[59] Found with him were eleven ounces of hash, which led the police to charge him with intention to sell drugs, but the charges were dropped as Freeborn sworn in court that the hash belonged to him and Stadnick had nothing to do with his drug-dealing. [98] One Hamilton police detective, Steve Pacey, said: "Stadnick did not want a chapter here because it would result in more heat. The modern Hells Angels organization in Canada was largely Stadnick's work. [52] The murder of Melanson created much ill will towards the Hells Angels in the Vagabonds for some time, and the plans to "patch over" were aborted. [71] Verhaeghe found that Magnussen was following her around in an attempt to intimidate her, while Stadnick's lawyer went to court to try to force her to reveal her sources. Each chapter consists of at least six full-fledged members, has its own bank account and takes care of its defence fund. 63 years later in March 2011 Hells Angels MC Nomads Ireland became part of this great legacy and as proud members we strive to promote and preserve our culture and brotherhood . [133] Atwell also reported that Dew and the Winnipeg chapter expressed much resentment about the way that Stadnick had allowed the Ontario gangs to enter the Hells Angels on a "patch-for-patch" basis, unlike the way that he forced Dew had to wait three years before allowing him the "full patch". [94] In November 1996, Kane reported that Stadnick had told him that the Outlaws had tried to kill him in Hamilton, saying he was in his automobile and stopped for a red light when: "All of a sudden, a big member of the Outlaws got out of a pickup truck and tried to grab him". [103] Ward was not an outlaw biker, but he was the leader of a locally powerful criminal gang, and Stadnick wanted to do business with him. [6], As a teenager, Stadnick was known as the resident drug dealer at his high school, and by 1970, he was already known by his nickname "Nurget". 2000. [39] Stadnick went to St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton, and believing that his archenemy Parente would try to kill him, asked the Hamilton police to guard him during his stay at St. There is no Mafia in Thunder Bay but there are bikers. [108], On 7 April 1998, Jeffrey LaBrash and Jody Hart, two leaders of the Outlaws biker gang, were gunned down leaving a strip club, the Beef Baron, by two men known to be associated with the Hells Angels in London, Ontario. [66] Ward and Miller expressed much confidence that rival clubs such as the Outlaws and the Bandidos would soon fade into irrelevance, making biker wars unnecessary. [8] Harris stated that as the Wild Ones kept being killed: "A lot of them are thinking, 'you know what, maybe I don't want to be a biker anymore'. Hells Angels leader Sonny Barger dies at 83. , (Reuters) . The cause of death has not been revealed. [26] Two American Outlaws, one from Miami and the other from Detroit, had entered the bar after following the Angels around. Petersen was a technical journalist for Harley-Davidson Twin Cam and Shovelhead motorcycles. Biker expert Peter Edwards, who has followed and reported onHells Angels for some time, says it's akin to a PR event for the biker group. [61] Caine described Stadnick as the superior strategist compared to Parente as Stadnick saw establishing the Angels in Winnipeg as important to creating a national club, while Parente was only focused on Ontario. [2] The journalists Michel Auger and Peter Edwards wrote that much about Stadnick is mysterious, ranging from what is the meaning of his sobriquet "Nurget", to how a unilingual Anglo Canadian from Hamilton became the leader of the then largely French-Canadian Hells Angels. On Jan. 29, 2003, Clay McCrea and Mr. Harrie were each sentenced to six years for trafficking, after pleading guilty to selling cocaine to Bill. . "If you are reading this . I thought he was a sort of a poser". [10] Stadnick named the gang the Cossacks as a reference to his Ukrainian heritage. (Colin McConnell/Toronto Star/Getty Images) For 18 months, between 2005 and 2007, Dave (Shaky) Atwell acted as a police informer, "ratting" on his fellow members of the notorious Hells Angels. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Hells Angels MC President Donny Petersen has passed away. [8] As a high school student, he began a lifelong practice of dressing flamboyantly by wearing bright jewelry such as rings and chains. [84] Stadnick's principle rival within the Hells Angels was an American living in Montreal named Scott Steinert, who was an extremely aggressive and ambitious man who aspired to be the Hells Angels' national president. Hells Angels MC President Donny Petersen has passed away. [10] The private detective Alex Caine, who met Stadnick several times, described him as "a vindictive little man with the charisma of a hockey puck" who appeared to be trying to over-compensate due to his diminutive stature. [66] In turn, Ward and Miller were believed to acting on behalf of Stadnick. (Patrick Morrell/CBC News) Toronto police. [127] The vast majority of the Ontario outlaw bikers clubs preferred to join the Hells Angels instead of the rival Bandidos as Stadnick allowed them to maintain their dignity with his "patch for patch" offer. It just so happened that he really, really loved the biker gang lifestyle. [27] One Angel, Louis "Ti-Oui" Lapierre, rose to confront the two American Outlaws, only to be gunned down when one of the Outlaws pulled out his handgun while the other pulled out a sawed-off shotgun and opened fire on the party in the booth. [102] Ward, who had been tried for murder three times, was the leader of a criminal gang involved in a variety of activities such as drug dealing in the Niagara peninsula. [43] However, Stadnick stayed away from the container, leading Harris to say: "He was pretty smart. [44] Stadnick was careful enough to always hold his discussions with other bikers outside to avoid police bugs. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. The event remained peaceful. [135] Pacey stated: "Hells Angels influence is subtle, behind the scenes. [74] Although the Loners refused to "patch over" to the Hells Angels, Stadnick is reported to have become their chief supplier of drugs from 1993 onward and to have been behind the rumors that Lenti was stealing from his own club, which led to Lenti being expelled in 1994. [155], Despite his conviction in 2004, Stadnick had raised the Hells Angels up to such a level of dominance that the club continued to function well without him and remained the most powerful outlaw biker club in Canada. [88] He also went to Thunder Bay to woo the local Satan's Choice chapter. [124] Sher stated: "[Stadnick] is part of that key cocaine industry that turns the Hells Angels from basically gofer boys of the Mafia into powerbrokers who are sitting down with the Mafia and negotiating the price of cocaine". From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun. [37] Stadnick's face was badly burned, leaving him with what were described as "horrific" scars to his face. [43] One of his neighbors recalled: "He never caused any problems; he was always friendly. View our full article on Chuck Zito. USA July 26, 2021 Modesto Hells Angels Vice President pleads guilty to Drug Trafficking charges Eastern California Prosecutor's Office, U. S., reports that the vice president of the Modesto Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking he was accused of. [35] It was around this time that Stadnick started wearing a "Filthy Few" patch that the police say is awarded to those who kill for the gang. [92] Langton stated: "Part of Walter's genius is he went to parts of Canada where the Mafia didn't exist. I didn't even know he was a biker he always drove a car up here". Toronto police have warned of ongoing traffic disruptions as the bikers. On Feb. 5, 2015, three co-defendants, Marc Eliason, 37, of Lynn; Robert DeFronzo, 47, of Saugus; and Brian Weymouth, 42, of Danvers, pleaded guilty to similar charges. Petersen even helped set up a Harley riders group in Cuba at the behest of the Canadian government. [46] One Hamilton police officer stated: "He had an office in the back, through the kitchen. He was part of a new breed of outlaw bikers who tried to clean up their act, insisting he didnt smoke or drink. [21] The Wild Ones worked as subcontractors for the Mafia, being used to bomb businesses that refused to pay extortion money. [6] As a child, he regularly attended the local Uniate Catholic church and was described as quiet and well-behaved. "[97] When Harris asked what the call was about, Stadnick complained a solid gold belt buckle shaped in the form of the Angels' deathhead logo had been damaged by the police, a matter that Harris knew nothing about. [10], On 23 October 1970, Stadnick was arrested after a police officer found LSD tablets in his pocket. "[152] Another of his parole conditions was that Stadnick was not to enter Quebec. [38] As a result of the burns to his body, Stadnick lost much of his nose and half of two of his fingers. [68] Stadnick chose northern Ontario because of the relative smaller number of outlaw biker clubs there as compared to southern Ontario, and because of the lack of competition. [97] Harris called Stadnick "a hard guy to nail. Chuck Zito was the former President of the New York Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels. [75] Besides for Lenti, Stadnick stayed in contact with Guindon in attempts to persuade the Satan's Choice to "patch over" to the Hells Angels. "They want to look good. And they probably shouldn't have, as it led to several deaths". [3] Detective Harris stated about the failed plot: "When Parente was running the show, they would had done it; but after he went to prison they didn't have the guts". [154], In 2018, it was reported that Stadnick was employed as a construction worker. [63] Besides Stadnick, Donald "Pup" Stockford and another Hells Angel, Michel Rose, were also tried. [108] Their bodies were later found floating in the St. Lawrence River with their heads bashed into bloody pulps after being repeatedly hit with baseball bats and hammers. They wanted control. [43] Detective Harris stated "it was full of amphetamines and we knew it was his. [56] Harris noted when Stadnick became the Hells Angel national president, he started to own a Jaguar automobile with Quebec license plates, which stood out in the working class city of Hamilton. "[157] Pierre de Champlain, an expert on bikers for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, stated: "Since 2000, the Hells Angels have had complete control over Quebec, from Sept-les to Granby. [3] The police officers who monitored him were struck by the deference that he was shown by other outlaw bikers, noting when he visited Toronto that the "hang-arounds" served as his bodyguards when he dined at expensive restaurants, standing guard outside even in the winter to keep out any would-be assassins. [4] Matters calmed down subsequently when Stadnick and Stockford sat down with several Choice members. [71] In June 1993, Stadnick went to Wasaga Beach to attend a convention of the Loners outlaw biker gang and to meet their leader, Frank "Cisco" Lenti, to discuss having the Loners "patch over" to become Hells Angels. [110] The significance of the killing of LaBrash and Hart was that for first time, people associated with the Hells Angels had killed within Ontario, showing the Hells Angels were deadly serious about their plans to expand into the province from Quebec. [48] From 1987 onward, Stadnick was closely associated with Boucher who had become a "full patch" Hells Angel on 1 May 1987. Toronto police will update the status of road closures throughout the day. [58] Harris stated: "He got it by default. [98] Stadnick had no job, but owned a house on the Cloverhill Road in Hamilton that was valued at $156,000. [58] The Angels seemed to have chosen Stadnick as their president as the best man to turn around the fortunes of the club and allowed the Angels to expand into the other provinces. [82] In the summer of 2000, Stadnick made an offer to most of the Ontario outlaw biker gangs that was too appealing for them to refuse; namely they could join the Hells Angels "patch for patch", allowing them to enter the Hells Angels with patches equivalent to their current patches. [142] When O'Neill pointed out the contradiction, Stadnick fell silent. [54][55], In 1988, Stadnick become the national president of the Canadian Hells Angels. [2] The records also showed that Stadnick brought 267 kilograms of cocaine and 173 kilograms of hashish worth $11.1 million from the Mafia and made profits of $3 million during this period.[2]. [145] Greenspan and Gold were able to delay the trial by demanding that the Crown translate all 500,000 papers of documents and ten CD-ROMs worth of evidence into English, a request that the Quebec government refused as it would cost more than $23 million. He certainly wasn't the most visible member of the gang. [81] Between 1991 and 1993, the biker war between los Bravos and the Spartans caused at least 31 acts of violence in Winnipeg. Donny Petersen, 74, was a longtime presence in the world of Big Smoke outlaw motorcycle clubs and had previously been a member of Para-Dice Riders, which patched over to the Angels in 1999. [114] The "rodeo" was interrupted when the Hells Angels' elite Nomads chapter led by Stadnick, rode in unannounced from Montreal to join in. In the United States and Canada, . [145] The Crown Attorney prosecuting Stadnick was Randall Richmond. [88] However, Guindon was an intense Canadian nationalist who had rejected offers from both the Outlaws and the Hells Angels in the 1970s and 1980s to "patch over", and was still opposed to having the outlaw biker club he had founded in 1965 absorbed into a larger American club. [46] Stadnick used the Rebel Roadhouse as a place to conduct his business. [84] Steinert mocked Stadnick for the failure of the Demon Keepers and, reflecting Stadnick's damaged status, Magnussen switched over to serving as Steinert's bodyguard. [38] Harris was opposed to the police guarding Stadnick, saying: "I didn't like it. Police said they were monitoring the procession with officers in the area. [81] Stadnick offered them the possibility of selling cocaine, which required less work and was more profitable than auto theft, to the two Winnipeg outlaw biker clubs. Earlier this week, Durham Police noted the motorcycle club is an organized crime group responsible for drug and human trafficking among other offences. We just said 'No'. He worked in the depths of criminal activity and kept himself one step away, which made it difficult to collect the necessary evidence and charge him. Officer Don Bell of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)'s Biker Enforcement Unit said of Stadnick: He's been pretty good at eluding prosecution. [135] Stadnick tried to maintain a respectable image in Hamilton, as he always drove his elderly parents to the local Uniate Catholic church every Sunday. [32] In July 1983, Buteau established the first Angel chapters outside of Quebec when he persuaded the three-chapter-strong Satan's Angels biker gang, based in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and on Vancouver Island, to "patch over" to join the Hells Angels. [42], By 1986, Stadnick was living in a trailer park in the Hamilton suburb of Carlisle. [56], By 1990, Stadnick was being monitored by the police in both Quebec and Ontario, who considered him to be one of the most dangerous Hells Angels in Canada. He was almost invisible but he did have a head on his shoulders". I know where we'll be, but I don't want to tell you verbally". [127] On 29 December 2000, Stadnick arranged for a mass "patch over" in Montreal where various Ontario outlaw biker gangs all joined the Hells Angels. [2] The records showed that Stadnick's codename was Gertrude and that between 30 March 1999 and 19 December 2000, the Nomads had sold $111.5 million worth of cocaine and hashish all over Canada. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. [118], Stadnick tried to have the Loners gang of Ontario "patch over", but president of the Loners' St. Thomas chapter, Wayne Kellestine, was adamantly opposed, expelling all of the Loners who wanted to join the Hells Angels and had one pro-Hells Angels Loner beaten and pistol-whipped before he was expelled. [133] The police estimated that Ward and the Niagara chapter were responsible for selling about 75% of cocaine in the Niagara region. [52] On the night of 2 September 1987, Melanson went to the hotel to hand over the money to the Hells Angels. [141] Langton dismissed the theory that Stadnick had advance knowledge of Operation Springtime, stating if Stadnick did know, then he would have gone to a country with no extradition treaty with Canada like Brazil rather than Jamaica, which does. [11] Subsequently, Stadnick was arrested for the second time for the possession of hash with the intention to distribute. And you know what? It was either he joined up, or the Hells Angels would bring in ten guys from Quebec to do it. They either worked with you or they didn't care about you. [29] Upon his return to Hamilton, Stadnick found that his gang had voted themselves out of existence, he chose to continue as a Hells Angel, operating in Montreal and alone in Hamilton. [122] The Indian Posse has since emerged as one of the Hells Angels' major rivals in western Canada. [107] A meeting in October 1997 at los Bravos' clubhouse in Winnipeg attended by Stadnick and Stockford, together with the Rockers and Satan's Choice Thunder Bay chapter, was described as tense, with the Rockers almost coming to blows with the Choice members. [144] In his trial in Montreal, Stadnick opted for his constitutional right to have the trial in English, and hired Edward Greenspan and Alan B. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. [106] To avoid the infamy of associating with the Spartans, Stadnick threw his support behind los Bravos, granting them hang-around status with the Angels on 18 October 1997. [104] Sher stated about the "patch over" that: "If you can't beat them, buy them. In 2003, Stadnick was brought to trial for "13 counts of murder, 3 counts of attempted murder, 1 count of conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of narcotics trafficking and two counts of attempting to smuggle narcotics". [103] Ward had been buying his cocaine from the Magaddino family of Buffalo, New York, and was considered to be the most powerful drug dealer in the Niagara peninsula. That was how life was for former Ventura, California, Hells Angels president George Christie in the 1970s. [77] During their short existence, the Demon Keepers failed to make a single drug sale in Toronto. [131] Coussens stated Satan's Choice and the Para-Dice Riders were "sophisticated gangs", but the Last Chance and the Lobos were "mumblies" (i.e. 2011 7:35 am, Jeffrey "Jethro" Pettigrew, 51, was the president of the San Jose chapter of the Hell's Angels, but Friday night in Sparks his life was cut short after a fight. The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is a worldwide outlaw motorcycle club whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Eliason and DeFronzo were members of the Salem Hells Angels and Weymouth was a member of the Red Devils. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. The funeral of Mark "Papa" Guardado, the 46-year-old president of the San Francisco chapter shot down after a barroom brawl, brought about 2,000 Hells Angels to Duggan&x27;s Serra Mortuary in Daly. Of course it's Walter Stadnick! [62] Since Stadnick had connections across the country, he became the Hells Angels' ambassador, traveling all over the country to recruit bikers and proceed with drug sales. Some bikers guys who weren't Angels saw me taking pictures. [80] In 1984, a pact had been signed by the Satan's Choice chapter in Thunder Bay, the Grim Reapers outlaw biker gang in Alberta and los Bravos gang to keep the Hells Angels out of western Canada. [90] The journalist Julian Sher stated: "In Quebec, the Nomads were just the toughest and meanest and most powerful. [64] In the underworld circles, Stadnick was considered to be an excellent judge of talent, and he was well known for recruiting the ablest criminals into the Hells Angels. [60] For Standick, the two most important provinces to expand into were Manitoba and Ontario. But the hard-core ones, they're still thinking they want to be Hells Angels. [4], Stadnick spent so much time in Winnipeg in the 1990s working to establish the Hells Angels on the Prairies that he rented an apartment in that city and fathered a son by his common-law wife, whom he named Damon, which is "nomad" spelled backwards. HELLS ANGELS, HAMC, and the Death Heads (winged skull logos) are trademarks owned by Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation, registered and/or applications pending in the United States, Europe, China and many other countries. Please try again. [65], Unlike his Quebec lieutenant "Mom" Boucher, who sought to annihilate the rival Rock Machine in the Quebec biker war, Stadnick had a more diplomatic and conciliatory approach, favoring having the majority of the other Canadian outlaw biker clubs "patching over" to become Hells Angels while leaving the rest to "wither on the vine and die". [20] The conflict was started when the Hells Angel Yves "Apache" Trudeau shot two Outlaws in Montreal, killing one. No one wants to work against the Hells Angels independently because it's not in their interest. The Hells Angels formed their first Canadian chapter in 1977 in Montreal, which remains the hub of the Canadian HAMC, eventually making their presence felt across the country. But when they started doing this, we thought, 'why are they taking all these mumblies?' Hells Angels MC President Donny Petersen has passed away. [33] On 17 July 1983, while riding through northern Ontario, Parente happened to see two Hells Angels from Montreal, Michel "Jinx" Genest and Jean-Marc Nadeau, on the bus to Vancouver to attend the ceremony. [90] Stadnick's franchising business model has usually been compared to that of McDonald's under which he allowed other biker gangs to join the Angels in exchange for they had to buy their supplies from him. As part of an investigation into how Langlois and other Hells Angels ran drug trafficking rings in . Dupre said the Hells Angels have grown incredibly . Donny Petersen, 74, was a longtime presence in the world of Big Smoke outlaw motorcycle clubs and had previously been a member of Para-Dice Riders, which patched over to the Angels in 1999. [43] In the summer of 1986, one of Stadnick's neighbors found a plastic container full of amphetamines. [45] Stadnick did not own, but was described as running, the Rebel Roadhouse bar in Hamilton. [104] A number of the Outlaws together with most of the Rock Machine's Ontario members led by the Rock Machine's Kingston chapter president Paul Porter also joined the Hells Angles in the same ceremony. [78] Charges were dropped when he settled on forfeiting the money. [88] Besides for chapter presidents, Stadnick continued to meet Satan's Choice national president, Guindon, taking him to dinner in the most expensive restaurants in Toronto and the most expensive strip clubs in Oshawa to press him to "patch over". After departing Newmarket at around 11 a.m., the motorcycle riders. [2] By the 21st century, the five Angels' chapters in British Columbia had become the wealthiest Angel chapters in the world, with control of much of the drug smuggling into the United States. [53] However, the offense was merely drunk driving, for which he was fined $750 dollars. [10] Another Hamilton police officer, John Gordon Harris, said of Stadnick: "He was a little short guy. [104] In terms of sheer numbers, the Canadian Hells Angels are outnumbered only by the American Hells Angels. Mr Carlson stepped out from behind his anchor desk to help send off Barger on Saturday. Ricky Ciarniello is the Hells Angels spokesperson for Metro Vancouver. Get your HELLS ANGELS here today at the official . [4] In 2015, Detective Sergeant Len Isnor of the OPP's anti-biker unit told the media: "The Hells dominate nearly every province in the country". [6] Those who knew him in high school considered Stadnick to be a "tough little guy" who, despite his short stature, was known as a fighter. [81] Initially, Stadnick favored the Spartans over los Bravos, which caused the latter gang to reach out to him to gain his favor. "We have a command post set up in the area and we have been in ongoing communication with this group to understand what exactly they intend to do,"Baptiste said. [88] Even though most Satan's Choice members favored joining the Hells Angels, Guindon would not hear of it throughout the 1990s. [68] In the process, Stadnick recruited a criminal from Thunder Bay into the Hells Angels, Donald "Bam Bam" Magnussen, a huge, hulking, muscular man notorious in the Thunder Bay underworld for his brutality and aggressiveness. [52] On 5 November 1987, Stadnick was arrested for the first time since 1971. He also can't consume alcohol or go to bars or own or operate a motorcycle or work in motorcycle repair. [146] Richmond told the court that Stadnick and Stockford were the key figures in the rise of the Hells Angels, saying: "More than anyone else in the Hells Angels, Stadnick and Stockford were the ones who worked to bring into the Hells Angels organization into other motorcycle clubs in Ontario and Manitoba. [22] The journalist Peter Edwards wrote that Stadnick seemed to have a Napoleon complex as despite his short stature that "there was something undeniably huge about the man". Photo by HANDOUT / HELLS ANGELS MC The president of the Toronto chapter of the notorious Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has. 2023 Toronto Sun, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. [127] Outlaw biker clubs operate in a very authoritarian, hierarchical manner, and patches are extremely important for the self-image of outlaw bikers with those having obtained "full patch" status jealously guarding their status and expecting the "prospect" and "hang-around" members to defer to them at all times. The Brooklin chapter of the Hells Angels will host the Canada Run from Friday, July 22 to Sunday, July 24 and chapters from across the country are expected to attend. [123], In June 2000, La Table faction of the Nomads met with Vito Rizzuto, the boss of Canada's most powerful Mafia family, the Rizzuto family, in a Montreal restaurant to negotiate the price of cocaine in Canada[2] It was agreed that the price of cocaine was to be $50,000 per kilogram, and Montreal was divided into territories controlled by the Rizzuto family and the Hells Angels to prevent competition between the two most powerful organized crime groups in the country. But all of those roles were part of the overall picture, which was to take control of the drug market and get rich". You could tell these bikers were small-town boys; they weren't used to the cops like what we had here in Hamilton. In 1973, the Hells Angels offered Bernie Guindon, the national president of Satan's Choice, the opportunity to have his club "patch over" to become Hells Angels, an offer the Canadian nationalist Guindon promptly rejected, saying he rather keep his club Canadian. 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