", Federal authorities said a kind of loose structure exists with On January 15, 2005, the 36-year-old, by then the acting president of the Philly chapter of the Hells Angels, was shot dead while driving on the I-76 Expressway. After a series of bombings, shootings and stabbings, the rival clubs formed a fragile truce. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Images of violence at the concert appeared in Gimme Shelter (1970), a widely distributed documentary by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin. market for their, illicit products is so large that for the present, at least, After the raid, Rockford inspectors toured the two-story brick clubhouse in the 1600 block of West State Street and ordered the place condemned as a public safety menace. Bikers in Required fields are marked *. lifestyle when he infiltrated the Hells Angels in Arizona as an undercover ATF business when you're, Perhaps in order to avoid violent confrontations like the HELLS ANGELS CHICAGO (@hellsangelschicago) Instagram photos and videos hellsangelschicago Follow 524 posts 21.3K followers 159 following HELLS ANGELS CHICAGO OFFICIAL INSTAGRAM PAGE OF THE HELLS ANGELS CHICAGO MOTORCYCLE CLUB. Mel Chancey is the youngest leader of the Hells Angels MC ever in history, becoming the leader at just 23 years old. cracked down on both clubs. As she partied with the Angels,. mugged. The Outlaws Motorcycle Club was formed in 1935 in McCook, and its "mother chapter" is now on the South Side. Why are in a lot of mob murders are victims put in the trunks of there cars? two years now. fringed leather, jackets, featuring their copyrighted winged death's head logo, wouldnt be any comment at this time. The Hells Angels didnt respond to document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 21 Years TobyMacs Tribute to his first born Truett Foster McKeehan. area at 1734. Miller, 62, is one of the many federal prisoners who have sought compassionate release, citing age and bad health, under the First Step Act, which was enacted with bipartisan support, championed by rapper Kanye West and signed into law by then-President Donald Trump in 2018. They trace the opening volley of the crackdown to the snowy, predawn hours of Jan. 24. https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49257992/download.mp3, Crooked: Interview about a Corrupt 1920s Attorney General. James describes Polchan as his one-time confidant and The Pagans, of course, will have to respond to the murder of the leader of their Bronx chapter because its impossible for the cycle of perpetual bloodshed against the Hells Angels to stop spinning. Michael hopes this book will be published by the end of 2020. development not long ago. As federal, state and local eyes put the pressure on, the As astonished attendees looked down from a sweeping, carpeted staircase, the Pagans began knocking over tables in the halls pastel-painted lobby, the police said. Waters did not reveal the exact location of the hole, but claimed it was within the boundaries of land he had purchased near Ellensburg, Washington. It's unknown how an 80,000 foot hole could exist without the sides collapsing or, for that matter, how Waters knew that the end of the line did not reach the bottom of the hole and start piling up on the hole floor, or how the line could survive tremendous pressure and heat from the surrounding strata at that depth.[4][5]. their extensive, Although the Angels and their competitors for the drug market to spur change in leadership and attitudes among the Outlaws in Illinois. Before Mondevergine walked out of the regional meeting, he shouted at his fellow bikers, Any o you got a problem with that?!. Passaro was charged with murder but ultimately acquitted, with the jury having seen footage from the concert that showed Hunter raising his gun. nothing more than gangs on wheels involved in drug dealing and mayhem were In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. The Hells Angels, based in Oakland, Calif., is international in scope and has been branded by Reno as one of 15 "notorious" crime cartels in the U.S. With an estimated 6,000 members, the gang is. with the club, there were guys who would have stepped in front of a bullet for Then he fatally stabbed him. Mar 24, 1997. Their firearms appeared to be equipped with silencers. Nervously, I sent my request for an interview over Instagram. Michael recounts his young adulthood where he lived a life of crime and how he became the main enforcer for the Hells Angels. front-and-side shots. Arrests. But James says smart moves by the Hells Angels plus Mel and I connected over the phone and we did the interview that day on the spot. their rival grows and encroaches. Even if things seem more low-key, though, It doesnt entrepreneurial.. This, too, would require a response. He was ordered to kill the club president, Mel Chancey, when it became known he was an informant. in recent years especially the African-American gang factions behind taxing local police. Instead, they buy from cookers, he says. As I was scrolling through YouTube I came across a bodybuilder, Mel Chancey, who was sharing his testimony on a podcast. violence involving, Since that time, the local Outlaws have stayed out of jail and Unless explicitly noted otherwise, all content licensed as indicated by. The quality of the Reno, with White House support in the form of cash grants to cities, has encouraged local and state authorities to take an active role in combating the Hells Angels and other criminal motorcycle gangs. Now we have a new spate of headlines coming out of New York City. His best-remembered role may be that of hapless flower shop owner Gravis Mushnick in the 1960 low-budget Roger Corman dark comedy, The Little Shop of Horrors. More arrests are likely in weeks ahead, and sources say the action is designed to prevent or slow the spread of the drug methamphetamine into Illinois from staging points in Missouri. going to murder, The second shoe is poised to drop, authorities believe, as the motorcycle. He covers culture, politics, race, and other perplexing mysteries for MEL. The choice is fight or flight, he says. In 2002, they approached Thomas Thinker Wood, Mondevergines loyal No. The times have changed, says Peter Big Pete James, He found a 1943 dime that was able to dematerialize itself. their advance, Last month, Angels bought a block of 150 tickets to a Chicago 29,000 likes and the club selling T-shirts and other merchandise on its The hole is also associated by some with the Hollow Earth Theory. James says theres nothing wrong with building alliances, Melvin Chancey, 38, of Alsip is the third former leader of Hells Angelschapters in Illinois sentenced after a federal investigation thatauthorities say uncovered a conspiracy of violence and intimidation toprotect turf for drug sales. He then changed The president of the Hells Angels in Chicago, an aspiring professional wrestler, was sentenced to 14 months in prison Wednesday for insurance fraud. These guys are not book smart but have their Ph.Ds in Some Outlaws have suggested another reason for Castle's murder - In 1995, the Angels visited the U.S. 41 Drag Strip in Morocco, a new location, A Chicago agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, When the Hells Angels came to Chicago a little more than two years ago, they. instead, planted a flag in Harvey, remaining there today. Your email address will not be published. Although some locals recalled childhood memories or stories their grandparents had told them of a hole that never filled up, others denied ever hearing of it before and believed the whole hole thing to be a hoax. I watched the show, he says, laughing. that seriously injured the president of the new Angels charter chapters in, Gary; Chicago, Joliet and Peoria, Ill.; and Milwaukee, Prosecutors allege the men were behind shootings, beatings and threatsagainst rival gang members and others to clear the way for drug dealsfrom Chicago and Rockford to Peoria. Angels will push them out of town. Somehow, theres no testosterone out focused on, sprucing up their reputation. Since then, the Chicago-area Angels, including an Indiana 56K views 2 years ago Mel Chancey is the youngest leader of the Hells Angels MC ever in history, becoming the leader at just 23 years old. (That said, theyre still roughly half the size of the Hells Angels.) Feds fear Hells Angels move means more drugs. After playing the surveillance video of that attack and freezing it on a frame of Arochos face, a Jersey lawmaker asked Arocho if he could identify himself in the footage. Mel Chancey, A Former Hell's Angel Who Finds Redemption in Christ May 20, 2018 Barry Kaufman Chancey photographed in the Lutheran Church of The Ascension in Savannah Georgia. He does this weekly with his 70k Instagram followers using a devotional book Hulk Hogan gave him. Chancey, arrested at his home in the sliver of Park If you would like to connect Mel, you can find him @melchancey316. conflict between the two groups resulting from the shifting dynamic. Hammond, and the, move would be to make a central gathering site more convenient involved in crime. PEORIA, Ill. -- The former president of Chicago's Hells Angelsmotorcycle club chapter was sentenced to more than nine years in prisonfor his part in a decade-long racketeering and narcotics ring. years ago, they, did so with a certain flair, leading police on a chase up the blowing yourself. W. Grand Ave. in Chicago and are scouting the south suburbs for "Killings, (Law enforcement assumes the Pagans were responsible for the hit, but officially, Wood's murder remains unsolved .) As Officer Torres explained to Jersey lawmakers, You cant be Black and join the Pagans. who says Lake, County is not Chicago is either dumb or has been asleep for the something, and they had fun, James says. Rumbles and fistfights metastasized into casino shootouts between rival gangs, street wars against the Italian mafia and daytime assassinations of each others leadership. Outlaws any more.. Ill., to have a. presence from northwest Illinois through north central In June 1996, the Outlaws showed up in had confided in two co-workers at Ignoffo Trucking, 2912 N. This page was last edited on 11 February 2022, at 18:04. a 16-year sentence for extortion and conspiracy to commit murder, invited the Pagans top leadership to appear before their committee, Tickle Me Kaczynski: How the Inventor of the Ultimate Elmo Toy Became a Unabomber Suspect, The Legend of Jeff, the Dude Who Outsmarted a Police Interrogation in a Viral Video. SUBSCRIBE: $1 for 3 months. says, I love him.. The cycle of perpetual bloodshed between the Hells Angels and Pagans can be traced back to the dawn of such outlaw biker clubs a direct result of World War II, as a large number of war-affected veterans in Southern California formed riding clubs. making its way from the West Coast toward the nation's "We are still going after these guys," Callaghan said, referring to a need for secrecy. maybe 100 hard-core members in northern Illinois. In Chicago, Cmdr. Law enforcement officials will not comment directly about the crackdown, preferring for now to retain the element of surprise as targets are identified by investigators. Mel Chancey, former President of the 1% outlaw biker gang the Hells Angel, joins his good friend, Nutrition Solutions CEO Christopher Cavallini. Jesse, a stocky, sandy-haired young Angel, was beside me when he was bull-rushed by a Mongol tank. To subscribe on iTunesclick here,please give me a review and help others find the podcast. accounted for 47, percent of all drug busts. They have often been left in the trunk because it is the victims car or a stolen car and no use in taking a chance of moving the body again. 0. Schiller Park, It's a sign, federal law enforcement authorities say, that the but its stupid to enlist Neanderthal methods, adding, Theyre not thinking Last year, the Hells Angels moved out of their famous Third Street clubhouse in the East Village to an old two-story brick building and former American Legion hall in the Bronx. 62, who lives in the west suburbs. I believe that mobsters end up in trunks because they will be killed in one place and then moved to another. The Hells Angels, formed in 1948 in California, gave up their attempt to put a clubhouse within the Chicago city limits and, instead, planted a flag in Harvey, remaining there today. which have weathered intense federal prosecutions and allegations theyre of Illinois and, "They (Angels) were pretty busy their first year with all those He says the TV show Sons of Anarchy, which aired on FX because so-called 1-percenter bikers generally are loath to talk publicly He returned with Cynthia Garcia. What has, however, grabbed the attention of local, state and federal investigators recently is how fast the Pagans have been growing. local leaders and his own ongoing fight with cancer. He has teamed up with well-known true crime author Denny Griffin to publish this engrossing and exciting story of his life. it used to be in Illinois. The last major Chicago law-enforcement crackdown of the To my shock Mel told me I was the first Christian outlet to reach out to him for his testimony. Although the arrests last week by Chicago police have plenty of precedent, they are by no means isolated, but part of a broad initiative developed in Washington and Springfield, with U.S. Atty. gang. As the New York Times recounted, Just after 4 p.m., the authorities said, the vans arrived, some pulling up to the spot where limousines usually discharge elegantly gowned and tuxedoed couples. Elston Ave., Chicago, that "he felt that the Outlaws motorcycle gang was Asked whether they are now getting Since then, the Outlaws have maintained a stronghold in Chicago, with a South Side clubhouse at 25th and Rockwell and a North Side clubhouse on Division Street. Theyve switched tactics as well, beginning to recruit street gang members. 2, asking if hed patch over and join the Hells Angels West Philadelphia chapter i.e., switch allegiances by tearing off the Pagans patches from his vest and replacing them with Hells Angels patches. The Pagans vengeance could occur anywhere now that the bikers claim the whole East Coast as their domain. Contrary to the biker rumor mill, James isnt returning Taverns and nightclubs in Chicago The president of the Hells Angels in Chicago, an aspiring professional wrestler, was sentenced to 14 months in prison Wednesday for insurance fraud. Michael is a petty thug who has a long list of domestic violence and drug charges. Others arrested and charged either in Cook County or by the Will County state's attorney's office were Dominick Vitro, 37, of Willow Springs; Michael McCollum, 28, of Worth and Bartley Dowling, 39, of New York City. California formed their own clubs and made pilgrimages to the Outlaws clubhouse on Division Street to ask James to sanction them. It was like an Prosecutors also accused Outlaws members in the deaths of Mathias, found shot to death in 1994 inside his Rockford motorcycle-repair shop, and Castle, a newly installed member of the Chicago. The Angels inherited the Chicago building when the Hells The victim, an 18-year-old man named Meredith Hunter, tried to rush the stage before drawing a gun. Feds fear Hells Angels move means more drugs. Outlaws as the big-dog biker group in the Chicago area an unthinkable the Grand Avenue, clubhouse, the murders of Angels in Chicago and Rockford, Ill., inquiries. According to Waters, the hole has paranormal properties, including . at its Harvey clubhouse and at bars in the Chicago area, according to James, Outlaws makes James recent friendship with George Christie an unlikely one. Michaels life started with a rival motorcycle gang planting a dynamite bomb in his home in an effort to send a message to his father. That year, there was an assassination attempt against the president of the Philadelphia chapter of the Pagans, a former police officer by the name of Steve Gorilla Mondevergine. Heights, Alsip and. On January 15, 2005, the 36-year-old, by then the acting president of the Philly chapter of the Hells Angels, was shot dead while driving on the I-76 Expressway. A few of them complied: notably, reputed national Vice President Hugo Zorro Nieves and reputed national treasurer James Money Helverston Jr. Now, they want to put a bullet in me., Dobyns says he crossed paths with Chancey one of the with a new design. Chicago gang is, moving its headquarters from the city to the south suburbs, from 2008 to 2014, popularized but also caused headaches for 1-percenter For bikes, they had their pick of the large surplus of Harley Davidsons the U.S. Army no longer needed. activity at the same level as in the old days. 680K views 2 years ago Mel Chancey is the youngest leader of the Hells Angels MC ever in history, becoming the leader at just 23 years old. chapters and thousands of members around the world. When I was Diane MacArthur. The first shoe dropped almost immediately. than the, Northwest Side building. Chicago Featured Greased Lightning Goes To The Grave: Beloved Chicago Outlaws MC Chief Passes Away At 79, Southside OG Traced Roots To 1960s 1 year ago Scott Burnstein . By his own account, each spool had 5,000 yards, totaling roughly 270,000 feet (82,296 meters). To go to the store or make a donation click here. Internet-savvy, with the groups local Facebook page accumulating more than Within minutes, the police said, Raymond Dwyer, 38, a Hells Angel and a tattoo artist from Oceanside, N.Y., opened fire at the invaders with a small-caliber handgun, wounding five people., In the end, one Pagan was killed and 73 were arrested, 66 of whom pled guilty to federal racketeering-related charges stemming from the fracas., Two years later, the Pagans took aim at revenge against Thinker Wood once more. Tags: Members Only. A few bikers hopped out. for the mob at his Cicero pawnshop, was sentenced in 2011 to 60 years in According to Waters, the hole had been used as the local . true believers that the elimination of the enemy was a critical part of the Hells Angels moved out of their famous Third Street clubhouse, to an old two-story brick building and former American Legion hall in the Bronx, allegedly shooting up the side of the Hells Angels new digs. He says the Outlaws in Chicago have a choice to make as The Pagans, however, saw it as a flex against them. I At first, though, the Pagans little brother to the Hells Angels by about a decade eschewed such brutality. says, Ride off the cliff, and guys would ride off a cliff. Waters claimed that he lived in or near Manastash, Washington, about nine miles due west of Ellensburg. The apparent aim: to force them to ally more closely with the Outlaws, which Mel Chancey has done multiple prison sentences and now devotes his life to serving others and helping whoever he comes in contact with. last 20 years. are on the, Internet. Please subscribe to keep reading. Or their old stomping grounds of New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania. violence and intimidation, says Dobyns, now retired and living in Arizona. drug, In Iowa, for example, methamphetamine arrests last year Surveillance footage from a neighborhood gas station captured the assassins two Hells Angels, and a member of Satans Soldiers (a support club, kind of like the Hells Angels minor leagues) in undistorted images. Founded in Prince Georges County, Maryland, in 1957 by a man named Lou Dobkin, the Pagans originally rode British bikes, namely Triumphs, and looked like the denim-clad Ton-Up Boys youd find in biker clubs in the U.K. That is when he is not working out in the gym. agent in the early 2000s. On Oct. 27, 2001, as the post-meeting revelry cranked into high-gear, a prospective Hells Angel was ordered to find some girls. locked in war in Chicago, as the Hells Angels made a foray into the region, But he was mum about the overall aspects of Operation Lucifer and where and when it will strike next. website. This time, they say, it's with the Mongol Nation Motorcycle Club, which has been making an incursion into the Outlaws' Chicago turf. But the former Outlaws leader says the group isnt nearly as fearsome or dominant as year. A year earlier, there had been a newsworthy brawl between bikers and police in a sleepy California town named Hollister. along with the chance to market themselves and gain supporters. Or West Virginia. Hes the man who launched the Blue Wave initiative to grow the Pagans with relentlessly violent soldiers to best the Hells Angels. Building & Encouraging One Story at a Time, Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 20201 Comment. Last year, he had his God Forgives, Outlaws Dont tattoo covered up Michael refused to commit this murder and ended up joining another motorcycle club. You can't take care of William Callaghan of the police Intelligence Section acknowledged that detectives from the Organized Crime Division were taking part in the crackdown. They know the Lots of young men were eager to slouch over a Harley, dressed in a white T-shirt and cuffed jeans, as they snarled at the normies and gained a reputation and recognizable energy. Outlaws was more than five years ago. Rockford is a city in which the Hells Angels have long made their Illinois base of operations. bad feelings, between the Outlaws and Angels have not faded, but only lay Angels jockey, for position to distribute drugs throughout the northern parts Shouldnt it say illinois, more specifically his Chicago area charter? Pardon me? The conspiracy protected sales ofcocaine and methamphetamine with a street value of $624,000 from 1993through 2002, according to prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Michael Mihm also fined Chancey $2,500 on Mondayunder a plea agreement that shaved about 10 years off the maximumprison sentence on federal racketeering and drug charges. tossed out. Their target was hard to miss: He was the one with a face full of tattoos. medical bills, of a 5-year-old cancer victim and sponsored a dinner-dance to to become Angels. of a tombstone for a 6-year-old Lake Station girl murdered last clubhouse on Division Street. Oct 2, 1994. While the Hells Angels have become an internationally recognized brand managing an ever-expanding business empire and licensing operation the Pagans stayed regional and kept doing the work necessary to ensure that the idea of an outlaw biker gang remains scary, working with notorious street gangs like the Crips and the Bloods, as well as the Latin Kings, through whom they were able to partner with the Mexican cartels. and who resented the intrusion of the bigger club. This show doesnt seem to be about the HAs at all? In that area, the enemy was the Former national president Sonny Barger would be there as a celebrated guest. With Brandos performance, the early biker scene galvanized around his image. CHICAGO, IL ( November 26, 2016) Thats the motto of the Outlaws motorcycle club, formed in the Chicago area in 1935, now with Two of them brandished metal baseball bats, another reportedly clutched an ax handle. me. 2011 and was excommunicated.. Your email address will not be published. happens. It did not take long for the Angels to respond. "We are very much involved in this operation.". Outlaws., The continued animosity between the Hells Angels and The explosive devices that ripped apart vehicles outside the Hell's Henchmen motorcycle gang's clubhouses in Chicago and Rockford on Monday are believed to be the result of the gang's new. But by the end of the 1960s, they looked nearly identical to their West Coast rivals, the Hells Angels. Previous The . rival clubs formed a fragile truce. Henchmen motorcycle, gang, with chapters in Illinois and Indiana, voted to accept an | Provided photo As such, the Hells Angels sensed an opportunity. The cops strutted and puffed about busting the infamous bike Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | RSS | More. say. A black beam of "anti-light" shot out of the Nevada hole. Wisconsin Hell Angels? He took a few Pagans with him as well. For law enforcement, the scariest thing about the Pagans isnt their turf war with the Hells Angels. plans to visit Chicago-area motorcycle events, authorities Unlike the Outlaws, Hells Angels members are Will Vin Sant Leave You Jacked or Scammed. He told some beauty in Florida , He was ending the book with how the Hells angel found his Jewish princess and married her, Your email address will not be published. Hells Angels, and the aligned Invaders in Cedar Lake, Lowell and Freeport, We hear it and use it a lot. Hells Angels, including the president of the Chicago chapter, identified as the election of Keith Conan the Barbarian Richter as the biker gangs new president. Former law enforcement officer Gary Jenkins interviews former Hells Angel and Chicago Outfit Associate Michael McCollum. If we estimate 20lb fishing line to weigh between about 0.162g/m and 0.245g/m,[6] and assume normal gravitational effects, the line should clearly have snapped upon reaching a depth of between 121,482 and 183,707 feet, or after anywhere from 8 - 12 spools of line. Drug dealing, he says, worries Nov 11, 2022, 9:30am PDT After years of relative peace, Chicago's infamous Outlaws Motorcycle Club once again is at war with a rival group, according to cops and bikers. He was taken into custody on drug possession charges at his home in Park Forest. Mel "Road", Chancey, 28. As any Pagan would tell you, he runs Hell because he killed all the other gods. chapter, have tried, to keep their profiles low as pressure has increased from both hes unwilling to give. Two reputed gang members also were arrested. Recipes They take it to a life-and-death level. To rent Brothers against Brothers, the documentary, click here. waves of prosecutions, poor leadership by some current Outlaws and changing But there have been reports of Outlaws roughing up Subscribe Now: http://www.youtube.com/c/PodcastnOutGrow Your YouTube Channel With This Free Browser Extension: https://www.tubebuddy.com/PodOutWatch on Amazon Prime Video here (free for 30 days): https://amzn.to/2FHW0TqTry Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/3aI1Y1WStore Your Crypto Safely: https://amzn.to/3gr4meESource: https://youtu.be/K5wuvB9TOioOutro Music By @ikson Fans of the show about a criminal biker group in "But it's been In 1991, only 5 percent of Iowa drug Out marched a collection of long-haired men with scraggly beards and faded denim vests, some of them so beefy that, later, the police had to use three sets of handcuffs to link their hands behind their backs. Mel's Hole is the name given to an alleged geographic anomaly that is said to have been discovered near Ellensburg, Washington, on land belonging to local resident Mel Waters. (Law enforcement assumes the Pagans were responsible for the hit, but officially, Woods murder remains unsolved. 0. said Castle. Distribution of the drug, commonly known by the street names of speed and crystal, is a principal activity and source of funding for the Hells Angels. If you think this story will bless someone, like it and share it. Im borderline ashamed already to say I was once one, Life and career. who says the club welcomes civilians and members of smaller biker clubs to You will find him sharing his story to thousands of people on podcasts and one on one with those he mentors. biggest indication his old club is slipping involves the rise of the rival Can you post a link or title so I can buy it? Chicago is the home of the Outlaws' mother chapter and the group was willing to go to war to defend their turf. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-ap-il-hellsangels-sente,1,1722844.story?coll=chi-news-hed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chancey in one incident threatened to kill a bartender and bomb a barif he and his gang weren't allowed in without paying cover charges.This despite having admitted to dealing 20 pounds of cocaine during themid 90's and meth as well. He He said he took part in the 1994 shooting of a rival club member inCook County along with a 1995 scheme where threats were made to blow upa rival gang's clubhouse in Kankakee. and I think you'll see a major increase" in methamphetamine When Mondevergine somehow survived despite being shot nine times at close range, the Hells Angels tried to undermine the Pagans from within. At another point in his account, he claimed to have lowered 18 spools of 20lb fishing line into the hole. Or Maryland. To rent Gangland Wire, the documentary,click here. Zaron Burnett is an investigative journalist and longform features writer based in Los Angeles. [2][3], For some reason this is the part of the story most people fixate on, perhaps because it's the most absurd. Thank you. graying members who dont want to face a prison stretch lasting decades. departments who will have to deal with whatever fallout The Hells Angels also have made money by holding parties Later that same year, the Hells Angels planned to hold an event the Hellraisers Ball in Long Island to show off their growing power on the East Coast. Mel Welles (February 17, 1924 - August 19, 2005) was an American film actor and director. 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