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Laughlin River Run Riot
April 27, 2002


More than 100 bikers brawled on the Harrah's Laughlin casino floor with guns, knives and other weapons during the 2002 Laughlin River Run.

Nine men (seven members of the Hells Angels and two members of the Mongols) were charged in April 2004 in the murder of three men, along with other charges. The nine defendants have pleaded not guilty.

Stories in 2008
Jul 19: LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN MELEE: Fugitive biker surrenders
Jan 04: Mongol sentenced in Laughlin riot

Stories in 2007
Nov 20: LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN MELEE: Mongols members take plea deals
Nov 17: Bikers to plead guilty in deadly riot
Mar 02: Last three bikers sentenced in melee
Feb 24: Hells Angels get prison terms
Feb 14: Three bikers get sentences
Jan 13: Hells Angel member sentenced to 51 months

Stories in 2006
Dec 08: LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN BRAWL: Past, present Mongols plead not guilty
Oct 15: Evidence falls flat before jury
Oct 12: Six of 42 Hells Angels facing prison
Oct 07: 'Missteps' in Hells Angels trial
Oct 06: Ex-biker describes meeting of pack
Oct 05: Ex-Hells Angel official says cops kept out of club
Oct 04: HELLS ANGELS TRIAL: Prosecution challenged
Sep 30: Brawl trial testimony starts
Sep 29: Selective prosecution suggested
Sep 28: Lawyers for Hells Angels pin brawl on Mongols
Sep 27: HELLS ANGELS TRIAL: Jurors see brawl video
Sep 24: Hells Angels trial to shine light on club
Sep 19: LAUGHLIN BRAWL: Bikers make introductions
Sep 18: HELL'S ANGELS: 11 bikers face trial in '02 riot
Mar 28: Court junks indictment in Laughlin riot

Stories in 2005
Nov 19: LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN: 36 plead not guilty in deadly brawl
Nov 18: LAUGHLIN RIOT: Court hears biker case
Jul 26: Biker brawl trial halted
Jul 22: Plea deals considered by Hells Angels
May 18: Judge pulls out of Hells Angels trial
May 04: Jurors dismiss lawsuit in gang fight
Apr 23: Judge warns lawyers for Hells Angels



Stories in 2004
Dec 24: Defense attorneys request weapons
Jun 12: Trio charged in biker riot arraigned
Jun 05: Five bikers face murder charge
May 14: Bail set at $250,000 for Mongol
May 13: Four more face murder charges in River Run riot
May 05: Mongol says he tried to stop riot
May 05: Harrah's guests during Laughlin River Run riot file lawsuit against resort
May 02: WEEK IN REVIEW PHOTOS
May 01: Bikers descend on county courthouse
Apr 25: Bikers lament taming of event
Apr 25: Murder charges filed in deadly biker rally
Apr 24: All quiet at Laughlin River Run
Apr 24: Piecing together night of violence, mayhem
Apr 24: Bikers linked to drugs, prostitution, murder
Apr 23: TWO YEARS LATER: DEATH ON THE RIVER
Apr 23: Nine charged with murder in 2002 Laughlin biker riot
Apr 20: Nine charged in River Run riot
Feb 16: Police knew two gangs would fight, attorney claims
Jan 14: Two file lawsuit in Harrah's riot


Stories in 2003
Dec 05: LAUGHLIN VIOLENCE: 42 bikers indicted over riot
Oct 03: $2 million lawsuit filed against police
Sep 26: FEDERAL LAWSUIT: Nine Mongols accuse casino in gang fight
Jul 14: Wiretaps hear revenge plot in biker's slaying
Jul 14: SUSPECT RELEASED FROM JAIL
Jul 09: Man arrested in Laughlin shootout behind bars again
Apr 27: LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN: Police keep bikers in check
Apr 13: IN DEPTH: Bracing for Bikers
Apr 13: A year later, charges imminent in three slayings


Stories in 2002
May 07: LAUGHLIN MELEE: Suspect in biker riot seeks bail
May 03: Police: Weapons littered site of melee
Apr 30: LAUGHLIN SHOOTOUT: Signs told of melee in making
Apr 29: Laughlin deaths extend 20-year 'power play'
Apr 29: Marred by violence, motorcycle rally ends
Apr 29: Event security could tighten
Apr 28: MOTORCYCLE GANG VIOLENCE: Laughlin event turns deadly
Apr 28: Violence tarnishes image of city's key tourism event
Apr 28: Incident Nevada's first multiple slaying in casino


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Casino surveillance video of the 2002 Hells Angels-Mongols riot in Harrah's Laughlin was used as evidence during grand jury proceedings.

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THE ACCUSED:
James Hannigan

Member of Hells Angels of Mountain View, Calif.



THE ACCUSED:
Calvin Schaefer
Member of Hells Angels of Chandler, Ariz.



THE ACCUSED:
Raymond Foakes
Member of Hells Angels of Petaluma, Calif.



THE ACCUSED:
Sohn Regas
Member of Hells Angels of Reno



THE ACCUSED:
Maurice Eunice
Member of Hells Angels of Lakeside, Calif.



THE ACCUSED:
Dale Leedom
Member of Hells Angels of Two Rivers, Alaska



THE ACCUSED:
Rodney Cox
Member of Hells Angels of Phoenix



THE ACCUSED:
Alexander Alcantar
Member of Mongols of Southern California

THE ACCUSED:
Roger Piney
Member of Mongols of Southern California



VICTIM:
Robert Emmet Tumelty
Hells Angel member, 50, Stockton, Calif.; shot to death



VICTIM:
Jeramie Dean Bell
Hells Angel member, 27, of Hughson, Calif.; shot to death

VICTIM:
Anthony Salvador Barrera
Mongols member, 43, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; shot to death


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