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TAOS, New Mexico, May 28 (Reuters) - A biker was charged with murder after a shootout between rival motorbike gangs at a motorcycle rally in Red River, northern New Mexico, on Saturday in which three gang members were killed and five wounded, police said.
Members of the Bandidos and Waterdogs groups traded gunfire around 5:00 p.m. (2100 GMT) on the packed main street of the mountain resort town 75 miles northeast of state capital Santa Fe, State Police Chief Tim Johnson said on Sunday.
"It was just gangbanger on gangbanger," Johnson told a press conference in Red River, adding that no bystanders were injured.
Of the three killed, two were Bandidos and one was a Waterdog, the police chief said.
Jacob Castillo, 30, a Waterdog from New Mexico was charged with murder, while Matthew Jackson, 39, of Texas, a Bandidos chapter leader, faced a count of unlawful carrying of a firearm and Bandido Christopher Garcia, 41, of Texas, was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession.
The confrontation began in Albuquerque, New Mexico's largest city, over a photo involving another gang, then spilled over to Red River's annual Memorial Day motorcycle rally, Johnson said.
Bandidos have been involved in at least three shootings in Texas and Oklahoma in the past two months, he said.
Some 28,000 bikers from across the country had been expected to attend the Memorial Day rally, which featured live music and remembrance ceremonies at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in nearby Angel Fire.
Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun advised local businesses to close.
The incident came eight years after nine bikers were killed and 18 wounded in a shootout in Waco, Texas involving members of motorcycle groups such as the Bandidos and Cossacks.
Some of the wounded were transported to a hospital in Taos, New Mexico, around 25 miles to the southwest, where officials banned alcohol sales and established a curfew.
Taos New Mexico is such a cool place. Lived there with my ex for a little bit. Love that place!
ReplyDeleteA lot of dessert, with nothing to do but get drunk.🍺🍺🍺🍺
DeleteTheres hot springs. Ski resort. Fishing. The plaza. Taos Pueblo. Kayaking. All kinds of trails to hike. Theres a lot more to do than just drink. I dont drink so I enjoy doing different things. Ojo Caliente is close by also.
DeleteThis is RED RIVER , NM , in high country NM. Not Taos, but Taos county. Beautiful high mountain country , trout stream fishing in town.Great bike riding country. Angel Fire has a beautiful Vietnam veteran center. Every year the Banditos show up to fuck things up and have for many years. Ask the locals. Banditos are not all white guys moron. More Mexicans in NM than whites and more people speak Spanish than english.Obviously you know shit about New Mexico.
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DeleteOnly one arrested? There's always more than one shooter and someone always wants to act like a tough guy grow up or stay home if you can't respect and act like a normal person in public.
DeleteBikers are lames when they hit the penal system they fall in line 🖐🏿 eMe in charge.
ReplyDeleteYou couldn’t ride a bike if your life depended on it
DeleteHow do you know? It’s takes a special skill to ride a motorcycle pendejo
DeleteThe AB had a green light on the Hells Angels too, from the early 80s until the late 90s.. 🦉
DeleteLong live the Mongols!
DeleteMy co worker is a mongols member surprised they actually work and not like those “ gangsters “ out there stealing and robbing people.
ReplyDeleteA lot of these guys are working class folks they even help people get out of drugs and stuff.
DeleteThey call themselves 1%ers for a reason…
DeleteA lot of them work AND sell dope or commit crimes for “juice” to kick up. Your friend may be straight but he’s still subordinate to club orders; which almost always revolve around protecting financial interests… aka drugs
730 but I bet they have good jobs,I read somewhere that HA dues are 5 grand a month!We are not a criminal group we are a group of criminals Sonny Barger.Love that line
Delete730 Individualy I tend to like bikers(1%ers)but not in a group.I was invited to a patchover party in Windsor for HA and as interesting as it would have been I am too much of a smartass(and chickenshit)to hang out like that.So instead I smuggled an old biker in my trunk past cops and dropped him off for it.(shoutout to Legend)
DeleteThese Bandido characters are lucky they began as a white people motorcycle "club".
ReplyDeleteIf a Hispanic or Latino lowrider club acts like these fools the cops would be all over them or dismantle them.
That's how racist this shit is!
You’re clueless about the history of the bandidos
Delete9:30 Bandidos was formed by a white guy from Texas.
DeleteYou're just dumb.
Bandidos founding chapter here in SE Texas is largely a Hispanic club now. They don’t get a pass from law enforcement by any means. To say otherwise is ignorant.
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ReplyDelete9:08 Cool bra, do you see how i tagged you with the (9:08) well when ever you want to answear someones post try doing the same thing, put the time of the post that you are replying to so that he knows you are responding to his comment 👍 lately ive seen so many comments that dont especify who they are reaponding to that i just get confused and pretty much those comments dont get a reply cause nobody knows who they are speaking to.
DeleteJust a little reminder for all of you newbees 👍
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DeleteIt's a youngster, that can't form a sentence, with a period at the end, as far as we know, he may still be learning how to clean his butt. 🤣🤣.
Sons of Silence..
ReplyDeletelos bikers mas cabrón
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Are you the youngster, that doesn't know to use a period at the end of a sentence.😭😭😂🤣.
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I give 12:43 💯 periods so he can use them on his future 😺 comments.
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Kids in here learning to use grammar, have a ❤️ heart.
DeleteOne's grammar should be beyond reproach, like Caesar's wife..
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La gente runs with bandidos el triple b
ReplyDeleteThey put on Halloween costumes every day . Absolute joke.
ReplyDeleteTriple B is going out with bandidos triple g
ReplyDeleteAdults playing with their new toys probably never had any as kids Grow up man act your age Also Chicano biker groups get a life get a job take care of your family or at least serve your country Bikers always going where other groups go that's why problems start.
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