For the most part, everybody knew, dont cause no (expletive) in Houston.. . Throughout that Friday afternoon and into the evening, Bandidos continued roaring toward the funeral home, some of them coming from as far northwest as Washington and as far southeast as Alabama. Divorced, with a grown son, two grandkids, and other family in Whatcom and Skagit counties. Wegers has heart problems and high blood pressure and regularly saw three different doctors. Thats the Bandido way.. [19], The Bandidos embarked on a failed endeavour to establish themselves in Canada after merging with the Montreal-based Rock Machine Motorcycle Club in 2000. Today the police seem more determined than ever to bring the Bandidos down. And, there were some Bandidos members in those chapters who, when arrested, were found to have pictures of Osama bin Laden at their homes, DeGuerin said. [42] The club has since expanded substantially in Australia and there are forty-five Bandidos chapters throughout the country. Membership fees are required, and are used to cover club expenses, such as funeral costs, and contribute to a legal defense fund. As Ojemann rode with Pike back to his house, Ojemann said Pike seethed. Ojemann agreed with that, and with DeGuerins assertion that Pike was disappointed with Ojemann for his involvement in drugs. As part of his role as the Bandidos International President, or El Preisdente, as it is often referred to within the Bandidos, he decided to move the clubs headquarters from Texas to Bellingham, Washington, although the Bandidos will always be considered as a Texas outlaw motorcycle club. [37], The Bandidos have an estimated membership of between 2,000 and 2,500 worldwide. Friends and families of the deceased are mourning the passing of their loved and cherished George Wegers . Like the Elks, the Bandidos had their own clubhouses, and like the Masons, they had their own initiation rites. Just a half dozen years ago,top CanadianBandidos grumbled about how they couldnt get a telephone audience with him. 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. Police say the letter has a different meaning standing for "murder" or "meth." The specific charges were hardly flashy: Wegers and the others were accused of such varied crimes as stealing motorcycles, kidnapping a rival motorcycle club member (the kidnapping lasted a day), and conspiring to kill a disloyal Bandido associate who was suspected of meeting with federal agents (the killing never took place). At recess, we swapped storiesperhaps true, perhaps notabout how Bandidos pulled out their enemies teeth with pliers and beat them with heavy metal wrenches. We mourn with the family of George Wegers for this great loss. Get down! my father yelled, as if he thought the Bandidos might shoot us. Undercover operations in the eighties led to arrests over almost one hundred Bandidos in eight states, including most national officers. Please help us out by hitting the Share button so that we can keep bringing you more articles and Follow us on Facebook so that you get updated when we release new articles. 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. [31] Another, more generic, saying of the club is "Bandidos forever, forever Bandidos" ("BFFB"). Dont you fing wish you were a Bandido? said F.O., which I later learned stood for F Off; then he introduced me to two women whom he described as my two Old Ladies: Meja, a blond beauty who has been with him for 26 years, and Crystal, a brunet college student who has been with him for 4 years. George (Bandido George) Wegers, once the most powerful Bandido in the world, lies today in a nursing home, broke and without any status in the club. George Roberts will be presiding. Pike told me that he had been an altar boy at a Catholic church in California, where he was born and raised. 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. Guillermo Contreras is a San Antonio Express-News staff writer. 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. Ojemann, who was 6 foot 3 inches tall and weighed 420 pounds while he was national sergeant at arms, said he and other Bandidos members carried out beatings or intimidation of rivals or wayward Bandidos on direct or indirect orders from Pike and Portillo. Pike, of suburban Houston, has been president of the Bandidos since 2006 and was vice president under George Wegers of Washington . Bandido George has copped a plea. And the truth is that I sometimes do get jealous of all the time he spends with the club. See the Crime / In The Media section below for further information. I bought another round, and then anotherasking questions the entire time about Bandido life to anyone who would look my way. The police had no cell phones and no video cameras, which meant we all had a much better chance of getting away.. They obviously had their own business to discuss. History. While much of the testimony to date has come from Bandidos from San Antonio and focused largely on Portillo, Ojemann is the first ex-Bandido from the Houston area to testify. After the service, all the Bandidos headed to their bikes. Stevens asked him if he had told agents he left the club after losing interest in the club over matters he didnt agree with. He was predeceased by : his parents, Chester Wagers and . 'George Wegers ' has Passed Away. Pike, however, did not seem the slightest bit defensive when I mentioned the cops theories. Chambers was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison, leading some police officials to speculate that the Bandidos, without their founder, would disband. Weve gotten to know each other so well that I once met him at a Dennys for a cup of coffee to answer his questions.. 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[32], Bandidos members must be male[33] and own at least one Harley-Davidson motorcycle (although other American-made motorcycles can also be allowed). They came in packs, riding two, sometimes three abreast, their motorcycles roaring loudly enough to rattle all the funeral homes windows. [34], Each club chapter follows a structured hierarchy, with a president, vice-president, sergeant-at-arms, road captain and secretary/treasurer. The Banditos are the only Tier 2 motorcycle gang. 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. Each situation is different. Please received our heartfelt condolences. He jumps up, says hell be back soon, and is gone for four days. In the decades since, a town has been split on what they think really happened Pike laughed out loud. Pikes lead attorney, Dick DeGuerin, also said some of the incidents Ojemann testified about were part of Pikes efforts to clean up the Bandidos. Additionally, prosecutor Eric Fuchs asked Ojemann about the difference between Bandidos in Houston and those in San Antonio. [67][68], The United States Department of Justice and Europol consider the Bandidos to be a criminal organization. The Bandidos would appreciate it.. We dont do interviews. 03:13. With an estimated 800 to 1,000 members in sixteen states (about 400 in Texas alone) and another 1,400 members in Canada, Europe, and Australia, they are now as large as the fabled Hells Angels, from California, and according to law enforcement officials who investigate the club, the new Bandidosor at least some of themare just as ribald and rebellious as the originals, whom the cops used to chase day and night. [18] George Wegers, who served as international president between 1998 and 2005, was convicted of racketeering charges in October 2006. There were more bear hugs and kisses as more Bandidos arrived. 20 talking about this. Arent they long gone, artifacts of the Easy Rider era? Nat'l Geographic did a documentary on the gangs and the criminal investigations into them. They said Lenny would be gone all the time, riding with the club to God knows where. 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. Defendant George Wegers is the lead defendant in this prosecution, and is named in six of the thirty-six counts in the First Superseding Indictment ("FSI"). [12], Ronald Jerome "Ronnie" Hodge took over from Chambers as the Bandidos' president in 1972. When he started downing shots of Windsor Canadian whiskey, people learned real quick that he was not someone to mess with. George Wegers is Dead : Death, Obituary, Cause of Death, Memorial, Funeral 360NG totally feeling remorsed to announce the death of a loved one 'George Wegers '. 1701 N. Main St. Higginsville, MO, 64037. [5] Patches denoting a member's rank and chapter are worn, as are various other patches which have specific meanings. He was pissed. In 1998 George Wegers became the International President of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club,Jeff Pikewas the Vice President for much of this time. George Christie unhappily confronts Sonny about breaking a cardinal rule of the Hells Angels organization in this scene from "Sonny vs. George."Subscribe for. 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 Bandidos deny that they're "white supremacists.". George Wagers Obituary. The specific charges were hardly flashy: Wegers and the others were accused of such varied crimes as stealing motorcycles, kidnapping a rival motorcycle club member (the kidnapping lasted a day . 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. Friends and families of the deceased are mourning the passing of their loved and cherished George Wegers . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 5 talking about this. Embossed in red at the top of each card was the Bandidos ominous motto: We are the people our parents warned us about. In the lower left corner were the initials FTW (for F the World). 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. 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. For instance, Ojemann said he attended a meeting in 2011 at the Mason Jar restaurant in Houston in which Pike and other national members talked about Pikes proposal to split the Bandidos from chapters in Europe and Australia. For a few moments, the Bandidos stood there, unmoving. Phone: (660) 584-2626. Why dont they start chasing real criminals, like those kids in street gangs who scare the shit even out of me, instead of following us everywhere we go, tapping our phones, and trying to destroy us with a bunch of made-up charges?, For the first time, Pikes smile faded and his eyes narrowed slightly. said. The Rev. Get down! he shouted again. In the past, he had been a member of other Houston-area motorcycle clubs, but they had bored him. This is a carousel. It circled the Double Deuceonce, twice, then three times. Photos from Julian Carsini, Crown exhibits, Peter Edwards. [10][11], The Bandidos Motorcycle Club was founded by 36-year-old dockworker Donald Eugene Chambers on March 4, 1966, in San Leon, Texas. My condolences to his entire extended family. It banked to the right and began to circle the funeral home. It contained a list of all the Bandidos chapters, photos of famous dead Bandidos such as Chambers (who died of cancer in 1999) and Hodge (who died of heart disease in 1992), and a page where supporters and wannabes could purchase Bandidos T-shirts, clocks, coffee cups, tote bags, calendars, and thong panties. Bandidos Book Out in Bad Standings: Inside The Bandidos Motorcycle Club The Making Of A Worldwide Dynastyby Edward Winterhalder. But soon, I realized, the Bandidos were ignoring me. 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. There was booze and drugs everywhere. These are not your fathers Bandidos, said Kent Schaffer, a well-known Houston attorney who has been defending the club for 23 years. 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! 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). About the only thing they get these days are speeding tickets., Although federal investigators in the 2005 RICO indictment claimed that Bandidos were sometimes required to pay the club a road tax (a percentage of their proceeds derived from criminal activities), Ed Winterhalder, a former Bandido from Oklahoma who quit the club in 2003, told me that only 10 percent of todays Bandidos make a living through crime. In the Wood case, more than one hundred Bandidos were subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury. Whats it to you, motherfer? he replied, his breath smelling of alcohol and cigarettes. By Sherryl Connelly. The Austin police, in particular, wanted to know if he had ordered the killing of Benesh as a way to send a message to all motorcycle clubs about what he would do to anyone he found moving into Bandidos territory. NU Nuggets. But when I got older, people would talk about himtalk about his love of adventure, he said. 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The group, which the feds have linked to numerous criminal activities, has grown into an international organization. If you needed violence done, you put in a call to San Antonio., Ojemann said Houston had to be more laid back., It was the big boss backyard, Ojemann said. Bandidos member George Wegers tells Don Lemon that a police bulletin warning of new threats by bikers is "nonsense" and "made up by the police." People who worked in the nearby stores and businesses rushed outside to get a better look. In some ways, oddly, the Bandidos were not all that different from any other fraternal organization. Paul Mitchell, Rev. I looked at Pike, who raised his eyebrows. 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. 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. George Wegers is the President of the Bandidos, a (supposedly) outlaw motorcycle gang. 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. Court room illustrations from Karlene Ryan. On the back of some of the motorcycles were the Bandidos wives or girlfriends, known as PBOLs: Proud Bandido Old Ladies. 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. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. They hit Johnstons successor, George Wegers, who lived in Washington State, and 27 other Bandidos and their associates in that area with a RICO indictment. The men roared with laughter. Are you starting to understand? he said. The European Bandidos proved themselves to be just as aggressive as their American counterparts, setting off a turf war with Europes Hells Angels and at one point firing anti-tank grenades at two Hells Angels clubhouses in Denmark. You know, if the feds spent as much time investigating a police department as they do investigating us, theyd eventually catch someone breaking a law. THEY BEGAN ARRIVING AT THE MISSION PARK They began arriving at the Mission ParkFuneral Home in San Antonio early on a Friday afternoon. Upon joining the Bandidos, each member must sign their motorcycle over to the club. [36] Another requirement is that Bandidos must follow the philosophy "All members are your brothers and your family", and must "not fear authority and have a general disdain for the rules of society". Hodge was nicknamed "Mr. The family will receive friends and loved ones on Monday . On this September afternoon, the members of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club were indeed in San Antonio. Weve got guys who own their own businesses, guys who work for oil companies, guys who are in the computer industry. Ojemann said he and another national member were tasked with trying to find Lammins. Additionally, it is reportedly considering establishing a presence in Russia and Eastern Europe. A minister read a poem about a dead biker (Can you feel the wind in Heaven, while the men hold back the tears?), and right after he said amen, a friend of the Bandidos pulled up in a pickup with a keg of beer strapped to the bed. The daylong hearing was a victory, at least for now, for Pike, who was ordered released on $250,000 bond. Any member who cooperates with law enforcement, for example, is susceptible to disciplinary action. "Bandidos" redirects here. Im almost always in bed by ten p.m. Come on down, Ill talk to you.. The police said that before killing the dealers, Chambers had made them dig their own graves. 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. In the mid-90s in Scandinavia, the Bandidos fought with the their rival in an event dubbed the "Great Nordic Biker War.". William Big G Ojemann, a Bandidos member from 2008 until 2013, said George Wegers, who was the Bandidos president from 1998 until his arrest in 2005, had his Bandidos patches revoked by his successor, Jeffrey Fay Pike, because Wegers appeared in a report about the club. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. My father, a straitlaced Presbyterian minister, took our family to Galveston for a vacation. He hugged me so hard that all the air shot out of my lungs. Youd be surprised. [34] Club bylaws state that any member who commits suicide will not receive a Bandidos funeral. There was a tall front gate with a Go Away sign attached to it, but it was wide open. 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