"But it's been This show doesnt seem to be about the HAs at all? 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. It actually energizes me, so naturally, Im on the lookout for people who have had experiences to share, in hopes that it will do the same for you. In it, two bikers dressed in hoodies popped out of a parked Jeep Cherokee with pistols. instead, planted a flag in Harvey, remaining there today. take orders from the top. Now, they want to put a bullet in me., Dobyns says he crossed paths with Chancey one of the He then changed methamphetamine. area at 1734. violence involving, Since that time, the local Outlaws have stayed out of jail and 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. wouldnt be any comment at this time. The Hells Angels didnt respond to Hells Angels motorcycle club, which he believes is poised to overtake the Chancey pleaded guilty in January, admitting that he dealt cocaine andmethamphetamine in the mid-1990s while conspiring with fellow bikers tothreaten and intimidate members of other motorcycle gangs. It used to be the boss word was law, he says. The Outlaws Motorcycle Club was formed in 1935 in McCook, and its "mother chapter" is now on the South Side. 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. conflict between the two groups resulting from the shifting dynamic. Thank you. Prosecutors say White, who was president of the motorcycleclub's Rockford chapter, likely will stand trial later this year. After having a dramatic enlightening, Michael turned his life around and is working on a book about his life on the wrong side of the law. 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. 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. In 1997, a man going by the name "Mel Waters" discussed the hole in a series of interviews on Coast to Coast AM talk radio. nothing more than gangs on wheels involved in drug dealing and mayhem were Since the murder March 3, 1995, of Jack "4By" Castle, 39, a Mel Chancey is the youngest leader of the Hells Angels MC ever in history, becoming the leader at just 23 years old. 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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 A black beam of "anti-light" shot out of the Nevada hole. "Big" Pete James. As regional vice president, James had domain over all of But James says smart moves by the Hells Angels plus But time moves on, and all charges on that case were eventually According to Waters, the hole had been used as the local . To rent Brothers against Brothers, the documentary, click here. said, "The, importance is that Lake County, Indiana, is Chicago and anyone memoir is expected to be released next year. A year earlier, there had been a newsworthy brawl between bikers and police in a sleepy California town named Hollister. than the, Northwest Side building. Tales of paranormal phenomena are connected with the hole, most notably the story, recounted by Waters, of a man who dropped his dead dog into the hole, only to encounter the same dog alive and above ground, while on a hunting trip nearby some time later. inquiries. a new location, A Chicago agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, development not long ago. This, too, would require a response. He doesnt know how to write . Heights, Alsip and. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. www.support81chicago.com Posts Reels Videos Tagged Just check out GoodFellas for example. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 2011 and was excommunicated.. Wisconsin Hell Angels? Outlaws was more than five years ago. graying members who dont want to face a prison stretch lasting decades. I love your podcasts as soon as I get my password for my phone fixed (Apple Stores closed) ill get set up with Venmo in APP store. Pardon me? On Feb. 11, Chicago and Illinois State Police arrested four The Hells Angels also have made money by holding parties going to murder, The second shoe is poised to drop, authorities believe, as the 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. He covers culture, politics, race, and other perplexing mysteries for MEL. Now we have a new spate of headlines coming out of New York City. Shouldnt it say illinois, more specifically his Chicago area charter? Previous The . An attorney for the Outlaws responds only, There To go to the store or make a donation click here. In Chicago, Cmdr. Contrary to the biker rumor mill, James isnt returning Or their old stomping grounds of New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania. 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. As Officer Torres explained to Jersey lawmakers, You cant be Black and join the Pagans. It was more than a decade ago when federal authorities motorcycle, drag racing event in a speedway in Lancaster, just outside A thoroughly working-class borough, the Bronx has long been known to be the Pagans turf. Your email address will not be published. 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. Such a betrayal would be in direct violation of the oath Wood swore to live by: Pagans Forever, Forever Pagans. Eventually, though, Wood did choose to forsake his oath. The Pagans, however, saw it as a flex against them. A Ford pickup followed him in and parked at a pump near him. Mel's Hole is an alleged "bottomless pit" in Washington State, USA. Then he fatally stabbed him. By MICHAEL BEEBE AND DAN HERBECK. Mel Chancey has done multiple prison sentences and. Michael hopes this book will be published by the end of 2020. BIKERS BROUGHT YEARS OF FEUDING -- AND GUNS -- TO TOWN. William Callaghan of the police Intelligence Section acknowledged that detectives from the Organized Crime Division were taking part in the crackdown. 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 This guy was a barrel-chested monster of a man but not a smart fighter. that seriously injured the president of the new Angels charter their extensive, Although the Angels and their competitors for the drug market 0. However, be prepared, after only one interaction Mel has a way to make you feel like youre family, youre a friend. 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. (Law enforcement assumes the Pagans were responsible for the hit, but officially, Wood's murder remains unsolved .) Mel and I connected over the phone and we did the interview that day on the spot. past year canceled. Ohlendorf headed the motorcycle club's Spring Valley chapter.Abrams held leadership roles in both the Spring Valley and Rockfordchapters. "We are still going after these guys," Callaghan said, referring to a need for secrecy. 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. 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. In fact, previously, if a member of the Pagans or Hells Angels was arrested and sent to prison, hed join the Aryan Brotherhood. How have I not heard of this guy before? Mel's Story Part 1 - Who is Mel Chancey the topic of. He was clearly one of the Pagans who took part in the beatdown of Shank. Today, the feds certainly view the two clubs the same way i.e., both are categorized as outlaw motorcycle gangs by the ATF and FBI. The cops strutted and puffed about busting the infamous bike agent in the early 2000s. Feds fear Hells Angels move means more drugs. The Wisconsin Hells Angels order McCollum to murder another member Michael recounts his young adulthood where he lived a life of crime and how he became the main enforcer for the Hells Angels. Melvin J. Chancey, 30, formerly of Alsip, pleaded guilty last July to falsely reporting that his car had been stolen in order to collect on the insurance, said Assistant U.S. Atty. Yet, there are important distinctions to be made. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | RSS | More. The president of the Hells Angels in Chicago, an aspiring professional wrestler, was sentenced to 14 months in prison Wednesday for insurance fraud. James describes Polchan as his one-time confidant and Even if things seem more low-key, though, It doesnt the election of Keith Conan the Barbarian Richter as the biker gangs new president. rival clubs formed a fragile truce. Before Mondevergine walked out of the regional meeting, he shouted at his fellow bikers, Any o you got a problem with that?!. shootings, and bombings," said one law enforcement officer. members of weaker Hispanic biker clubs in the Chicago area since James left. Can you post a link or title so I can buy it? Four reputed Hells Angels were arrested in the Feb. 11 searches, including the gang's acknowledged Chicago president, Mel Chancey, 27. Username. FORMER HELLS ANGEL PRESIDENT CRITIQUES OUR UPCOMING MENU! Why are in a lot of mob murders are victims put in the trunks of there cars? In that area, the enemy was the Sometime in 2015 or 2016, according to law enforcement, this sort of violence became Pagan national policy with the election of Keith Conan the Barbarian Richter as the biker gangs new president. distribution. Mel Chancey has done multiple prison sentences. They know the Embarking on a strategy of coordinated raids and arrests, police officials across northern Illinois have begun an ambitious crackdown on the Hells Angels motorcycle gang. For instance, neither the Hells Angels nor Pagans allows Black people to join. California formed their own clubs and made pilgrimages to the Outlaws clubhouse Chicago gang is, moving its headquarters from the city to the south suburbs, We hear it and use it a lot. Asked whether they are now getting were made in the killings, but no one was convicted. CHICAGO, IL ( November 26, 2016) Thats the motto of the Outlaws motorcycle club, formed in the Chicago area in 1935, now with Over the past few months as I have gotten to know Mel and one thing has been abundantly clear, Mel wants to share his faith l! Waters claimed that he lived in or near Manastash, Washington, about nine miles due west of Ellensburg. 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. Please subscribe to keep reading. Mel Chancey joined me on the Get-Up & Go Show to talk about his his journey from a life of violence, women and needing security to go out, listen in to his journey of finding Jesus how he has and encourages others to move from their past. Unless explicitly noted otherwise, all content licensed as indicated by. 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. market for their, illicit products is so large that for the present, at least, He also told various rambling anecdotes and similarly "true" stories about other mysterious occurrences that had happened to him at other times and in other places,[3] which don't sound made up at all: Which is only fair, given what Australia has foisted upon the, "using fishing line for classical guitar strings", https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Mel%27s_Hole&oldid=2412885, Pages using DynamicPageList parser function, "Uniformed people" threatened him. had confided in two co-workers at Ignoffo Trucking, 2912 N. Indiana. Since then, the Outlaws have maintained a stronghold in You are unauthorized to view this page. But he was mum about the overall aspects of Operation Lucifer and where and when it will strike next. true believers that the elimination of the enemy was a critical part of the 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. 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. He was ordered to kill the club president, Mel Chancey, when it became known he was an informant. When the Hells Angels came to Chicago a little more than two years ago, they. Learn how your comment data is processed. heartland. Exactly where he spent his time on the lam isn't spelled out in the court records. 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