical of Waco police actions". WFAA. Dallas. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ Gately, Paul J. (May 29, 2015). "Jailed Biker Sues Local Police Officer, City, County". KWTX. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ Madigan, Tim; Sullivan, Kevin (May 23, 2015), "'Richie died, then Diesel, then Dog': An eyewitness to the Waco biker brawl", Washington Post, retrieved May 23, 2015
- ^ McLaughlin, Eliott C.; Yan, Holly (May 18, 2015). "Officers warned about more bikers possibly heading to Texas after brawl". CNN. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ a b c Eiserer, Tanya (May 18, 2015). "Bulletin warned of potential 'war' between rival biker gangs". WFAA. Retrieved May 18, 2015.