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The '''Highwaymen Motorcycle Club''' is a "[[Motorcycle club#One Percenters|one-percenter]]" [[Motorcycle_club#Outlaw_Motorcycle_Clubs | motorcycle gang]] that was formed in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] in 1954. |
The '''Highwaymen Motorcycle Club''' is a "[[Motorcycle club#One Percenters|one-percenter]]" [[Motorcycle_club#Outlaw_Motorcycle_Clubs | motorcycle gang]] that was formed in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] in 1954. The club has over a hundred members in Michigan alone and there are now chapters in [[Florida]], [[Idaho]], [[Indiana]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]], as well as in [[Norway]]. Their insignia is a winged skeleton wearing a motorcycle cap and leather jacket, and their [[gang colors|colors]] are black and white. The club's mottos are "''Yea, though we ride the highways in the shadows of death, we fear no evil, for we are the most evil motherfuckers on the highway''" and "''Highwaymen forever, forever Highwaymen''" ("''H.F.F.H.''"). |
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| ⚫ | Although the Highwaymen are the largest motorcycle club in the city, they are excluded from the Detroit Federation of Motorcycle Clubs due to their reputation as a criminal organization. The gang has undergone a number of major [[Detroit Police Department|police]] and [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] investigations, most notably in 1973, 1987 and 2007.<ref>[http://artbikerworld.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/rico-and-the-highwaymen-motorcycle-club/ RICO and The Highwaymen Motorcycle Club]</ref> |
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==Background== |
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The club has over a hundred members in Michigan alone and there are now chapters in [[Florida]], [[Idaho]], [[Indiana]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]], as well as in [[Norway]]. Their insignia is a winged skeleton wearing a motorcycle cap and leather jacket, and their [[gang colors|colors]] are black and white. The club's mottos are "''Yea, though we ride the highways in the shadows of death, we fear no evil, for we are the most evil motherfuckers on the highway''" and "''Highwaymen forever, forever Highwaymen''" ("''H.F.F.H.''"). |
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| ⚫ | Although the Highwaymen are the largest motorcycle club in the city, they are excluded from the Detroit Federation of Motorcycle Clubs due to their reputation as a criminal organization. The gang has undergone a number of [[Detroit Police Department|police]] and [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] investigations, most notably in 1973, 1987 and 2007.<ref>[http://artbikerworld.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/rico-and-the-highwaymen-motorcycle-club/ RICO and The Highwaymen Motorcycle Club]</ref> |
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==Criminal activities== |
==Criminal activities== |
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Revision as of 16:50, 18 May 2009
| Founded | 1954 |
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| Founding location |  Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Years active | 1954-present |
| Territory | Midwestern and Southern United States |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Membership (est.) | 200+ full-patch members |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, arms dealing, extortion, insurance fraud, contract killing and money laundering |
| Allies | Sons of Silence and Warlocks |
| Rivals | Hells Angels and Outlaws |
The Highwaymen Motorcycle Club is a "one-percenter" motorcycle gang that was formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1954. The club has over a hundred members in Michigan alone and there are now chapters in Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as in Norway. Their insignia is a winged skeleton wearing a motorcycle cap and leather jacket, and their colors are black and white. The club's mottos are "Yea, though we ride the highways in the shadows of death, we fear no evil, for we are the most evil motherfuckers on the highway" and "Highwaymen forever, forever Highwaymen" ("H.F.F.H.").
Although the Highwaymen are the largest motorcycle club in the city, they are excluded from the Detroit Federation of Motorcycle Clubs due to their reputation as a criminal organization. The gang has undergone a number of major police and FBI investigations, most notably in 1973, 1987 and 2007.[1]
Criminal activities
On May 5, 2007, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested forty members and associates of the Detroit chapter of the Highwaymen on a number of charges including racketeering, murder for hire, assault, police corruption, cocaine trafficking, vehicle theft, and mortgage and insurance fraud. Twenty-nine illegal firearms, including assault rifles, shotguns and handguns, were also found when FBI agents raided homes and the chapter's clubhouse. The investigation in to the club lasted two years and involved wiretaps and two informants, one of which was eventually murdered.[2]
High-ranking Highwaymen member Randell Lee McDaniel was arrested for running a chop shop in Monroe County, Michigan on June 13 2007. The investigation by the Monroe County Auto Theft Enforcement began in October 2006 and served several search warrants on properties owned by McDaniel. He was charged with conducting a criminal enterprise, operating a chop shop, motor vehicle theft and possessing a controlled substance.[3]
Four police officers and a member of the Highwaymen were indicted on March 12 2008 by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges stemming from the 2007 investigation into drug trafficking. Highwaymen member Sean Donovan, who was already incarcerated on stolen property charges, was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and Vicodin. The four police officers were also jailed for corruption.[4]
A Highwaymen-run methamphetamine lab in Eaton Rapids, Michigan was raided by the Tri-County Metro Narcotics Squad and Michigan State Police Emergency Response Team on February 14 2009. Forty pounds of anhydrous ammonia and a variety of chemicals and equipment that are used to manufacture the drug were found on the scene, as well as methamphetamine itself. One man was arrested at the scene and several others were later apprahended.[5]
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