Racist Bikers Busted in Undercover Florida Probe
Six members of a racist motorcycle gang in Florida face drug and bomb-related charges following a three-year undercover investigation, federal and state authorities announced Friday.
The suspects are affiliated with the Outlaws motorcycle club and the , a racist gang formed by former Aryan Nations leader , according to the Orange County Sheriff鈥檚 Office in Orlando.
鈥淥ne of the goals of the organization was to blow up buildings and houses, as well as individuals associated with rival organizations,鈥� sheriff鈥檚 spokesman Jeff Williamson told Hatewatch.
The suspects were arrested Thursday at locations in central Florida and the Chicago area, Williamson said. They initially were booked on state charges but also may face federal charges. 鈥淭here also may be other arrests,鈥� Williamson added.
Court documents associated with the investigation weren鈥檛 immediately available, and sheriff鈥檚 officials offered only limited information at a press conference in Orlando.
Those arrested and their charges were Harold Johnson Kinlaw, 54, threatening to throw a destructive device, attempting to solicit conspiracy and evidencing prejudice; Carlos Eugene Dubose, 54, Orlando, threatening to throw a destructive device and trafficking in oxycodone; Ronald Cusack, 47, St. Cloud, Fla., threatening to throw a destructive device and delivery of cocaine; Brian Klose, 49, St. Cloud, destructive device, manufacturing and selling drugs, possession of cocaine; Leah Clouse, 40, St. Cloud, possession of cocaine; and Deborah Plowman, age unavailable, Chicago, possession of hydrocodone.
The 1st SS Kavallerie Brigade Motorcycle Division, whose members are primarily outlaw bikers, takes its name from Hitler鈥檚 SS Cavalry Brigade, a horse-mounted unit that was part of the Waffen SS created for World War II occupation duties in German-occupied Poland. Later, while serving in German-occupied areas of the Soviet Union, the brigade was involved in the .
Kreis, who was briefly designated as the heir to founder Richard G. Butler, heavily recruited members of motorcycle gangs after he moved to Lexington, S.C., from Pennsylvania.
In 2010, was involved in forming the 1st SS Kavallerie Brigade Motorcycle Division as a security crew. Some of those members also reportedly have affiliations in Florida with the Outlaws motorcycle gang.
