Georgia authorities have released 16 mug shots in connection with the state’s largest motorcycle gang bust – following a 13-month investigation into a conspiracy behind a violent turf war.
The suspected “outlaw” bikers each had colorful nicknames, including “Chatterbox” and “Repeat,” and are accused of trailing a group of rivals to a motel, trying to rob them and opening fire in a crowded commercial parking lot, which was packed with businesses and innocent bystanders, according to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr.
Among dozens of charges in the 45-count indictment, the Outcasts are accused of surrounding a motel where members of the Chosen Few gang had gathered on Highway 17 in Richmond Hill on June 17, 2022, 22 miles southwest of Savannah.
The Outcasts allegedly stalked and harassed Chosen Few members for months, confronting them and warning them to stay out of their territory leading up to the shooting, according to the indictment.
OUTCAST MOTORCYCLE GANG SHOOTING: GEORGIA PROSECUTORS CHARGE 16 BIKERS IN VIOLENT TURF WAR
The Outcasts allegedly ordered the Chosen Few to hand over their vests. Gunfire erupted, according to court documents, although the extent of the damage or injuries is unclear. The Outcasts then brought an unidentified person to the hospital.
While authorities were investigating the shooting, they uncovered additional evidence of a wider conspiracy targeting rival bikers, according to Carr’s office.
Separately, in September 2021, a group of Outcasts allegedly chased a Chosen Few member across three counties before they caught up with him and beat him with chains, prosecutors alleged.
Prosecutors identified the suspects as Aiken, 46, the chapter president; Eddie “Stash” Latson, 43, the vice president; Lee “Trench” Mole, 58, the chapter secretary; Donovan “Sockit” Scott, 35, the sergeant-at-arms; Joseph “Axel” Leeks, 44, a captain; Labarron “Bootleg” Pollock, 48, a former vice president; Michael “Chop” Randolph, 43, the group’s business…
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