Grand jury indicts 11 alleged North Las Vegas motorcycle gang members
A Clark County grand jury indicted 11 alleged motorcycle gang members last week, accusing them of charges including racketeering, attempted murder and assault.
Seven of the men are facing a charge of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with a shooting on June 24, 2023. Prosecutors alleged that the members of the Dirty Ones motorcycle gang, which is based in North Las Vegas, attempted to kill Jayson Lewis, by surrounding his vehicle, attempting to pull him out of the car and firing at him, according to a copy of the indictment.
A grand jury returned a copy of the indictment during a court hearing on Friday, records show.
All of the alleged gang members — David Judd, Joshua Rios, Anthony Cooper, Casey Dunne, Salvador Ramirez, Ethan Cintron, Nelson Cintron, James Brooks, Christopher Ferguson, Dave Neubert and Shaun Long — were indicted on a racketeering charge.
Several of the defendants did not have attorneys listed in online court records as of Monday afternoon. Attorneys for several other men did not immediately respond to request for comment.
The men indicted on the conspiracy charge include Judd, Rios, both of the Cintrons, Brooks, Ferguson and Shaun Long. All of those men, with the exception of Ethan Cintron, also are each facing a charge of attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang, court records show.
Prosecutors alleged that the Dirty Ones gang operated as a “sophisticated syndicate/enterprise” operating out of a clubhouse near Lake Mead Boulevard and Fifth Street.
The gang operated as part of the “1 percent” of motorcycle groups that are gangs that commit criminal acts, Anthony Propp, a detective in the criminal intelligence section of the Metropolitan Police Department, said in his grand jury testimony.
“They are the outlaws. They’re the ones that go against the grain and they’re the ones that go against society,” Propp said in his testimony to the grand jury.
The gang, which police first noticed in Las Vegas in 2019, is known for wearing green. Propp told the grand jury that Lewis’ mention of the perpetrators of the crime wearing green in his police interview stood out to him as a reason to investigate.
Dirty Ones is also known for saying, “I am my brother’s keeper,” which means they will look out for each other, Propp said.
“The expectation is when a brother needs your assistance it’s a no questions asked. It’s not a spectator sport, it’s a dangerous lifestyle and you will get involved,” according to an undercover detective who had become a member of Dirty Ones as part of an investigation.
The detective, whose name is not in the court document, testified that they had purchased drugs through the members. They also said that members referred to the shooting as a “fireworks show,” in reference to the amount of shots fired. One of the members also told the detective to be careful of wearing certain patches as they were trying to make it more difficult for law enforcement to detect them.
Court records show that in July, police seized multiple items from the clubhouse and two of the alleged members.
The items included coins, hats, clothing, stickers, poker chips, bandanas and a flag that authorities labeled as Dirty Ones memorabilia. Investigators also seized several motorcycle vests and a “green and white baseball bat with nails” from the clubhouse, according to the indictment.
Two of the men, Cooper and Dunne, are charged with destroying evidence.
They are accused of picking up casings and hiding firearms used in the June 2023 shooting, according to the indictment.
The indictment also accused several men of selling, possessing and trafficking cocaine, court records show.
An initial arraignment in the case is scheduled for Wednesday.
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