16 Hells Angels, Red Devils Members Indicted for Violent Racketeering

Federal indictment unsealed against 16 members of Hells Angels and Red Devils Motorcycle Clubs for violent racketeering activities.Photo byWiktor TeodorowiczonUnsplash

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that an indictment has been unsealed, charging 16 members or associates of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) and the Red Devils Motorcycle Club (RDMC) with various crimes related to a violent racketeering enterprise.

The indictment alleges that these groups, particularly the HAMC, use violence, threats, and intimidation to advance their interests and enforce their rules.

According to the charges, the RDMC acts in a subservient role to the HAMC, supporting its activities by recruiting members and carrying out violent acts on its behalf.

The indictment outlines that HAMC members are allegedly under orders to attack, injure, and kill members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club (PMC), a rival group.

The document also claims that HAMC members frequently engage in physical assaults, including murder, and employ threats and intimidation to silence witnesses to their crimes.

The following individuals have been charged with various offenses, the department says.

• Vidaul Rashaad Reed, 31, aka “Hootie,” of Columbus, Mississippi; Anthony Edward Cheever, 34, aka “Rowdy,” of Garner, North Carolina; David William Stephens, 26, aka “007,” of Spring Lake, North Carolina; Martinus Jermaine Starks, 43, aka “Tee,” of Fayetteville, North Carolina; and Tyler Scott Grissom, 31, aka “Snow,” of Warrenton, North Carolina, are all charged with one count of murder in aid of racketeering and one count of discharge of a firearm in connection with a crime of violence for allegedly murdering a member of the PMC on January 1, 2023. If convicted, they face a mandatory life sentence.
• Christopher Dylan Manor, 28, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Robert Scott Brown, 62, of Cumberland County, North Carolina, are charged with being accessories after the fact in the January 1, 2023, murder. Manor is an alleged member of the RDMC, while Brown is a member of the HAMC. If convicted, both face up to 15 years in prison.
• Jason Lee Hathaway, 47, of Michigan City, Indiana; Fred Joseph Prosperi, 42, aka “Freddy” and “Snow Boy,” of Wheeling, West Virginia; William Scott Gardner, 33, aka “Big Will,” of Garner, North Carolina; Terry Lewis Akins Jr., 51, of Palatka, Florida; J.R. Nevarez Darr, 31, of Raleigh, North Carolina; Darrell Dewayne Strickland Jr., 26, of Fayetteville, North Carolina; William Franklin Beasley, 64, of Nashville, Tennessee; and David Lee Woodall, 45, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, are charged with attempted murder in aid of racketeering and assault with a deadly weapon in aid of racketeering for the alleged attempted murder and assault of PMC members on July 22, 2023, in a Dairy Queen parking lot in Wade, North Carolina. If convicted, they each face up to 30 years in prison.
• Jonathan Michael Robarge, 40, of Orlando, Florida, is charged with witness tampering by harassment. He allegedly has ties to both the HAMC and the RDMC. If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison.

“Outlaw motorcycle gangs are notorious for lawless and violent behavior,” said Special Agent in Charge Bennie Mims of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Charlotte Field Division in a statement.

“These criminal organizations are allegedly responsible for a long list of illegal activities, including firearms trafficking, assault, and homicide, and operate with absolutely no regard for the safety of law enforcement or the community.