Rev. The last was George Wegers, who pleaded guilty in Washington state to federal racketeering charges and was sentenced to about 20 months. The Banditos are the only Tier 2 motorcycle gang. They came in packs, riding two, sometimes three abreast, their motorcycles roaring loudly enough to rattle all the funeral homes windows. 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. George (Crash) Kriarakis. See the Crime / In The Media section below for further information. The rest are just fun-loving guys who enjoy riding motorcycles. A few nights at Mejas, then a few nights at Crystals, then back to Meja. [31] Another, more generic, saying of the club is "Bandidos forever, forever Bandidos" ("BFFB"). Upon joining the Bandidos, each member must sign their motorcycle over to the club. 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. The group, which the feds have linked to numerous criminal activities, has grown into an international organization. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. All I ask is that he not bring it home and tell me about it. Please received our heartfelt condolences. Police investigators have found racial paraphernalia in raids on the gang. Oh, hell, its not like its any secret where I live. [35][38] The Bandidos' "mother chapter" is based in Houston, Texas. Fmr. He was pissed. 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.. And we all go to work. [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]. As they swapped stories about the old days and guzzled beer, one message could be heard over the roar of their Harleys: Bandidos forever. I SAW MY FIRST BANDIDOS IN 1969, when I was eleven years old. Please received our heartfelt condolences. A hospital representative said she would not release Weger's medical status. [29], The Bandidos' mottos include "Cut one, we all bleed",[9] "God forgives, Bandidos don't",[1] "Our colors don't run"[30] and "We are the people our parents warned us about". John (Boxer, Prize) Muscedere. The Bandidos live here, and they love to steal motorcycles. . The length of this process is decided by each chapter president, and ends when the chapter's members vote unanimously to allow the probationary member to enter the club. A Houston dockworker and Vietnam vet started the notorious Bandidos motorcycle gang in the mid-1960s. My condolences to his entire extended family. The other he had built himself to look just like a chopper out of the seventies, complete with an elongated Springer front end, high handle bars, and chrome pipes. Arent they long gone, artifacts of the Easy Rider era? Pike did not approve of members dealing in drugs, which was one of his concerns with the chapters in Europe and Australia, DeGuerin said. Although the club was made up mostly of white males, Chambers welcomed Hispanics, and for a couple of years, there was one black man who rode with the club. We mourn with the family of George Wegers for this great loss. Now, he said, he works here alone, restoring and customizing vehicles for select customersincluding a local constable, who knows I do good work, he said with a smirk. George Wegers was born in Whatcom County in Washington State around 1953. NU Nuggets. But the fact was that few of the new Bandidos were compiling spectacular rap sheets. Before long, several of the Bandidos headed to the Double Deuce, one of south San Antonios better biker bars. [57][58], In 2001, the Bandidos were established in Thailand via a merger with the Diablos Motorcycle Club in Pattaya. San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 23 of 44 Bandidos motorcycle club members serve as pallbearers at the funeral of Robert "Grandpa Bob" Shields in Odem, Texas on April 6, 1964. 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. Weger was driving a Harley Davidson Street Glide southbound on Interstate 5 at about 3 p.m. Sunday. He suffered spinal injuries from a motorcycle crash when he exiting Interstate 5 in Skagit County, Washington State in 2010. You knew that Jeff was concerned that with the war on terrorism, the Bandidos might get a reputation that they have terrorists? DeGuerin asked. But the Bandidos kept right on growing, opening new chapters throughout the country. The Bandidos deny that they're "white supremacists.". Ojemann said he became close to Pike and saw some of his decisions firsthand. Ojemann said most Bandidos appeared to back Pike, who also called for a new patch to represent the club, but there was a faction who didnt, including John Galveston John Lammins, who was president of a chapter in Costa Rica, and Ernest Morgas, an El Paso chapter president. Pike was like, (expletive) him. These patches consist of red lettering displayed on a gold background. Ojemann refuted that, maintaining that Pike kicked him out, though Pike allowed him to remain in good standing.. In the past, he had been a member of other Houston-area motorcycle clubs, but they had bored him. He had already been bumped from the club because of a television interview he gave. Edward Winterhalders status was changed to Out in Bad Standings by the Bandidos. 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. [21] In 2007, the Bandidos' Canadian chapters went defunct following the internal Shedden massacre. lifted one of his meaty arms and poked me so hard in the chest with his forefinger that I thought my sternum was going to crack. The leadership of the club consists of an international president, known as "El Presidente", who has authority over every club chapter. Lenny, who was married with four kids, worked for an electric cooperative in the Hill Country. 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. [35] The club also has nomad chapters, made up of members not bound by geographical location, which are responsible for security, counterintelligence and internal discipline. [34], Each club chapter follows a structured hierarchy, with a president, vice-president, sergeant-at-arms, road captain and secretary/treasurer. 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. Though Wegers returned to the Bandidos after serving a 20-month prison sentence for racketeering charges, he is no longer in the club because of the documentary, Ojemann said, without specifying which one. Toward the end of the road was Pikes property. Burial will follow in the Smith-Wagers Cemetery in the Hector Community. The priests and brothers who staff Niagara University are known as Vincentians, a name derived from their founder, St. Vincent de Paul. Initially indicted on drug and gun counts that would have left him facing a minimum of 15 years and up to life in prison, Ojemann said he pleaded guilty in Houston federal court to reduced charges. They had come to pay their respects to one of their early members, Luis Bonilla, a.k.a. Wegers lived, and still lives, in Bellingham. One Bandido popped a wheelie on his Harley-Davidson and rode on his back tire for at least thirty yards. We mourn with the family of George Wegers for this great loss. 03:13. [20] The Bandidos capitulated and ceded Quebec to the Hells Angels at the conclusion of the province's deadliest biker war in 2003. He was a fan of keeping the club out of the media, laying a low profile. We are brothers until the day we die. There was always someone stumbling into the bonfire and someone else shooting a pistol into the air. Cut one, we all bleed, the Bandidos warnand the blood has never stopped flowing, often from internal strife as much as external battles.. 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. 'George Wegers ' has Passed Away. And in the middle of each card was the phrase Bandido by profession, Biker by trade, Lover by choice, You have just had the honor of meeting , which was followed by that particular members signature. 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. They knocked back their kickstands with their boots and roared off, lining up behind the hearse, two by two, the line growing longer and longer. The Houston FBI agent who investigates us has called me so many times that Ive got his number on my speed dial. ", "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? Like other outlaw motorcycle clubs, they call . The renegade motorcycle gang? His preference was also to slow down expansion, particularly internationally. If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. Chester Weger was convicted for the murders of three women in an Illinois state park but he insists on his innocence. SEATTLE (AP) _ The president of the Bandidos motorcycle club was sentenced to 20 months in prison Friday in a deal that will allow him to retain his position in the organization. True Crime Jeff Pike, Texas's Own Tony Soprano Earlier this spring, Jeff Pike, the head of the infamous Texas-based Bandidos motorcycle club, went on trial in federal court for racketeering. 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. [37], The Bandidos have an estimated membership of between 2,000 and 2,500 worldwide. The Bandidos would appreciate it.. 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. We were walking in our bathing suits on the sidewalk next to the seawall when a group of them roared past us on the adjoining boulevard, their engines as loud as fighter jets. It banked to the right and began to circle the funeral home. But its not only the Bandidos rivals who are getting killed. It was all chrome and noise, he said. He wanted Galveston John (expletive) up.. Yes, they love riding fast. I bought another round, and then anotherasking questions the entire time about Bandido life to anyone who would look my way. He has also covered immigration, minority affairs and legal affairs as part of the projects team here and for other print, TV and radio outlets. It is derived from the Gospel of St. John. In fact, the Bandidos are not just hanging on, they are thriving. When I walked in, F.O., who was there with his Old Ladies, leaned into my ear and said, Buddy, it would behoove you to buy some beers. Early on the morning of Wednesday, March 16, George tried and failed once more to reach his wife. A former national ranking member of the Bandidos testified Friday that the groups latest president kicked his predecessor out of the biker club for appearing on a television documentary. Fing off the fing charts., I turned around and came face to face with F.O., who had stabbed me in the sternum the day before. January 2023 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn? We have families. Any member who cooperates with law enforcement, for example, is susceptible to disciplinary action. By Sherryl Connelly. The police helicopter also showed up, circling clockwise, and an unmarked van with darkened windows stopped across the street. George Wegers was the International President (El Presidente) of Bandidos MC from 1998 until 2005. 5 talking about this. [9], Numerous law enforcement and international intelligence agencies classify the Bandidos as an organized crime syndicate. Suddenly, the Bandidos heard a sound in the distance, a distinct whomp-whomp-whomp. 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. Pike said he wants to leave a different legacy: "The only . Additionally, it is reportedly considering establishing a presence in Russia and Eastern Europe. By the early seventies, Chambers had more than one hundred members, many of whom were restless young Vietnam veterans who, in the words of one Bandido I spoke to, had gotten bored sitting at home trying to be nice after the government had taught them how to be so bad. The original Bandidos had wild, unruly hair, scraggly beards, huge tattoos, and cigarettes sticking out of their mouths, and they went by such nicknames as Revolver, Pecker, Deadweight, Rawhide, Coonass, and Crankcase. 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. Wegers suffered severe spinal damage while cruising alone on his Harley Street on the afternoon of Sunday, September 27. Pike laughed out loud. [28] For example, police have reported that the "Expect No Mercy" patch is awarded to those who have committed murder on behalf of the club, while the "TCB" ("Taking Care of Business") patch is worn by club officers and nomads. All Bandidos regalia, including tattoos, is considered club property. Don wasnt looking for people who fit into what he called polite society, said one of Chamberss first members, Royce Showalter. ET George Wagers Obituary. [27] However, the Frito Bandito was not developed until 1967, the year after the Bandidos' foundation. Guillermo Contreras is a San Antonio Express-News staff writer. Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors. In 2003 George Wegers had just come in as the Bandidos International President and there are mentions in the book about the control that Wegers attempted to place over how each of the chapters was run, however the author states that he mainly wanted to leave the club to look after his family and business. As Ojemann rode with Pike back to his house, Ojemann said Pike seethed. 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. The Bandidos Motorcycle Club was founded by 36-year-old dockworker Donald Eugene Chambers on March 4, 1966, in San Leon, Texas. They also like the phrase "Cut one, we all bleed.". The other members of his chapter then urinated, vomited, and defecated on it. 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. Although Pikes assistants had told a few of the members that he was letting a reporter come to the funeral, many had no idea who I was. The "1%" sign references an old saying that 99 percent of bikers are law-abiding citizens. The police had no cell phones and no video cameras, which meant we all had a much better chance of getting away.. Not bad, huh?, A few minutes later, I came across an agreeable, clean-cut young Bandido named Lenny Jonas. The message, George said, was simple call home immediately. Now, hes physically and financially busted and out of the club, and theyre either dead or in prison. With heavy hearts, we announce the death of George Wagers (Manchester, Kentucky), who passed away on December 3, 2021 at the age of 71. When Lenny takes off on his bike, I dont ask questions about what hes doing. [32], Bandidos members must be male[33] and own at least one Harley-Davidson motorcycle (although other American-made motorcycles can also be allowed). Formed in San Leon, Texas in 1966, the Bandidos MC is estimated to have between 2,000 and 2,500 members[5] and 303 chapters, located in 22 countries,[4] making it the second-largest motorcycle club in the world behind the Hells Angels. In 1985, after a long undercover investigation, hundreds of federal agents and local police officers in eight states arrested nearly one hundred Bandidos and their associates on charges of narcotics trafficking. Guillermo has been with the Express-News for 20 years, and has covered federal court and its investigative agencies for most of that time. City Employees Are Heading for the Exits. [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 Bandidos are here!. 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. 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! Service 1 PM Wednesday at Evans-Nordby Funeral Home . . George Strathy, having just been sworn in as the new chief justice for Ontario, was making his first speech at the annual opening of the courts, a formal occasion where the judges of all three . San Antonio always handled business. But other members from San Antonio did beat up and kick Morgas out of the Bandidos, Ojemann said . 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. 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." Wegers's attorney Jeffrey A . Portillos lead lawyer, Mark Stevens, noted that what Ojemann told investigators in debriefings differed from his court testimony. They do some minor drug deals. Phone: (660) 584-2626. I headed down a street containing mostly sprawling ranch-style homes on large lots, at least a couple of acres in size. We dont do interviews. (To protect their privacy, Pike asked me not to name the school.) We mourn with the family of George Wegers for this great loss. The hearse and the motorcycles proceeded down a major boulevard, then turned into the cemetery, the sound of the bikes so deafening that other mourners who were laying out flowers for their loved ones put their hands to their ears. Kaiser-Wiegers Funeral Home. [53] Chapters were then founded in Italy in 2001[54] and on the Channel Islands in 2003. Yet as they made abundantly clear at their gathering in San Antonio, the Bandidos are not remotely intimidated. Several of them headed into the chapel to see Chuco in his casket. BY SATURDAY MORNING, AT LEAST FOUR HUNDRED Bandidos were in San Antonio, gathered in the parking lot of an evangelical church for Chucos funeral. But it was also a rare look inside the Bandidos and at the life of the man who has been . Obviously, said Rodriguez, Benesh didnt follow their advice. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. In some ways, oddly, the Bandidos were not all that different from any other fraternal organization. He was predeceased by : his parents, Chester Wagers and . Appointed in 1998 by club leaders as president of the 2,400-member Bandidos Motorcycle Club, George Wegers, now 53, did launch a mini-revolution, putting an end to such warm biker traditions as . Pike told me that he had been an altar boy at a Catholic church in California, where he was born and raised. on Monday, March 15th, 2010 at 11:55 am and is filed under Uncategorized. The daylong hearing was a victory, at least for now, for Pike, who was ordered released on $250,000 bond. Im just a clean-cut American guy who loves riding his motorcycle. 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. [26] The "Fat Mexican" bears a resemblance to the Frito Bandito a cartoon mascot of the Fritos corn chips brand and according to Bandidos lore, Chambers took the club's name and logo from the mascot. . Find out more on Amazon (link opens in a new tab). 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. [16] Subsequent expansion into the Nordic countries in the 1990s led to a violent feud with the Hells Angels. There was booze and drugs everywhere. George Christie unhappily confronts Sonny about breaking a cardinal rule of the Hells Angels organization in this scene from "Sonny vs. George."Subscribe for. Youd be surprised. Membership fees are required, and are used to cover club expenses, such as funeral costs, and contribute to a legal defense fund. But would they call that entire department a criminal enterprise? (A Bandido was required to wear his vest whenever he rode his motorcycle. Sonny Barger and the Hells Angels Creed. Friends and families of the deceased are mourning the passing of their loved and cherished George Wegers . The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was used to indict Bandidos in 2005. 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. All of us read it to get some ideas on what we should be doing, said Showalter. 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. Still, the evidence was strong enough that 18 of the Bandidos, including Wegers, agreed to plea deals in return for short prison sentences. We are made to known about his death on September 23, 2020. Bring on the Shiplap? For me and my friends, the Bandidos were like the bogeymen. He was dressed in his favorite black T-shirt, black jeans, and his Bandidos vest. George Wegers Bandidos MC George Wegers Early Life / Family Life. Wegers has heart problems and high blood pressure and regularly saw three different doctors. Like the Elks, the Bandidos had their own clubhouses, and like the Masons, they had their own initiation rites. They obviously had their own business to discuss. 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. Furious, law enforcement agencies redoubled their efforts to bring the club down. And according to the law enforcement gossip mill, at least one of those investigations is now focused on Texas, where all the Bandidos national officers live. We are Bandidos forever, forever Bandidos, he said. And then, as if given a silent cue, several of them lifted their hands in unison and flashed their middle fingers toward the sky. Other Tier 2 gangs include the Bloods, the Crips and the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. [15][12], In 1989, the club was established in Europe when a chapter was formed in Marseille, France. 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. And as far as we were concerned, the great outlaw of the state was not Sam Bass, John Wesley Hardin, or any of the other nineteenth-century gunslingers mentioned in our textbooks. 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). 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. He is charged in several different conspiracy counts, including a conspiracy to traffic in motor vehicles and motor-vehicle parts. About George Wegers George Wegers A few Bandidos finally came outside. 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. Leave them blank to get signed up. According to homicide detective Frank Rodriguez, in the days before his murder, Benesh had been receiving telephone calls from Bandidos telling him to stop wearing a vest that displayed Hells Angels patches. Pike, of suburban Houston, has been president of the Bandidos since 2006 and was vice president under George Wegers of Washington . In the decades since, a town has been split on what they think really happened A Right-wing Cabal Took Over Odessas Municipal Government. Thats the Bandido way.. 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. I looked at Pike, who raised his eyebrows. A screening process is carried out to prevent infiltration by law enforcement. 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. The Australian branch was founded by Anthony Mark "Snodgrass" Spencer, who had previously encountered Bandidos members during a visit to the United States. Skip Hollandsworth specializes in long-form narratives. In Edward Winterhalders book, Out in Bad Standings (see the books section at the bottom of this article), he makes mention that Wegers was changing the direction of the club and had a heavyinfluence on how each of the individual chapters were run. [44][45] They claim to have more than a dozen patched members and prospects in the Christchurch area. I have no idea what happened to any of them., Pike sighed and tossed his empty bottled water into a trash can. 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