Fourteen members of the club were charged with a combination of racketeering, conspiracy, assault and attempted assault charges.
As of Jan. 28, 11 members have pleaded guilty: Joey Marshall, Jared Tyler Peters, Matthew Hawkins, Michael Seth Henry, Joseph Rader, Justin Baker, Cody Hughes, Daniel Hutten, Juan Robles, Michael Reese and Brent Egleston.
Marshall was sentenced to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release, according to court records. Henry was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Rader was sentenced to 15 months in prison and a year of probation. Hutten was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a year of probation. Hawkins was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of supervised release.
Brandon Fisher had a change of plea hearing scheduled for Oct. 7 and John Smith had a change of plea hearing set for Nov. 6, but the outcomes of the hearings weren’t available as of Jan. 28.
The remaining member facing charges is Norman Beach.
The Thug Riders are accused of participating in violent crimes in Dayton, Huber Heights, Harrison Twp., Springfield, Logan County, London, Ohio, and Lexington, Kentucky.
The Thug Riders were reportedly involved in the deadly shooting of 43-year-old Joseph Nicholson in Harrison Twp. on Sept. 26, 2021, and also allegedly had shootouts and gunfights with other motorcycle clubs in Springfield and Lexington, Kentucky.
According to federal court records, members detonated an explosive device in a former member’s truck in Huber Heights in May 2021 after the former member left the club without paying the $1,000 exit fee and didn’t surrender their motorcycle.
Robles helped create the Dayton chapter of the Thug Riders and was the Midwest regional “boss” at the time of the indictment, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Other leaders include Marshall, Egleston, Fisher and Reese. Peters, Beach and Smith reportedly also held leadership roles previously.
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