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| Posted: Mon May 30th, 2005 13:22 |
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DC 1% Full Member 
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Donna writes "Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Two bikers with the rival Pagans gang are charged in Manville killing A Somerset County man gunned down Sunday in a Manville sports bar was killed because he was wearing a Hells Angels T-shirt, authorities said yesterday. John Grover, 40, of Hillsborough was killed by two members of the Pagans motorcycle gang who thought Grover was a member of the rival Hells Angels, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said. But Grover didn't even own a motorcycle, according to close friends, and police say he had no criminal record and there is no evidence he was a gang member. A T-shirt with a flaming skull logo given to him by a friend was his only connection to the "New Roc City" chapter of the Hells Angels based in New Rochelle, N.Y. Gang experts said the shooting is more evidence of an escalating turf war in New Jersey between Pagans and the infamous Angels, which has chapters worldwide but is just starting to take root locally. "The Hells Angels are moving into what has primarily been known as Pagan territory," said Detective Sgt. Rick Foote, supervisor of the Street Gang Unit for the State Police. "They are actively looking to open a chapter here." Forrest said two known Pagans, William "Rodent" Martin and Peter Ciarletta, have been arrested in the murder of Grover. According to police, the two Pagans were sent to Gatto's Sports Cafe in Manville looking for someone affiliated with the Hells Angels. Martin, 33, of North Plainfield and Ciarletta, 28, of Warren went armed with two handguns and quickly spotted Grover and his friend watching the Yankee game at Gatto's, a neighborhood bar not known as a biker hangout, Forrest said. Martin and Ciarletta sat opposite Grover, glaring at him for more than 30 minutes before they left through a side door. Accounts differ as to whether they exchanged words with Grover, but Grover followed them outside. As he opened the outside door, Martin pulled a 9-mm handgun from his waistband and fired four times from about 10 feet away, Forrest said. Two shots struck Grover, one in the leg and one in the abdomen, knocking him back into the bar. Martin jumped into a Jeep Wrangler driven by Ciarletta and they sped off toward Hillsborough, Forrest said. A witness, who asked not to be identified, rushed to Grover's side and applied towels from the bar to his leg wound, which was gushing blood. The witness said he kept asking, "John, are you with me?" to make sure he didn't lose consciousness before medical help arrived. Grover was still conscious as EMTs arrived and transported him to Somerset Medical Center, the witness said. He was later pronounced dead. "We're still shaken up about what happened," said Bobby Gatto, owner of the bar where Grover was a regular. "We called 911 and they came immediately. It was just crazy. Surreal." Hillsborough police quickly spotted the red Jeep being driven by Ciarletta and pulled it over at Beekman Lane and Conover Drive, Forrest said. Martin bailed out and fled on foot through a wooded area, Forrest said. He was captured after a brief chase by two officers and a 9-mm handgun was found nearby, Forrest said. A second .22-caliber handgun was found in between the front seats of the Jeep, Forrest said. Martin and Ciarletta were arraigned yesterday in Somerville on murder and weapons charges before Superior Court Judge Paul Armstrong. Somerset County Sheriff's officers patrolled the front of the courthouse building with dogs, and an officer in riot gear was visible in the hallway behind Armstrong's bench before the hearing. Eleven sheriff's officers were present in the courtroom during the proceeding where Armstrong set bail at $1 million for each. Martin has been convicted of violent gang activity in the past. In 2001, he was charged with attempting to kill a Trenton-based Pagan, who wanted to start his own motorcycle gang. The victim's stab wounds to his chest, side and neck required 170 stitches to close. Martin later pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in the stabbing and got five years of probation when the victim declined to testify against his fellow gang member. Foote, the State Police gang expert, said New Jersey authorities have been watching closely the violence between Pagans and Hells Angels since the 2003 clash at a party thrown by the Hells Angels on Long Island where one person was killed, 10 were wounded and 70 were arrested. Soon after the Long Island incident, a Philadelphia tattoo parlor used by one of the gangs was firebombed. On New Year's Day this year, a Hells Angels member from Bloomfield was beaten on the head with a board outside a Burlington County bar during a fight with Pagans. Two weeks later, a high-ranking member of the Philadelphia chapter of the Hells Angels was shot and killed while driving in the city. "You're going to see these small encounters," Foote said. He said the targets of attacks are typically those wearing overt gang membership patches or jackets. In recent years, the Hells Angels have started merchandising T-shirts, hats and sweatshirts through their various chapter Web sites and in local shops. The gear is available in styles for both men and women and requires no actual affiliation to the motorcycle club for purchase. "Your purchases show that you support The Club's philosophy of being free," according to the Hells Angels Web site. T-shirts like the one Grover was wearing when he was gunned down cost about $20. Friends said the closest Grover came to motorcycles was riding all-terrain vehicles in the woods near his Hillsborough home. He had just started a job as a mechanic, said friends who feared being named. "He was a good guy -- a gentle giant," said a neighbor in describing the 6-4, muscular Grover. "He definitely was a person who was not in any way a Hells Angel. He happened to be wearing a shirt that they didn't like. It's devastating." News Syndicated From outsidersmc.info
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| Posted: Mon May 30th, 2005 13:26 |
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The guys who wear "Support Gear" from the clubs are basically normal people. I ain't going to knock it cuz some of y'all wear it maybe but if you are going to wear it don't fucking wear it were Pagans are. Wear it in BFE. Not Jersey. Just my thought.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 5th, 2005 18:19 |
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ChopperBabe Registered 
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BFE. Butt Fuck Egypt. I thought I was the only one that said that
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| Posted: Mon Jun 6th, 2005 12:34 |
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DC 1% Full Member
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The Term is Used everywhere from here to BFE
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| Posted: Fri Jul 8th, 2005 09:45 |
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pannhead Guest
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angels rule and it will never change!!!!!
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| Posted: Fri Jul 8th, 2005 15:46 |
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I have no problems with The Angels. Do you think they are losing a little bit of the 1% community? It use to be just Angels you ever heard about but now you are hearing alot more about other 1% MCs.
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