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March 28, 2024

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2009 motorcycle gang stabbing nets 10 arrests

Motorcycle Gang Arrests

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Ten members of two motorcycle gangs were arrested over the weekend in connection with a stabbing that happened last summer, Metro Police announced Monday.

The 10 men were arrested Saturday and Sunday by officers from Metro, the North Las Vegas Police Department and the Nye County Sheriff’s Office.

The arrests – ending a year-long investigation – are the result of a June 7, 2009, incident in which members of the Bandidos and the Down and Dirty motorcycle gangs allegedly stabbed two members of the Flaming Knights motorcycle club, police said.

Seven members of the Bandidos gang and three members of the Down and Dirty gang were arrested, Metro spokesman Bill Cassell said. Police weren’t releasing other details in the case Monday evening.

All 10 suspects have been charged with two counts each of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, robbery with a deadly weapon and battery with a deadly weapon with substantial bodily harm, as well as one charge each of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit robbery, Cassell said.

All of the charges include criminal gang enhancements.

Those arrested from the Bandidos gang were Thomas Ed Powers, known as “Wizard,” 56, of Henderson; Stuart William Cantara, known as “Stu,” 48, of Henderson; John Michael Stewart, known as “Thug,” 42, of Henderson; Matthew James Bonelli, known as “Breaker,” 26, of Las Vegas; Aaron Anthony Freeman, known as “Bumper,” 29, of Las Vegas; Thomas Ross Manderfeld, known as “Tomcat,” 53, of Henderson; and Larry Steven Johnson, known as “Revolver,” 49, of Henderson.

The arrested suspects from the Down and Dirty gang were: Timothy John Koich, known as “Hawk,” 42, of Henderson; Eric Gerard Childers, known as “Red,” 30, of Las Vegas; and James Preston Healey, known as “Rocky,” 34, of Las Vegas.

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