As part of this conspiracy, Foakes submitted a series of false statements on mortgage loan applications and altered bank statements. Left is "Indian," right is "Hutch." It could have been mistaken for a hippie be-in, which is what the Hells Angels were going for. November 22, 1964: Hells Angels San Francisco, at their clubroom on Folsom Street, in a vacated television repair shop. It operated from Station 107, Molesworth and Huntingdonshire, England from September 12th1942 until June 11th1945. Guardado had an assault conviction in Massachusetts and served prison time there in the 1990s, but had no significant criminal record in California. Hells Angels continued to fly combat missions until December 13th 1943. Bert Voto-Bernales, 37, San Francisco The charges stemmed from the defendant's gang-related murder of Mark "Papa" Guardado, the president of the San Francisco Chapter of the Hells Angels, on Sept. 2, 2008, at 24th Street and Treat Avenue in the Mission District of San Francisco. According to the other version, the first Hell's Angels were established by 13 people from the city of San Bernardino in 1955. He added, though, it was not inconceivable a similar motion could succeed at a future date if Foakes ends up spending a lengthier time in jail. Flamburis was a charismatic leader of the legendary motorcycle club. One of the Angels stated that "there's no cause to fear us, we just like to get on our motorcycles and have a good time.". At the street corner where Guardado was shot, across from a bar and a nail salon, there was a makeshift memorial where someone had written in large, black letters, "RIP Papa Frisco.". Yet the colors of red on white were the standard for the entire squadron. For this column Bill scans and publishes 20-30 images from photos and negatives that haven't been seen in many years. He left behind a wife and seven children. An indictment contains only allegations against an individual and, as with all defendants, these defendants must be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. One of the 303rds most famous B-17s serial number #41-24577, commanded by then Captain Irl Baldwin, was named Hells Angels. From Jesse James and Butch Cassidy to Scarface and Tony Soprano, outlaws have held an ambiguous place in America's popular imagination: we fear and loathe the gangster's appetite for violence; we envy and covet his radical freedom. He helped former Washington Post reporter Lou Cannon on "Official Negligence," a book about the LAPD, the King case and the riots. President of the Frisco Hells Angels, Mark Papa Guardado, was dispatched by a member of the arch rival Mongols in 2008. The two were taken to Park Station, which was surrounded by hippies singing Christmas carols and chanting, We want George., The wake was held in bright sunshine at Golden Gate Parks Lindley Meadow. LIFE photographer Bill Ray spent several weeks in Southern California, photographing and traveling with the San Bernardino chapter of a gang that would soon become notorious for its hedonistic, lawless swagger. "We are disappointed that he will not have a chance to clear his name," he said. Mark "Papa" Guardado (November 29, 1961 September 3, 2008[1]) was a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and president of the club's San Francisco chapter. 1959, Ablett faces a mandatory minimum sentence of life without parole. Attorneys for Guardado and Nelson had filed a joint motion in the Sonoma County case in which they asserted that the Hells Angels organization was not a street gang. enough as far away as Auckland, New Zealand. Irl Baldwin, completed a stellar military career, retired as an LtCol, and was awarded numerous valorous and meritorious citations. The caption for this photo, that appeared in the Chronicle, read as follows: "We're 'kiss-me, baby' angels from hell and here's a smack to prove it. It was then wheeled to Flamburis grave and lowered on top of the coffin. Cisco and Fuzzy addressed some historic moments in Hells Angels' past at least moments deemed . *Distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine or cocaine, in violation of 21 [37] 2022 tax returns: IRS further extends filing deadline for most Californians. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? Mr. November 22, 1964: Hells Angels San Francisco, at their clubroom on Folsom Street, in a vacated television repair shop. Hells Angels to bury his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, with Harry the Horse Flamburis at Cypress Lawn Cemetery, April 22, 1977, Hells Angels and members of other motorcycle clubs form a funeral cortege aloong Dolores Street for Harry the Horse Flamburis, January 14, 1977 Photo ran 01/15/1977 P. 2. Then, on March 27, 1981 inmate Sergey Walton "turned up missing" at County Jail #2. He does research for reporters and editors and manages the photos, negatives and text archives. Guardado started the attack for no reason, said Sgt. He was a mechanic by trade, working for the Recreation Center for the Handicapped for 12 years. We're royalty among the motorcycle outlaws, baby, we're the elite. The former Squadron Leader of the 3rdPursuit Squadron Hells Angels American Volunteer Group (AVG), Arvid Olson, was the only person with specific military lineage to an actual unit which bore the name Hells Angels that was affiliated with the foundation of the HAMC, which occurred in Fontana, California in March 1948. But it won't last long. A similar motion by Foakes failed last year as well. However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. From Alaska and Norway in the high North, to South Africa and Argentinain the southern hemisphere. Members of the Hells Angels at the group's clubhouse on Tennessee Street in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco declined to talk about the killing. One article, published November 30, 1964, was headlined "Life of a Cycle Gang/Royalty of The Outlaws." Heres what first half of March looks like. According to the plea agreement, Foakes admitted that from 2006 until early 2007, he was involved in a scheme to fraudulently obtain mortgage loans for parcels . On May 13th 1943 the 303rds B-17F Hells Angels became the first 8th Air force B-17 to complete 25 combat missions. APR 21 -- SAN FRANCISCO DEA Special Agent in Charge Javier Pena, U.S. Attorney Kevin V. Ryan, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Joe Ford announced that nine individuals, two of whom are officers of the Hells Angels in San Francisco, have been charged in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. Charters, Hells Angels Motorcycle Club Lineage Clarification. One listener wanted to know about the infamous motorcycle club, the Frisco Hells Angels. What theyre doing is silly, she said, but if it means something to them, OK. Its a funny world.. November 9, 1965: Five members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle club appeared in court in Berkeley, CA, in connection with a recent anti-U.S. in Vietnam demonstration. Probation department opposed Foakes being released. He moved to the Chronicle in 1985, just as the library was beginning their digital text archive. Evidence at trial showed that Ablett traveled to San Francisco to visit a friend. August 29, 1967: Hells Angels wake in Golden Gate Park in Lindley Meadow, in San Francisco. Chronicle reporter Sandy Zane described the event as a peculiarly Californian funeral, with most of the mourners wearing grease-stiffened Levis, who roared to the graveyard on jazzy Harley 74s., Hendricks, 34, died when his bike collided with a car on Haight Street. He was armed with a foot-long military knife and a .357 magnum revolver. SAN FRANCISCO A week before his 58th birthday, a prominent member of the Hells Angels is trying, once again, to free himself from Santa Rita Jail while he faces unresolved charges of maiming . The colors and shape of the early-style jacket emblem (prior to 1953) were copied from the insignias of the 85th Fighter Squadron and the 552nd Medium Bomber Squadron. According to a search warrant affidavit unsealed today, a number of the alleged conspirators drive vehicles with paper license plates on their vehicles to thwart law enforcement attempts to identify the owner of the vehicle. "They found nothing, at all, to further the idea that they were a criminal street gang," Ciocca said. The epic California snowpack is inching toward record levels. This story is about a few intermittent days I spent with the Angels, but it's mostly about Sweet William Fritsch, who for a while, was Vice President of the San Francisco Chapter. For the charge of using a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Chennault reviewed official Japanese war records, after the war. Federal prosecutors countered that courts, including the Ninth Circuit, have routinely found two years to be an acceptable amount of pretrial detention when the defendant is facing serious charges. Flamburis's body had been bound, hand and foot, when he was shot execution style. The personnel were recruited from active branches of the War Department: the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. "He really was an all-around good guy. The arrests and seizures associated with this investigation mean that these substances, which destroy our neighborhoods, will be much harder to come by in San Francisco. Photos of the club and other newsworthy moments can be seen in the slideshow above. April 21, 2006 Enrique Voto-Bernales, 38, El Sobrante The indictment charges the following individuals: June 6, 2016 Updated: June 6, 2016 12:31 p.m. 24 It was the kind of last run a Hells Angel would love. This is a carousel. Formerly of New York and Kansas, he relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1990, where he instantly became smitten with the city. The patron fled the bar, authorities said. Mark "Papa" Guardado, 45, was shot at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday near 24th Street and Treat Avenue, about a mile from the group's clubhouse where he lived. The Hells Angels and their "Hells Ladies" got into a fight in the Hyde-Inn Cafe at 1535 Folsom Street, during a birthday party celebration. When the Hells Angels buried a Harley-Davidson with their leader, When the solar-energy movement got its day in the sun in SF, An ode to the Embarcadero Freeway, the blight by the bay. 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A short time before the 1964 article was published, the members found a clubroom on Folsom Street, in a vacated television repair shop, in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood. 843(b): 4 years imprisonment and a $30,000 fine Home of the San Francisco Chronicle's archive and more than 150 years of journalism covering the Bay Area and beyond. The Second Pursuit Squadron (2PS) became the Panda Bears. He previously reported on law enforcement for newspapers in Los Angeles and Denver. ", January 29, 1963: Hells Angels Oakland headquarters was raided. The Angels ride first, man, then you can have your Presidents and Gypsy Jokers, your Night Riders and Rattlers. In recent years, Jaxon has explored the circumstances behind the explosion and fire of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'sSan Bruno gas pipeline inSeptember 2010, which killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. Is Californias drought finally over? The president of the San Francisco chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was shot and killed Tuesday night on a Mission District street, police said Wednesday. "They spend their spare time living up to the name in high-flying style, brawling in bars, cracking the night-quiet of Market Street on machines, or hurtling 20-strong down the Coast Highway," the article read. George died while riding his big police style Harley hog down Haight Street, when he hit a car, sending him flying through the air. This is a carousel. Police said the incident happened Feb. 10 at McNear's Saloon & Dining House. The case was prosecuted by former Assistant United States Attorney Christine Wong, Assistant United States Attorneys Kathryn Haun, Wilson Leung and William Frentzen, paralegal specialist Lili ArauzHaase, legal techs Marina Ponomarchuk, Daniel Charlier-Smith, and Ponly Tu, all of the Organized Crime Strike Force and Violent Crime Section of the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Northern District of California. The defendant, the former president of the Hells Angels Sonoma Chapter, pleaded guilty on October 25, 2011, to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Amsterdam - Holland 1978. Ablett brought with him a Mongols full-patch vest and t-shirt that only a full member of the Mongols is allowed to wear. When it was his turn to speak, assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Barry called that remark a form of intimidation.. Per the back of the photo: "Only Michael 'Tiny' Walters, left (with bandage on his head) was actively concerned. He was an advisor to the Sons of Anarchy tv show. The insignia of the HAMC, our copyrighted Death Head can also be traced to two variant insignia designs, the 85thFighter Squadron and the 552ndMedium Bomber Squadron. The defendant, the former president of the Hells Angels Sonoma Chapter, pleaded guilty on October 25, 2011, to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Arvid Olsen died May 16st. November 30, 1964: "Puff," of San Francisco Hells Angels, doing a wheelstand. He has also reported extensively on theAugust 2012 fire that erupted at Chevron's refinery in Richmond. Ken Jernstedt became a US Senator. About 30 members of the Northern California Hells Angels motorcycle club zoomed through here shortly before noon today and headed south on Highway 99. The Tiger Shark motif on the AVG P-40 aircraft was the idea of (3PS) Hells Angels Flight Leader Erik Shilling and (1PS) Adam & Eve Vice Squadron Leader Charles Bond, when they found a British magazine with photographs of an RAAF P-40 in desert camouflage. He moved to the Chronicle in 1985, just as the library was beginning their digital text archive. San Fernando Valley - California 1978. Let's dump the fuzz." January 15, 197 San Francisco Chronicle coverage of the funeral cortege for Hells Angels San Francisco chapter president Harry the Horse Flamburis on it's way to Cypress Lawn Cemetery, Yosemite breaks snow record; park closed indefinitely, The Bay Area is catching a break from winter storms. When she completed 48 combat missions it was retired from combat. Such individuals, had they existed, would have seriously hindered the effectiveness of combat operations and would have been dealt with harshly and promptly. Jan 15, 2022. The Angels ride first, man, then you can have your Presidents and Gypsy Jokers, your Night Riders and Rattlers. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Hey Area is where we find answers to questions you ask. Chen said the yardstick mark for Foakes motion is how much time hes actually spent in jail, not how much time he could potentially spend awaiting trial, and agreed that 27 months was acceptable. Assistant District Attorney in the foreground. But he stressed that the Hells Angels had been unfairly harassed over the years by authorities who have raided the clubhouse in search of evidence that the group is a criminal enterprise. Riders going to the funeral filed down Dolores Street for blocks. The reason many refused immediate return to active service, in China, was the manner by which Brigadier General Bissell, USAAF, presented the option to them. If any person, regardless of their association considered the content of the statements and inferences made, they would find these to lack any rational thought or concern for truthful reporting. Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1)- Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine Foakes attorney, George Boisseau, said that Foakes jail stay has been so long that it has become punitive and amounted to a due process violation. Mark Conte at far left, Sharon Dower at far right. Further, Foakes laundered the criminally derived proceeds by engaging in financial transactions over $10,000. S.F. Ciocca said that his client had a "warm heart and an outgoing personality" and that he last spoke to him two weeks before his death. 1959, Ablett faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The Memphis Belle B-17 was the first to complete 25 missions and return to the USA. On Aug. 29, 1967, San Francisco hosted the funeral and wake for Hells Angel Chocolate George Hendricks, and seeing the classic photos prompted a deeper dive into The Chronicles archive. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup. The indictment, unsealed today, also charges . During the sixties Hells Angels spread out to the East Coast of the USA and later to the Midwest. In 2004, it celebrated its 50th anniversary with a party that attracted about a thousand bikers from around the world. Jason D. Thomas, 26, Livermore, is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and one count of using a telephone to facilitate a drug crime. Arvid Olsen diedMay 16st. During the seven month combat operations of the AVG this unit acquired a record of 297 Japanese aircraft destroyed, as confirmed by British and Chinese Intelligence. AVG losses were 4 pilots killed in air combat, 7 killed by ground fire, 3 died as a result of Japanese bombing while they were on the ground and 1 missing in action presumed dead. 33 Hells Angels Photos That Put You Inside The Notorious Biker Gang By Joel Stice | Edited By John Kuroski Published April 4, 2018 Updated June 11, 2018 From rape to robbery and meth to murder, the Hells Angels have earned their reputation as history's most infamous motorcycle club. The charge is part of a racketeering case aimed at 11 alleged Hells Angels members. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. A copy of this press release may be found on the U.S. Attorneys Offices website at www.usdoj.gov/usao/can. Most Californians can put off filing taxes until Oct. 16 but should they? Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. Ciocca was unable to say how long Guardado had headed the local chapter. The jury found that the Hells Angels were not a criminal street gang under California law. Bill Van Niekerken is the Library Director of the San Francisco Chronicle. However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. The 303rdis credited with 664 enemy aircraft destroyed, probably destroyed or damaged. They were not malcontents and did not report for mission in a drunken state. We want him in the first trial group, Barry said. The Hells Angels have long feuded with another motorcycle group, the Mongols. Today there are more than 250 charters in Europe alone. Bob Bragman is a producer for SFGATE. That's where they "swagger in their leather jackets, the guys and their chicks," and that's where the interview took place. DEA Special Agent in Charge Javier Pena stated, "By arresting and indicting these alleged major local drug traffickers, we hope to entirely disrupt their drug trafficking operations. In the beginning the different charters had nothing to do with each other, but after some years they united and a regular criteria of admission was laid down. [3] He was sentenced to life without parole for Guardado's murder. Guardado was charged with battery and Jonathan Nelson, vice-president of the Sonoma County chapter of the Hells Angels, was charged with felony battery in that incident. On April 22, 1977, a second funeral took place, this time for the Horses prized motorcycle. For this column Bill scans and publishes 20-30 images from photos and negatives that haven't been seen in many years. The foundingof the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Photo by Bob Campbell. The sentence was imposed for the defendant's gang-related murder of Mark "Papa" Guardado, the president of the San Francisco Chapter of the Hells Angels, on September 2, 2008 at 24th. Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life, Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Ask Amy: I feel guilty for not speaking up about my co-worker's activities, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do. Devon Williams, 29, of Clearlake, is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and two counts of using a telephone to facilitate a drug crime. A fight broke out during which Ablett stabbed Guardado four times and shot him twice, killing him. According to the plea agreement, Foakes admitted that from 2006 until early 2007, he was involved in a scheme to fraudulently obtain mortgage loans for parcels of real property located in Northern California, including for a property located at Laguna Road in Santa Rosa, California. Crime and Public Safety | HAMC has copyrighted the name Hells Angels (in any form of spelling) in the US and internationally, along with all variations of the Death Head insignia of HAMC. Hells Angels club president ordered released on $1 million bail in RICO murder case *Conspiracy to launder money, in violation of 18 U.S.C. The Hells Angels' official website attributes the official "death's head" insignia design to Frank Sadilek, past president of the San Francisco charter. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. Crime and Public Safety | Jaxon Van Derbeken has been the San Francisco police and courts reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle since 1997 and leads the paper'sinvestigative and enterprise reporting efforts. Maybe you got a cold engine.". Due to neighbor complaints, the place was eventually raided by SFPD. We're 'kiss me, baby' angels from hell and don't forget it. According to testimony from Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) gang expert Special Agent John Ciccone, and former Mongols undercover ATF Special Agent Darrin Kozlowski who infiltrated the gang, the Mongols are an organized criminal motorcycle gang whose primary rival is the Hells Angels motorcycle gang. Today Hells Angels MC World has charters in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia. HISTORY The founding of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club On March 17th 1948 the first Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was founded in the Fontana/San Bernardino area in the United States of America. Thomas Fitzgerald McKenzie, 42, of Livermore, is charged with one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, one count of conspiracy to launder money, and five counts of using a telephone to facilitate a drug crime. The club opened chapters in San Francisco and Oakland in 1954 and 1957, respectively, and expanded internationally into New Zealand in 1961. The AVG was disbanded on July 4th1942, at which time few accepted returning into the US Army Air Force, most optioned to return to the US where they returned to active service or other war efforts. Bay Area chapters of the Hells Angels used to take pride the fact that they "crash the headlines time and again." Nomads - Australia 1980. On July the 30th1969 the first European Hells Angels charter was accepted in London, England. For the charge of assault with a deadly weapon in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. On March 17th 1948 the first Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was founded in the Fontana/San Bernardino area in the United States of America. Hells Angels murder plot revealed: Feds allege victim was lured to clubhouse, shot, and illegally cremated Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846- Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, and Section 841(a)(1)- Distribution and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine) The Grateful Dead and Big Brother and the Holding Company performed, Hells Angels Chocolate George Hendricks and Hairy Henry Kot busted at procession with hippies December 17, 1967 Front page from the Sunday San Francisco Chronicle & Examiner, Yosemite breaks snow record; park closed indefinitely, The Bay Area is catching a break from winter storms. Judge Alsup also sentenced the defendant to a three-year period of supervised release during which time he will face an expanded search condition and his ability to associate with other members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club will be limited. I created the slideshow above to share some of the historic images of the notorious biker gang. ", "His friends loved him," said the attorney, Patrick Ciocca. Monterey - California 1981. Guardado "was an extremely dangerous gang member," said Victoria Shanahan, the Sonoma County prosecutor in the Petaluma case. The police stopped the procession, and Kot was arrested for letting a woman from the group stand up on his buddy seat. Hendricks was arrested for protesting. On Jan. 15, 1977, Harry "the Horse" Flamburis, president of the San Francisco chapter of the Hells Angels, was laid to rest at . On February 10, 2008, Guardado allegedly beat up a man in Petaluma, California but died before he could appear in court to fight the charges. 1974 in Point Clear . Shown left to right are, Jerry Granelli, Charles La Bat, William Lance, John Tracy. The 303rdwas the first 8thAir Force Bomb Group to complete 25, 50, 75, 200 and 300 combat missions. 924(j), Ablett faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. The Hells Angels decided on a red colored silhouette of a very shapely female with halo and wings outlined in white. The name Hells Angels was adopted by no less than twelve B-17s throughout WWII, from an assortment of organizations, additionally it was adopted by a B-26 Medium Bomber squadron, a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron and even on a P-38 Lightning fighter. The Hells Angels' official website attributes the official "death's head" insignia design to Frank Sadilek, past president of the San Francisco charter. Many of the images came before the outlaw motorcycle club was forever linked to the killing of Meredith Hunter, 18, at the Altamont Speedway during a 1969 Rolling Stones performance. Each of the squadrons, now with an approved name, designed their respective squadron insignia. On Aug. 29, 1967, San Francisco hosted the funeral and wake for Hells Angel Chocolate. November 22, 1964: Hells Angels San Francisco, at their clubroom on Folsom Street, in a vacated television repair shop. "Tiny" sustained a head injury when he was injured in a confrontation with anti-U.S. in Vietnam demonstrators. Once outside, the victim was surrounded, beaten and kicked by several other alleged members of the Hells Angels, prosecutors said. past president of the HAMC San Francisco Chapter designed the official "Death Head" insignia. In his weekly column, From the Archive, he explores the depths of The Chronicles vast photography archive in search of interesting historical tales related to the city by the bay. They seized documents and some posters, but nothing that backed their suspicions, he said. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? When he died, however, he was facing charges in Sonoma County stemming from a beating outside a bar in Petaluma earlier this year. Upon the execution of those warrants four additional individuals were arrested on probable cause on the charges noted below. During the fifties more Hells Angels Charters came into existence. Later in the hearing, Boisseau shot back at Barry and sharply denied hed threatened anyone. ", December 1, 1964: Frisco Hells Angels members at their clubroom located in a vacated television repair shop on Folsom Street, in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood. When asked if they had a warrant, a cop said "Yah, and pointed to his foot. A defense motion from last year says prosecutors initially sought to introduce evidence from both missing persons' investigations against two defendants: Brian Wendt, the president of the Fresno. Most Californians can put off filing taxes until Oct. 16 but should they? Although no longer the Oakland president, he was still considered one of the most influential of California's Hells Angels. He is out on bail after his arrest following a battle with the marchers in which he received a head injury." Copenhagen - Denmark 1980. On March 17th1948 the first Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was founded in the Fontana/San Bernardino area in the United States of America. In March, 2010, Jonathan Nelson was acquitted of felony assault and gang charges related to the McNear's altercation by a Sonoma County jury. 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