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Ex-Savages MC Founder Gets 3 Years For Prohibited Firearm. The Savages MC Are Associates of The HAMC.
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Greg Carr
Apr 14, 2020, 6:55:53 PM4/14/20
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The Savages motorcycle club has moved into the old Devil’s Army clubhouse on Spencer Road in Langford. (Katherine Engqvist/News Gazette staff)
Ex-member of the Savages motorcycle club will see three years in jail for possession of a firearm
Lyle Briscoe said he had the gun for self-defence after trying to dissociate with the club
KENDRA CRIGHTONApr. 12, 2020 6:00 a.m.LOCAL NEWSNEWS
A founding member of the motorcycle club the Savages, an associate of the Hell’s Angels which is run out of Langford, has been sentenced to almost three years in jail after pleading guilty to having a firearm for protection after trying to disassociate with the club.
Lyle Scott Briscoe, 32, pleaded guilty to a single count of possession of a loaded prohibited firearm which was found during a roadblock checking for impaired drivers in October 2018, according to a judgment posted on March 31. Briscoe told police his vehicle’s registration and insurance were in the back, and voluntarily got out to get the documents.
One of the officers saw a bulge near Briscoe’s waist and asked what it was, to which he replied “a firearm.” Police found a .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol, with seven rounds in the magazine and no round in the chamber. It was later determined the gun had been stolen in 2010.
Cheyne Hodson, defence lawyer for Briscoe, told the courts he had been a founding member of the motorcycle club, the Savages, which had started out as a social and recreational club but began to engage in organized criminal activity, along with becoming associated with the Hell’s Angels. Briscoe didn’t want to be involved and tried to disassociate himself from the Savages.
“The Savages did not accede to his withdrawal and launched a number of violent assaults against Mr. Briscoe and his parents,” reads the judgment, adding that they shot at Briscoe on three separate occasions.
During one of these occasions, Briscoe was struck with a bullet. According to the judgment, Briscoe’s mother was also shot at and his father was the victim of an armed home invasion.
“Mr. Briscoe was carrying the firearm in question for the purpose of defending himself against future attacks.”
Judge Ted Gouge called Briscoe an “articulate, intelligent man with a mature understanding of the situation.” Briscoe has no criminal record and while he was in custody waiting to be sentenced he participated in Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, in addition to working towards completing Grade 12.
Defence asked for 30 months in jail while Crown sought a sentence of 36 months in jail.
“He had been thrice shot at by them in the recent past, and intended to respond in kind on the next occasion. That was likely to be in a public place. The risk to the safety of innocent members of the public is manifest,” stated Gouge.
Gouge sentenced Briscoe to jail with credit for 62 days in custody, leaving the remaining 1,018 days to be served.
https://www.vicnews.com/news/ex-member-of-the-savages-motorcycle-club-will-see-three-years-in-jail-for-possession-of-a-firearm/
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New club riding with Hells Angels, police say
Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 06:00 AM
VKA-bikers-3477.jpg
The new motorcycle club called the Savages is operating out of a Langford clubhouse previously used by the Devil's Army on Spencer Road.
Photograph By DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST
B.C.’s anti-gang unit is monitoring a new motorcycle club called the Savages operating out of the Langford clubhouse previously used by the Devil’s Army.
The Savages are believed to be a puppet club of the Nanaimo chapter of the Hells Angels, said Sgt. Brenda Winpenny, spokeswoman for B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, which targets organized crime groups. The Savages have set up headquarters at 2775 Spencer Rd., which was vacated by fellow Hells Angels puppet club, the Devil’s Army, a few months after it opened in May 2015.
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Surveillance officers have spotted members of the new motorcycle club during group rides with the Hells Angels and its affiliates.
“We have seen them on the last couple of rides the Hells Angels have had on the Island,” Winpenny said. “So they are out there, they are publicly announcing themselves as being associated with the Hells Angels.”
About 100 bikers including full-patch Hells Angels rumbled through Langford on April 1 during a memorial ride for Mike Widner, a prospect for the motorcycle gang who was killed in March in what police believe was a targeted hit.
On April 30, bikers rode from Nanaimo to Victoria in the annual ride in memory of Michael (Zeke) Mickle, the Nanaimo Hells Angels president who disappeared in 1993 and is presumed dead.
It’s unclear how many members are in the Savages. Their patch features a muscular man who resembles a Viking sporting a long blond beard and wielding an ax.
On Tuesday, about 20 motorcycles were parked behind the clubhouse’s black fence, which was marked with signs that read “private property.”
Rick Alexander, who heads the Devil’s Army, said in an email the Savages are a “riding club,” not a motorcycle club, but did not elaborate on the difference between the two.
Alexander said his group is not connected to the Savages in any way. “I’ve been there since they moved in but don’t really know any of them,” he said.
Winpenny said while it does not appear the public is at risk, she said it’s important for people to be aware of the new group.
“This new club is associating themselves with a criminal organization so I think the public would want to be aware of that and understand exactly who these people are,” she said.
The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit is in contact with West Shore RCMP but Winpenny said she’s unaware of any criminal investigations initiated by the local detachment.
West Shore RCMP did not respond to a request for comment.
Langford Mayor Stew Young said the new motorcycle club is “on the RCMP’s radar.”
“The RCMP are ensuring us as a community that they are monitoring it and they will make sure that the neighbourhood is safe and any illegal activity, just like anywhere in Langford, they will be on it,” Young said.
Young said he’s not aware of any recent incidents that have caused trouble for the neighbourhood. When the clubhouse opened in May 2015, Young said at the time he received thousands of complaints about its proximity to two schools, a daycare and a seniors’ trailer park.
kde...@timescolonist.com
https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/new-club-riding-with-hells-angels-police-say-1.22849363
Ex-member of the Savages motorcycle club will see three years in jail for possession of a firearm
Lyle Briscoe said he had the gun for self-defence after trying to dissociate with the club
KENDRA CRIGHTONApr. 12, 2020 6:00 a.m.LOCAL NEWSNEWS
A founding member of the motorcycle club the Savages, an associate of the Hell’s Angels which is run out of Langford, has been sentenced to almost three years in jail after pleading guilty to having a firearm for protection after trying to disassociate with the club.
Lyle Scott Briscoe, 32, pleaded guilty to a single count of possession of a loaded prohibited firearm which was found during a roadblock checking for impaired drivers in October 2018, according to a judgment posted on March 31. Briscoe told police his vehicle’s registration and insurance were in the back, and voluntarily got out to get the documents.
One of the officers saw a bulge near Briscoe’s waist and asked what it was, to which he replied “a firearm.” Police found a .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol, with seven rounds in the magazine and no round in the chamber. It was later determined the gun had been stolen in 2010.
Cheyne Hodson, defence lawyer for Briscoe, told the courts he had been a founding member of the motorcycle club, the Savages, which had started out as a social and recreational club but began to engage in organized criminal activity, along with becoming associated with the Hell’s Angels. Briscoe didn’t want to be involved and tried to disassociate himself from the Savages.
“The Savages did not accede to his withdrawal and launched a number of violent assaults against Mr. Briscoe and his parents,” reads the judgment, adding that they shot at Briscoe on three separate occasions.
During one of these occasions, Briscoe was struck with a bullet. According to the judgment, Briscoe’s mother was also shot at and his father was the victim of an armed home invasion.
“Mr. Briscoe was carrying the firearm in question for the purpose of defending himself against future attacks.”
Judge Ted Gouge called Briscoe an “articulate, intelligent man with a mature understanding of the situation.” Briscoe has no criminal record and while he was in custody waiting to be sentenced he participated in Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, in addition to working towards completing Grade 12.
Defence asked for 30 months in jail while Crown sought a sentence of 36 months in jail.
“He had been thrice shot at by them in the recent past, and intended to respond in kind on the next occasion. That was likely to be in a public place. The risk to the safety of innocent members of the public is manifest,” stated Gouge.
Gouge sentenced Briscoe to jail with credit for 62 days in custody, leaving the remaining 1,018 days to be served.
https://www.vicnews.com/news/ex-member-of-the-savages-motorcycle-club-will-see-three-years-in-jail-for-possession-of-a-firearm/
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New club riding with Hells Angels, police say
Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 06:00 AM
VKA-bikers-3477.jpg
The new motorcycle club called the Savages is operating out of a Langford clubhouse previously used by the Devil's Army on Spencer Road.
Photograph By DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST
B.C.’s anti-gang unit is monitoring a new motorcycle club called the Savages operating out of the Langford clubhouse previously used by the Devil’s Army.
The Savages are believed to be a puppet club of the Nanaimo chapter of the Hells Angels, said Sgt. Brenda Winpenny, spokeswoman for B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, which targets organized crime groups. The Savages have set up headquarters at 2775 Spencer Rd., which was vacated by fellow Hells Angels puppet club, the Devil’s Army, a few months after it opened in May 2015.
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Surveillance officers have spotted members of the new motorcycle club during group rides with the Hells Angels and its affiliates.
“We have seen them on the last couple of rides the Hells Angels have had on the Island,” Winpenny said. “So they are out there, they are publicly announcing themselves as being associated with the Hells Angels.”
About 100 bikers including full-patch Hells Angels rumbled through Langford on April 1 during a memorial ride for Mike Widner, a prospect for the motorcycle gang who was killed in March in what police believe was a targeted hit.
On April 30, bikers rode from Nanaimo to Victoria in the annual ride in memory of Michael (Zeke) Mickle, the Nanaimo Hells Angels president who disappeared in 1993 and is presumed dead.
It’s unclear how many members are in the Savages. Their patch features a muscular man who resembles a Viking sporting a long blond beard and wielding an ax.
On Tuesday, about 20 motorcycles were parked behind the clubhouse’s black fence, which was marked with signs that read “private property.”
Rick Alexander, who heads the Devil’s Army, said in an email the Savages are a “riding club,” not a motorcycle club, but did not elaborate on the difference between the two.
Alexander said his group is not connected to the Savages in any way. “I’ve been there since they moved in but don’t really know any of them,” he said.
Winpenny said while it does not appear the public is at risk, she said it’s important for people to be aware of the new group.
“This new club is associating themselves with a criminal organization so I think the public would want to be aware of that and understand exactly who these people are,” she said.
The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit is in contact with West Shore RCMP but Winpenny said she’s unaware of any criminal investigations initiated by the local detachment.
West Shore RCMP did not respond to a request for comment.
Langford Mayor Stew Young said the new motorcycle club is “on the RCMP’s radar.”
“The RCMP are ensuring us as a community that they are monitoring it and they will make sure that the neighbourhood is safe and any illegal activity, just like anywhere in Langford, they will be on it,” Young said.
Young said he’s not aware of any recent incidents that have caused trouble for the neighbourhood. When the clubhouse opened in May 2015, Young said at the time he received thousands of complaints about its proximity to two schools, a daycare and a seniors’ trailer park.
kde...@timescolonist.com
https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/new-club-riding-with-hells-angels-police-say-1.22849363
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