The entire Bakersfield, California chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang has been arrested after six members were apprehended on Tuesday.
The suspects face multiple charges, including kidnapping, robbery, assault with a firearm, and elder abuse, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
Those arrested are Ricardo Alvarez (42), Armando Villasenor (55), Joseph Soto Sr. (57), Joseph Soto Jr. (33), Joshua Zavala (31), and John Seeger (57). They were booked into the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Lerdo facility.
Joshua Vaughn (37), already in police custody for other charges, and Seeger are members of another motorcycle gang, Sons Of Hell, which is connected to the Hells Angels.
The joint investigation by the sheriff’s office, California Highway Patrol, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives resulted in the seizure of 25 firearms, magazines, ammunition, and gang-related items.
The investigation is still ongoing. Separately, a man claiming to be a Hells Angels member was jailed on Saturday for allegedly assaulting staff at a Missouri restaurant. Additionally, 14 members of Ohio’s Thug Riders Motorcycle Club were arrested in Dayton last Friday.