Pagan’s Motorcycle Club members arrested in law enforcement operation
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eighteen motorcycle club members and associates have been indicted by a federal grand jury in a series of armed assaults against rival motorcycle clubs.
On August 15, law enforcement conducted an operation that led to the arrests of 15 individuals with connections to the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club in Kansas City. Two of the defendants were already in custody. The operation also saw the execution of seven search warrants.
Pagan’s maintains chapters nationwide, with multiple active chapters in both Missouri and Kansas.
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According to the indictment, Pagan’s is a violent criminal organization that engaged in racketeering and illegal drug trafficking. It also claims that Pagan’s protects its territory from rival clubs through violence and intimidation. These rivals include Hells Angels, Outlaws, El Forastero, Sons of Silence and more.
More than a dozen law enforcement agencies were involved in the operation that additionally seized more than 40 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, body armor and a marijuana growing operation.
The federal indictment, which was made public today, August 15, charges these individuals:
Christopher W. McGowen, also known as “Mac,” 40, of Platte City, Mo.
Arthur L. Reynolds III, also known as “Straight Edge,” 48, and Jarrid A. Hammer, also known as “Hammer,” 45, both of Independence, Mo.
Jeremiah Z. Hahn, also known as “Pass Out,” 41, and John J. Hahn, also known as “Krazy Legs,” 46, both of Cameron, Mo.
Charles E. Smith, Jr., also known as “Crash,” 38, and James W. Prettyman, also known as “Rugby,” 42, both of Blue Springs, Mo.
Mark A. Cottman, also known as “One Shot,” 49, of Kansas City, Mo.
Bryan S. Fletcher, also known as “Fletch,” 48, and Mark A. Crump, also known as “Navajo,” 54, both of Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Jeffrey S. Hannah, also known as “Got-It,” 42, of Grain Valley, Mo.
Eric M. Forsyth, Jr., also known as “EZ,” 34, of Oak Grove, Mo.
Robert W. Miller, also known as “Flipper,” 46, and Brandon S. Hodge, also known as “Youngblood,” 25, both of Joplin, Mo.
Monty L. Mitchell, also known as “Smoke,” 58, of Windsor, Mo.
Alan M. Thornton, also known as “Bones,” 40, of Holden, Mo.
John Travis Fisher, also known as “T-Bone,” 51, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
Graham S. Gattis, also known as “Dro,” 40, of Panama City, Florida.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bradley K Kavanaugh and Robert Smith. The case was investigated by the FBI, the Independence Police Department, the Blue Springs Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations and the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.
Today’s law enforcement operation included the FBI, the Independence Police Department, the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Jackson County Drug Task Force, the Blue Springs Police Department, the Oak Grove Police Department, the Lee’s Summit Police Department, the Greene County Sheriff’s Department and FBI national assets and field offices in St. Louis, Las Vegas, Knoxville.
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