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Warrants Shed Light On Hell's Angels Arrests

 Mac Ingraham    Created:  11/25/2009 6:32:42 PM  Updated: 11/25/2009 6:53:54 PM
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Winston-Salem, NC -- Forsyth County Sheriff's Deputies have charged another man in connection with the group Hell's Angels.

This comes a day after four were arrested two of which were accused of having weapons of mass destruction.

According to arrest warrants those weapons were a blasting cap and a sawed-off shotgun.

Wednesday -- investigators made a fifth arrest in the case.

Arrested was Robert Joe Pugh, white male, 56 years of age, of Winston-Salem, NC, for one count of Felonious Larceny.

He is out on bond.

Meanwhile - - two of the suspects arrested earlier this week made their first appearance in court.

"The people we've arrested thus far are affiliates of or associated with the Hell's Angels Club at this point," Major Brad Stanley of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office explained. 

The charges against those suspects started coming to light Wednesday.

William Taylor faces charges of trafficking methamphetamine and possession of a sawed-off shotgun according to arrest warrants.

The other weapon of mass destruction charge is against Elizabeth Sluder for a blasting cap.

But the warrants don't say what was the intent of those weapons.

"That's part of the investigation. That's part of what we're trying to determine the facts of why they had this and how they came to have it as well. So, that's part of the ongoing investigation," explained Stanley. 

Oscar Tadlock, Jr. also appeared in court.

He faces drug charges including trafficking heroin.

His attorney Harvey Barbee asked for a bond reduction with Tadlock's wife and brother present in the courtroom.

Judge Chester Davis set a bond hearing instead for Monday. 

Tadlock's attorney nor family would comment.

As for the club under investigation..."The club has not been officially shut down. We obviously executed a search warrant there early Monday morning and collected evidence and information based on the search warrant," added Stanley. 

The president of the Hell's Angels Winston-Salem chapter -- Dwight Sluder - - was killed earlier this year.

Investigators say nothing at this point says these arrests are related to his murder but they will continue to look for any potential connections.

Detectives say the investigation into the hells angels Winston-Salem chapter began before Dwight Sluder's murder.

They will not say if Dwight Sluder was under investigation before his death.

 

WFMY News 2



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