LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Nevada Supreme Courtroom dominated Thursday that the Hells Angels is a prison gang underneath state legislation, permitting a court docket case involving a freeway capturing to maneuver ahead.
The Could 29, 2022, capturing on U.S. 95 in Henderson, which injured seven, was between the Hells Angels and a rival gang, the Vagos, police mentioned. Prosecutors have mentioned the capturing could have been in retaliation for a earlier homicide in California involving the 2 teams.
Prosecutors initially filed gang enhancements on prices in opposition to the group, together with the Hells Angels Las Vegas chapter president, Richard Devries, due to the ties to the bike group. Clark County District Courtroom Choose Tierra Jones later eliminated the racketeering and gang prices, citing grand jury proof.
The excessive court docket unanimously reversed that call.
“We conclude that the expert testimony [of a grand jury witness] and court records documenting Hell[s] Angels members’ nationwide criminal convictions were sufficient to support a reasonable inference that Hells Angels commonly engages in felonious activities and therefore qualifies as a criminal gang under [state law],” Justice Kristina Pickering wrote in her ruling, which the opposite six justices signed.
The bikers have been a part of a Memorial Day weekend experience by means of Arizona and southern Nevada. Movies proven to a grand jury in June 2022 included members of the Hells Angels at a Henderson bike dealership minutes after the capturing.
A listening to within the prison case was not scheduled as of Thursday.
