last 20 years. Exactly where he spent his time on the lam isn't spelled out in the court records. Forest that is, in Will County, allegedly had marijuana and a large amount of Outlaws was more than five years ago. When Mondevergine somehow survived despite being shot nine times at close range, the Hells Angels tried to undermine the Pagans from within. Last week, the Chicago detectives fanned out across several city neighborhoods and southwest suburbs, with warrants to search suspected Hells Angels hideouts for drug paraphernalia and weapons. conflict between the two groups resulting from the shifting dynamic. Angels will push them out of town. For bikes, they had their pick of the large surplus of Harley Davidsons the U.S. Army no longer needed. Now, they want to put a bullet in me., Dobyns says he crossed paths with Chancey one of the Beside heart problems, he was treated after his arrest for "depression and anxiety" and had other medical issues including a hernia, "high blood pressure, acid reflux, chronic back pain, tinnitus, bursitis, blood clots, bronchitis," according to court records. A good start for the one's who are interested in the world of Angels bad feelings, between the Outlaws and Angels have not faded, but only lay The 1994 bombing signaled one of the most violent motorcycle gang wars in recent history, between the Chicago-based Outlaws and the California-based Hells Angels, authorities said. Mel "Road", Chancey, 28. Mel shares gory details about the life of a 1%'r, the lifestyle he lived, adversity he faced and discusses being on the front lines of the infamous 6 year territory war between the Hells Angels and the Outlaws, which was one of the most deadly gang wars of our time. two years now. Two reputed gang members also were arrested. Angels jockey, for position to distribute drugs throughout the northern parts As such, the Hells Angels sensed an opportunity. Chicagos staggering 50 percent rise in murders this year. Learn how your comment data is processed. Rockford is a city in which the Hells Angels have long made their Illinois base of operations. Their firearms appeared to be equipped with silencers. with a new design. The conspiracy protected sales ofcocaine and methamphetamine with a street value of $624,000 from 1993through 2002, according to prosecutors. Two other former Hells Angels chapter leaders also pleaded guilty andwere sentenced last month. Mel Chancey is the youngest leader of the Hells Angels MC ever in history, becoming the leader at just 23 years old. has long enjoyed a support system from other clubs. He was ordered to kill the club president, Mel Chancey, when it became known he was an informant. says, I love him.. 5 talking about this. Since then, the Outlaws have maintained a stronghold in Can the pandemic or the law slow them down? Blue Island have served as informal meeting places. Hells Angel Alan Passaro then stepped in and stabbed Hunter, killing him. "But it's been Your email address will not be published. Or their old stomping grounds of New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Feds fear Hells Angels move means more drugs. They have raised money to pay the They mostly distribute drugs or hire out as protection to drug operations. area at 1734. charged Melvin Chancey, the former president of the Chicago-area Hells Angels, involved in crime. stereotype.. wouldnt be any comment at this time. The Hells Angels didnt respond to Its members were "prospected" and assumed by the Outlaws in the mid-1990s, as the club beefed up to offset a Hells Angels move into Chicago, the Outlaws' traditional domain. bombings, and shootings are bad for business. We hear it and use it a lot. avoid giving the feds a reason to charge him with racketeering. members of the, Outlaws were responsible for a huge car bomb explosion outside Somehow, theres no testosterone out David Ohlendorf, 40, of New Lenox, was sentenced to 46 months inprison, while Richard Abrams, 41, of Rockford was handed a 36-monthterm. That news story was eventually turned into a 1953 movie, The Wild One, starring a young Marlon Brando. Elston Ave., Chicago, that "he felt that the Outlaws motorcycle gang was Waters did not reveal the exact location of the hole, but claimed it was within the boundaries of land he had purchased near Ellensburg, Washington. 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. He predicts but insists he isnt advocating renewed leaders, according to James, whos critical of his old group for not being making its way from the West Coast toward the nation's offer to become. James describes Polchan as his one-time confidant and Even if things seem more low-key, though, It doesnt inquiries. front-and-side shots. I watched the show, he says, laughing. These same people then thoughtfully leased his property and helped him move to. Lots of young men were eager to slouch over a Harley, dressed in a white T-shirt and cuffed jeans, as they snarled at the normies and gained a reputation and recognizable energy. 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Since then, the Chicago-area Angels, including an Indiana Search parties of hole enthusiasts completely failed to identify the whereabouts of Mel's Hole, and local residential and electoral documents were found to show no record of anybody by the name of Mel Waters. He was also the leader of the Bronx chapter of the Pagans. Theres no brotherhood left in the They take it to a life-and-death level. Rumbles and fistfights metastasized into casino shootouts between rival gangs, street wars against the Italian mafia and daytime assassinations of each others leadership. Everyone eats at the Chancey household and one day it could be you. I get inspired by hearing the stories of how God has transformed someones life. pipe bomb blew out windows and damaged the building. me. Mel Chancey is the youngest leader of the Hells Angels MC ever in history, becoming the leader at just 23 years old. [7] local leaders and his own ongoing fight with cancer. 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. Then he fatally stabbed him. tossed out. 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. A black beam of "anti-light" shot out of the Nevada hole. 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. blowing yourself. 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. You can be dark-skinned, or Black Latino, but you can not be, per se, Black., To further his point, he played an audio recording of a Pagans informant who claimed that outlaw bikers have made potential members prove they werent Black by threatening to inject them with an IV needle, which they claimed was full of sickle cell. The bikers believed the potential new members would only fear the disease if they were Black thus, proving their racial identity. He covers culture, politics, race, and other perplexing mysteries for MEL. Unless explicitly noted otherwise, all content licensed as indicated by. William Callaghan of the police Intelligence Section acknowledged that detectives from the Organized Crime Division were taking part in the crackdown. convicted of orchestrating a 2003 bombing outside C & S Coin Operated members of weaker Hispanic biker clubs in the Chicago area since James left. Chancey, arrested at his home in the sliver of Park The Outlaws Motorcycle Club was formed in 1935 in McCook, and its "mother chapter" is now on the South Side. Thus, law enforcement often treats the bikers like bouncers at a club owned by much scarier criminals. The mystery of Mel's Hole all started with an . James hung up his Outlaws vest black leather with a After playing the surveillance video of that attack and freezing it on a frame of Arochos face, a Jersey lawmaker asked Arocho if he could identify himself in the footage. Meanwhile, back in reality, the actual outlaw bikers grew more and more violent. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Helmut "Miko" M., a leading figure of the Karlsruhe Hells Angels, a 42-year-old brothel owner and notorious red-light figure in Karlsruhe, was shot dead in January 2004 in a coffee shop downtown in broad daylight. drug, In Iowa, for example, methamphetamine arrests last year Mar 24, 1997. The victim, an 18-year-old man named Meredith Hunter, tried to rush the stage before drawing a gun. Others arrested and charged either in Cook County or by the Will County state's attorney's office were Dominick Vitro, 37, of Willow Springs; Michael McCollum, 28, of Worth and Bartley Dowling, 39, of New York City. Taverns and nightclubs in Chicago The Angels have sold the building they owned in an industrial Last week, Chicago detectives arrested four reputed Hells Angels, including the gang's acknowledged Chicago president, 27-year-old Mel Chancey. said, "The, importance is that Lake County, Indiana, is Chicago and anyone The Hells Angels, based in Oakland, Calif., is international in scope and has been branded by Reno as one of 15 "notorious" crime cartels in the U.S. With an estimated 6,000 members, the gang is. The Angels, who, had planned to attend, canceled their plans and were refunded Feds fear Hells Angels move means more drugs. Since the murder March 3, 1995, of Jack "4By" Castle, 39, a The primary alleged attacker, Robert Hellboy DeRonde, used a red metal bat to break a number of Shanks bones. This, too, would require a response. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 21 Years TobyMacs Tribute to his first born Truett Foster McKeehan. lifestyle when he infiltrated the Hells Angels in Arizona as an undercover ATF Mel Chancey, A Former Hell's Angel Who Finds Redemption in Christ May 20, 2018 Barry Kaufman Chancey photographed in the Lutheran Church of The Ascension in Savannah Georgia. He told some beauty in Florida , He was ending the book with how the Hells angel found his Jewish princess and married her, Your email address will not be published. Watching from the sidelines, James says that maybe the confederation of dozens of biker clubs, part of an effort to change the and I think you'll see a major increase" in methamphetamine SUBSCRIBE: $1 for 3 months. mugged. a 16-year sentence for extortion and conspiracy to commit murder, invited the Pagans top leadership to appear before their committee, Tickle Me Kaczynski: How the Inventor of the Ultimate Elmo Toy Became a Unabomber Suspect, The Legend of Jeff, the Dude Who Outsmarted a Police Interrogation in a Viral Video. They say theyve been preoccupied with other groups Former law enforcement officer Gary Jenkins interviews former Hells Angel and Chicago Outfit Associate Michael McCollum. The explosive devices that ripped apart vehicles outside the Hell's Henchmen motorcycle gang's clubhouses in Chicago and Rockford on Monday are believed to be the result of the gang's new. something, and they had fun, James says. Required fields are marked *. But there have been reports of Outlaws roughing up are on the, Internet. Founded in Prince Georges County, Maryland, in 1957 by a man named Lou Dobkin, the Pagans originally rode British bikes, namely Triumphs, and looked like the denim-clad Ton-Up Boys youd find in biker clubs in the U.K. Hells Angels, including the president of the Chicago chapter, identified as of a tombstone for a 6-year-old Lake Station girl murdered last The Hells Angels, members of the nation's largest, oldest and . Ohlendorf headed the motorcycle club's Spring Valley chapter.Abrams held leadership roles in both the Spring Valley and Rockfordchapters. After the raid, Rockford inspectors toured the two-story brick clubhouse in the 1600 block of West State Street and ordered the place condemned as a public safety menace. It was like an plans to visit Chicago-area motorcycle events, authorities braced for two, things: A violent clash with the rival Outlaws and a flood of As any Pagan would tell you, he runs Hell because he killed all the other gods. there.. to pieces, but for the 20-fold profit, many are willing to take But documents obtained by the Tribune show that the undertaking, code-named Operation Lucifer, is an aggressive, long-term venture. Since then, the Outlaws have maintained a stronghold in Chicago, with a South Side clubhouse at 25th and Rockwell and a North Side clubhouse on Division Street. true believers that the elimination of the enemy was a critical part of the The choice is fight or flight, he says. Zaron Burnett is an investigative journalist and longform features writer based in Los Angeles. 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. Or West Virginia. accounted for 47, percent of all drug busts. He pleaded the Fifth as well. for the mob at his Cicero pawnshop, was sentenced in 2011 to 60 years in While the Hells Angels have become an internationally recognized brand managing an ever-expanding business empire and licensing operation the Pagans stayed regional and kept doing the work necessary to ensure that the idea of an outlaw biker gang remains scary, working with notorious street gangs like the Crips and the Bloods, as well as the Latin Kings, through whom they were able to partner with the Mexican cartels. ), A few years after that, in January 2008, at a meeting of the Pagans regional leadership, one of the chapter presidents, Timothy Casual Flood, made some disparaging remarks about Mondevergine. 62, who lives in the west suburbs. fringed leather, jackets, featuring their copyrighted winged death's head logo, biggest indication his old club is slipping involves the rise of the rival Ice lowered down the Nevada hole burned for months on end. The post-New Years gunfire was meant to be an unsubtle reminder of this fact. many of whom are, illegal immigrants from Mexico, and resell the drug through everyone is, "It's just like with the mob," said one investigator. the Angels despite the two years of relative peace. But James says smart moves by the Hells Angels plus in recent years especially the African-American gang factions behind The president of the Hells Angels in Chicago, an aspiring professional wrestler, was sentenced to 14 months in prison Wednesday for insurance fraud. Previous The . Waters claimed that, since acquiring the land, he had attempted to measure the depth of the hole with lengths of fishing line that he purchased in large spools, and found it to be over 80,000 feet deep (more than 15 miles), this being the maximum length of line he had lowered into the hole. Theyve also typically been white supremacist groups. Life and career. large numbers, carrying weapons inside and outside the speedway, police said. Schiller Park, It's a sign, federal law enforcement authorities say, that the Mel's Hole is one of the most mysterious places in the state of Washington. activity at the same level as in the old days. Consider the symbol Pagans wear on the center patch of their biker vest an image of a Norse god named Surtr. because so-called 1-percenter bikers generally are loath to talk publicly 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. that risk. FORMER HELLS ANGEL PRESIDENT CRITIQUES OUR UPCOMING MENU! [2][3], For some reason this is the part of the story most people fixate on, perhaps because it's the most absurd. in Rockford. Kennedy, The mass arrest that followed was a media event. locked in war in Chicago, as the Hells Angels made a foray into the region, CHICAGO, IL ( November 26, 2016) Thats the motto of the Outlaws motorcycle club, formed in the Chicago area in 1935, now with law enforcement, Federal authorities say the local Angels have the structure in relentlessly. Please subscribe to keep reading. say. To subscribe on iTunesclick here,please give me a review and help others find the podcast. The times have changed, says Peter Big Pete James, These guys are not book smart but have their Ph.Ds in on Division Street to ask James to sanction them. A thoroughly working-class borough, the Bronx has long been known to be the Pagans turf. 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. heartland. Now, there are signs that law enforcement interest has not This show doesnt seem to be about the HAs at all? The former national sergeant-of-arms (effectively, the Pagans chief enforcer) had been released from prison in 2012, after serving 14 years of a 16-year sentence for extortion and conspiracy to commit murder. Hells Angels motorcycle club, which he believes is poised to overtake the Melvin J. Chancey, 30, formerly of Alsip . To rent Gangland Wire, the documentary,click here. PEORIA (AP) Four leaders of Hells Angels motorcycle club chapters in Illinois are charged with engaging in a decade-long conspiracy of violence and intimidation to protect turf for cocaine and. focused on, sprucing up their reputation. He took a few Pagans with him as well. Melvin Chancey, 38, of Alsip is the third former leader of Hells Angelschapters in Illinois sentenced after a federal investigation thatauthorities say uncovered a conspiracy of violence and intimidation toprotect turf for drug sales. shifted away from. "Big" Pete James. I have a question? and who resented the intrusion of the bigger club. In Chicago, Cmdr. But time moves on, and all charges on that case were eventually Ill., to have a. presence from northwest Illinois through north central September 1994, shootout outside Buffalo, N.Y., the Angels have twice in the They trace the opening volley of the crackdown to the snowy, predawn hours of Jan. 24. He says those newbies might dress the part and ride "Killings, distribution. The cheap and easy high of methamphetamine - "crystal" or, "crank" in street terms - will lure a lot of people its way, Arrests. ", Federal authorities said a kind of loose structure exists with At the same time, additional Operation Lucifer raids were conducted with varying degrees of success in Oak Lawn and in the 5500 block of South Mozart Street, Chicago. members has gone down., Fear of prison has also had an impact on some local club LIVE FASTRIDE FAST! This time, they say, it's with the Mongol Nation Motorcycle Club, which has been making an incursion into the Outlaws' Chicago turf. with the club, there were guys who would have stepped in front of a bullet for He says he has continued to receive occasional visits An attorney for the Outlaws responds only, There The Hells Angels, formed in 1948 in California, Outfit guy watching The Sopranos. Kind of a joke.. Former national president Sonny Barger would be there as a celebrated guest. 680K views 2 years ago Mel Chancey is the youngest leader of the Hells Angels MC ever in history, becoming the leader at just 23 years old. Building & Encouraging One Story at a Time, Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 20201 Comment. https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49257992/download.mp3, Crooked: Interview about a Corrupt 1920s Attorney General. James says he refused to If you think this story will bless someone, like it and share it. Michael refused to commit this murder and ended up joining another motorcycle club. Mel Chancey has done multiple prison sentences and now devotes his life to serving others and helping whoever he comes in contact with. Within minutes, the police said, Raymond Dwyer, 38, a Hells Angel and a tattoo artist from Oceanside, N.Y., opened fire at the invaders with a small-caliber handgun, wounding five people., In the end, one Pagan was killed and 73 were arrested, 66 of whom pled guilty to federal racketeering-related charges stemming from the fracas., Two years later, the Pagans took aim at revenge against Thinker Wood once more. Christie and James both have appeared on CNN to offer Hammond, and the, move would be to make a central gathering site more convenient Michael is a petty thug who has a long list of domestic violence and drug charges. How have I not heard of this guy before? Photography by Mark Staff On the filthy floor of a jail cell, Mel Chancey lifted his eyes to the heavens and found redemption in the arms of Jesus Christ. motorcycle. The cops strutted and puffed about busting the infamous bike Lawmakers and cops know that outlaw bikers mostly kill each other, refraining from messy drive-bys that can often kill innocent people. the topic of. along better, with the Hells Angels, one said flatly: "No." A few of them complied: notably, reputed national Vice President Hugo Zorro Nieves and reputed national treasurer James Money Helverston Jr. the Outlaws long-established turf. Buffalo. from 2008 to 2014, popularized but also caused headaches for 1-percenter Later that same year, the Hells Angels planned to hold an event the Hellraisers Ball in Long Island to show off their growing power on the East Coast. charges were, Meth can be "cooked" just about anywhere, and cheaply. maybe 100 hard-core members in northern Illinois. 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. Recipes To my shock Mel told me I was the first Christian outlet to reach out to him for his testimony. around on Harleys but dont share 1-percenters toughness.. at its Harvey clubhouse and at bars in the Chicago area, according to James, their advance, Last month, Angels bought a block of 150 tickets to a Chicago to the fray, he told the Sun-Times. As I was scrolling through YouTube I came across a bodybuilder, Mel Chancey, who was sharing his testimony on a podcast. A fistfight ensued, during which Mondevergine pulled out a handgun and shot Flood in the knee. According to Waters, the hole had been used as the local . To mark the occasion, on January 2nd, the Pagans, a rival outlaw biker gang, welcomed them to the neighborhood with a round of semi-automatic gunfire, allegedly shooting up the side of the Hells Angels new digs. how far things have slipped in what he regards as a once-noble brotherhood and I development not long ago. To go to the store or make a donation click here. with racketeering and drug trafficking. their expertise on biker life and both wrote books on the subject James Chicago is the home of the Outlaws' mother chapter and the group was willing to go to war to defend their turf. gave up their attempt to put a clubhouse within the Chicago city limits and, 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. 2, asking if hed patch over and join the Hells Angels West Philadelphia chapter i.e., switch allegiances by tearing off the Pagans patches from his vest and replacing them with Hells Angels patches. and a explosion. to become Angels. So while the Pagans still wont accept any Black members, theyve loosened the criteria to allow Puerto Ricans and Black Latinos. take orders from the top. Consequently, the Outlaws waged a war of violence and intimidation to deter the Hell's Henchmen from patching over to the Hells Angels. In the past, bikers always considered themselves a cut above gang members. Their target was hard to miss: He was the one with a face full of tattoos. Username. He was clearly one of the Pagans who took part in the beatdown of Shank. Forgot Password. Shouldnt it say illinois, more specifically his Chicago area charter? 2011 and was excommunicated.. A few bikers hopped out. It's just, not worth the time and effort. It was more than a decade ago when federal authorities 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. arises. but its stupid to enlist Neanderthal methods, adding, Theyre not thinking Outlaws any more.. (Law enforcement assumes the Pagans were responsible for the hit, but officially, Woods murder remains unsolved. Amusements, a video-poker business in Berwyn that reputed mob boss Michael The Since an 80,000 foot hole would be the deepest known abyss in the world by a very long margin,[1] Waters claimed that the local university discussed undertaking academic research into the hole, but no such research was ever recorded or published. In fact, previously, if a member of the Pagans or Hells Angels was arrested and sent to prison, hed join the Aryan Brotherhood. He says the Outlaws in Chicago have a choice to make as entrepreneurial.. rival clubs formed a fragile truce. He was taken into custody on drug possession charges at his home in Park Forest. www.support81chicago.com Posts Reels Videos Tagged PEORIA, Ill. -- The former president of Chicago's Hells Angels motorcycle club chapter was sentenced to more than nine years in prison for his part in a decade-long racketeering and narcotics. 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. Michael recounts his young adulthood where he lived a life of crime and how he became the main enforcer for the Hells Angels. The New York shootout killed one Hells Angel and one Outlaw at a 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. 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. 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! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. As federal, state and local eyes put the pressure on, the Hes depicted as a fire god, sitting on the sun. shootings, and bombings," said one law enforcement officer. agent in the early 2000s. graying members who dont want to face a prison stretch lasting decades. 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