Tag Archives: Laughlin

And all they got was this lousy t-shirt (27)

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Pat Hartman

As we mentioned, in mid-December, 2009, Danny was again sentenced to two life terms and immediately filed a Notice of Appeal. He had also asked the judge if he could serve the sentence on weekends, and be granted bail pending … Continue reading →

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How the July and December 2003 Raids Played Out (23)

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Pat Hartman

For a layperson, it’s hard to follow these complicated orgies of retribution because of the immense lapses of time between events, and because the system tends to shuffle people around. Are the charges local, state, or federal, or all three? … Continue reading →

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The Second Big Wave (17)

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Pat Hartman

Throughout all this, Operation Dequiallo had been quietly rolling on even though its target, Danny Fabricant, was no longer a member of anything. Back in June of 2002, soon after the Laughlin incident, around the time when Dobyns and his … Continue reading →

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Mike Kramer on the Job (15)

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Pat Hartman

According to motorcycle club lore, some members are entitled to a decoration called the Dequiallo patch, signifying that the wearer has resisted arrest by putting up a fight. For better or worse, Kramer was now the key informant in what … Continue reading →

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Quintessential Undercover (13)

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Pat Hartman

Also in Laughlin (but not at Harrah’s) was Jay Dobyns, aka Jay “Bird” Davis (no relation to Donald Charles Davis, who has studied Dobyns as carefully as any academic biographer.) Just another monumentally self-mythologizing ATF cowboy, this is a man … Continue reading →

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Racketeering is Back (12)

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Pat Hartman

On April 27, 2002, an event shook the biker world and set off lasting repercussions. The place was Rosa’s Cantina, which is not as quaint as it sounds, because the cantina is located inside Harrah’s Casino in the Nevada city … Continue reading →

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