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| Headline: Police: Hells Angels started bar brawl - Bartender says fight wasn't started by motorcycle gang |
| Tuesday - 07/28/2008 |
| Referrer: Times-News Magic Valley |
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Two Twin Falls Police officers were allegedly battered as they tried to enter a local bar Saturday night to break up a fight they heard was started by the Hells Angels.
As police arrived at the Pioneer Club on 1519 Kimberly Road, they were told "the Angels started it and you don't want to go in there," court records show.
But bartender Holly Brown said the Hells Angels didn't start the 11:30 p.m. fight.
Some people were wearing vests with Hells Angels logos, but they were gentleman, she said.
About 300 to 500 Hells Angels are expected Wednesday through Aug. 3 in Missoula, Mont., for the 2008 USA Run.
Montana authorities are readying for one representative of each Hells Angels chapter to arrive at Marshall Mountain, according to a report from Missoula police.
Motorcycle riders have also been passing though Twin Falls during the past week for the 26th annual Testicle Festival, Brown said. That festival is slated to start Wednesday and run through Aug. 3, in Clinton, Mont., about 22 miles from Missoula.
Twin Falls Police have been called to the Pioneer Club only twice this year, said Capt. Matt Hicks.
But Saturday's response was ample. Almost every on-duty officer in the area was called to help, Hicks said. "The crowd became hostile to the officers."
The officers said they were pushed and one was struck in the face by a 300-pound employee of the bar, Geoffrey C. Pierce, 32, court records show.
Pierce allegedly tried to keep police out of the bar and also yelled profanities at them.
Police shot their Taser guns three times at Pierce and arrested him for two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, obstructing police, and not allowing them access to the bar.
Motorcycle gangs have yet to be a problem in Twin Falls County, said Prosecutor Grant Loebs.
Pierce bonded out of jail and could not be reached Monday for comment. His next hearing is set for Aug. 8. The bar's owner refused to comment Monday.
According to media reports, Hells Angels must be white, with Harley Davidson motorcycles, and without any history of molesting children or law enforcement work. |
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