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<blockquote data-quote="_CY_" data-source="post: 2751003" data-attributes="member: 7629"><p>Waco witness: It was a setup from start to finish</p><p></p><p>Published: 24 May 2015</p><p></p><p>WACO Richie was the first to die, then Diesel, then Dog.</p><p></p><p>Whatever else they were in life, the men with the biker nicknames were Cossacks, loud and proud and riders in a Texas motorcycle gang. And thats what got them killed, shot to death in a brawl with a rival gang in the parking lot of a Texas breastaurant that advertised hot waitresses and cold beer.</p><p></p><p>I saw the first three of our guys fall, and we started running, said their brother-in-arms, another Cossack, who said he was there a week ago when the shooting started at the Twin Peaks restaurant.</p><p></p><p>The Cossack, president of a North Texas chapter of the motorcycle gang, asked not to be identified because he is in hiding and said he fears for his life. He is a rare eyewitness speaking publicly about the Waco shootings, one of the worst eruptions of biker-gang violence in U.S. history.</p><p></p><p>Since last weeks violence, Waco police have offered few conclusions in their investigation. But they have said that the violence was touched off when an uninvited group, presumed to be the Cossacks, showed up at a meeting of a larger confederation of motorcycle clubs dominated by the Bandidos.</p><p></p><p>In several interviews in recent days, the Cossacks rider offered a different story. He said the Cossacks were invited to the Twin Peaks patio that day by a Bandido leader, who offered to make peace in a long-running feud between the two gangs. That invitation was a setup for an ambush, though, according to the Cossack. Thats why the dead included six Cossacks, one Scimitar (an ally of the Cossacks) and only two Bandidos.</p><p></p><p>The bikers story could not be independently verified; most of those involved in the shootout are still in jail. But significant parts of his account square with police statements, as well as security camera videos obtained by The Associated Press.</p><p></p><p>The biker culture has unwritten rules that everybody in its world knows and has predictable consequences for stepping out of line.</p><p></p><p>So when a biker from the Bandidos, the oldest gang in Texas and one of the largest in the world, ran into a young Cossack in the Twin Peaks parking lot last Sunday, everyone knew what was coming. First words, then fists, then guns. Within seconds, Richie, Diesel and Dog were dead.</p><p></p><p>I took off, the Cossacks rider said. I got out of there. I didnt have a weapon. I couldnt fight anybody.</p><p></p><p>At odds for years</p><p></p><p>It started with a phone call.</p><p></p><p>About a week before the gunfight, according to the Cossack, a leader of the Bandidos, a man named Marshall from East Texas, contacted Owen Reeves, the nomad, or leader, of the Cossacks Central Texas region.</p><p></p><p>The two gangs had been at odds for years. The Bandidos consider themselves the big dogs of the Texas biker world, and other gangs or clubs, as they prefer to be called generally dont cross them.</p><p></p><p>The Bandidos wear their claim to the Lone Star State on their backs. Their vests have Bandidos across the shoulders, just above their logo, a caricature based on Frito-Lays Frito Bandito. Below, the word Texas is stitched boldly in an inverted crescent.</p><p></p><p>That crescent, the Texas rocker, has long belonged to the Bandidos, and they consider it a provocation if someone else wears it without permission, which is exactly what the Cossacks did.</p><p></p><p>The Bandidos are second in numbers only to the Hells Angels and have as many as 2,500 members in 13 countries, according to the Justice Department, which considers the group a violent criminal enterprise engaged in running drugs and guns. The Cossacks, a smaller group, do not show up on law enforcement lists of criminal gangs, but the group has been growing more aggressive in recent years. Officials have warned of the potential for violence between the two gangs.</p><p></p><p>We dont claim any territory, but the reason that the Bandidos have such an issue with us is that we wear the Texas rocker on our back, but we dont pay them $100 a month per chapter to do it, the Cossack said.</p><p></p><p>On May 1, the Texas Department of Public Safety issued a bulletin to law enforcement agencies across the state warning about the Bandidos having discussed the possibility of going to war with the Cossacks, largely over the issue of the Texas rocker.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20150524-witness-it-was-a-setup-from-start-to-finish.ece" target="_blank">http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20150524-witness-it-was-a-setup-from-start-to-finish.ece</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="_CY_, post: 2751003, member: 7629"] Waco witness: It was a setup from start to finish Published: 24 May 2015 WACO Richie was the first to die, then Diesel, then Dog. Whatever else they were in life, the men with the biker nicknames were Cossacks, loud and proud and riders in a Texas motorcycle gang. And thats what got them killed, shot to death in a brawl with a rival gang in the parking lot of a Texas breastaurant that advertised hot waitresses and cold beer. I saw the first three of our guys fall, and we started running, said their brother-in-arms, another Cossack, who said he was there a week ago when the shooting started at the Twin Peaks restaurant. The Cossack, president of a North Texas chapter of the motorcycle gang, asked not to be identified because he is in hiding and said he fears for his life. He is a rare eyewitness speaking publicly about the Waco shootings, one of the worst eruptions of biker-gang violence in U.S. history. Since last weeks violence, Waco police have offered few conclusions in their investigation. But they have said that the violence was touched off when an uninvited group, presumed to be the Cossacks, showed up at a meeting of a larger confederation of motorcycle clubs dominated by the Bandidos. In several interviews in recent days, the Cossacks rider offered a different story. He said the Cossacks were invited to the Twin Peaks patio that day by a Bandido leader, who offered to make peace in a long-running feud between the two gangs. That invitation was a setup for an ambush, though, according to the Cossack. Thats why the dead included six Cossacks, one Scimitar (an ally of the Cossacks) and only two Bandidos. The bikers story could not be independently verified; most of those involved in the shootout are still in jail. But significant parts of his account square with police statements, as well as security camera videos obtained by The Associated Press. The biker culture has unwritten rules that everybody in its world knows and has predictable consequences for stepping out of line. So when a biker from the Bandidos, the oldest gang in Texas and one of the largest in the world, ran into a young Cossack in the Twin Peaks parking lot last Sunday, everyone knew what was coming. First words, then fists, then guns. Within seconds, Richie, Diesel and Dog were dead. I took off, the Cossacks rider said. I got out of there. I didnt have a weapon. I couldnt fight anybody. At odds for years It started with a phone call. About a week before the gunfight, according to the Cossack, a leader of the Bandidos, a man named Marshall from East Texas, contacted Owen Reeves, the nomad, or leader, of the Cossacks Central Texas region. The two gangs had been at odds for years. The Bandidos consider themselves the big dogs of the Texas biker world, and other gangs or clubs, as they prefer to be called generally dont cross them. The Bandidos wear their claim to the Lone Star State on their backs. Their vests have Bandidos across the shoulders, just above their logo, a caricature based on Frito-Lays Frito Bandito. Below, the word Texas is stitched boldly in an inverted crescent. That crescent, the Texas rocker, has long belonged to the Bandidos, and they consider it a provocation if someone else wears it without permission, which is exactly what the Cossacks did. The Bandidos are second in numbers only to the Hells Angels and have as many as 2,500 members in 13 countries, according to the Justice Department, which considers the group a violent criminal enterprise engaged in running drugs and guns. The Cossacks, a smaller group, do not show up on law enforcement lists of criminal gangs, but the group has been growing more aggressive in recent years. Officials have warned of the potential for violence between the two gangs. We dont claim any territory, but the reason that the Bandidos have such an issue with us is that we wear the Texas rocker on our back, but we dont pay them $100 a month per chapter to do it, the Cossack said. On May 1, the Texas Department of Public Safety issued a bulletin to law enforcement agencies across the state warning about the Bandidos having discussed the possibility of going to war with the Cossacks, largely over the issue of the Texas rocker. [url]http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20150524-witness-it-was-a-setup-from-start-to-finish.ece[/url] [/QUOTE]
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