14 motorcycle club members indicted in alleged racketeering scheme in Ohio, Kentucky

“This indictment sends the message that we will continue to work together diligently to combat any person or organization that would harm our communities,” Parker said.

Racketeering and assault with a dangerous weapon are punishable by up to 20 years, while violent crimes in aid of racketeering and attempted assault are punishable by up to three years.

Juan Anthony Robles, Joey Allan Marshall, Jared Tyler Peters, Brandon Whylee Fisher, John Allan Smith, Norman Dale Beach and Michael Seth Henry were charged with racketeering, according to federal court records.

Those at risk of being assaulted with a dangerous weapon are Matthew John Hawkins, Fisher and Smith.

Marshall, Peters, Fisher, Justin James Baker, Cody Dale Hughes, Henry, Beach, Daniel Brian Hutten, Michael Lee Reese and Joseph Michael Rader face violent crimes in aid of racketeering.

Robles, Marshall, Fisher, Henry and Brent Allen Egleston were charged with attempted assault with a dangerous weapon.

Members of the Thug Riders Motorcycle Club are accused of operating a criminal enterprise that included murder, arson, extortion and identity fraud, according to Parker. The incidents reportedly included the explosion of a former member's vehicle in Huber Heights, a homicide in Harrison Township, assaults at bars in Dayton and a shooting at another motorcycle group's clubhouse in Springfield .

According to the indictment, Fisher and Smith were involved in a fatal shooting near Neva Drive in Dayton on September 26, 2021, which resulted in the death of a man, 43-year-old Joseph Nicholson.

Robles was also in the area at the time — attending the Dayton chapter's annual event with Fisher, Smith and other club members — and fled before police arrived.

The shooting occurred after Nicholson and others were refused entry to the annual event and “engaged in a confrontation,” according to the indictment. Nicholson was a passenger in the vehicle his group left their group in, and Fisher and Smith allegedly found the car and shot him 40 times.

About 300 law enforcement officers from federal, state and local agencies executed multiple search and arrest warrants in several parts of the country on Thursday, said U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Special Agent in Charge tobacco and firearms, John Nokes.

Investigators seized hundreds of items of evidence, including about 100 firearms and 15,000 rounds of ammunition, he added. Digital evidence was also recovered, which will facilitate the prosecution of the 14 men and could lead to additional charges against the co-conspirators, Nokes said.

Agents from the ATF, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Xenia Police were at a home in the 1000 block of Colorado Drive. Huber Heights police confirmed a search warrant was served on State Route 202 near Needmore, but no arrests were reported.

“This case shows that they are working diligently to make the streets of this community and others as safe as possible,” Parker said.

People were arrested Thursday in four states, including Ohio, Kentucky, Arizona and Pennsylvania, as part of the investigation, Parker said.

The Thug Riders Motorcycle Club was founded as a motorcycle gang in 2003 and has chapters in the United States, Canada, Australia, Morocco, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Germany and the United Kingdom, according to federal court records.

The club's Midwest region includes chapters in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. The Dayton chapter was reportedly established in 2019.

The Dayton chapter had clubhouses on Lodge Avenue in Harrison Township. and on Stanley Avenue in Dayton, according to court records.

Robles was allegedly instrumental in founding the Dayton chapter and is currently the “boss” of the Midwest chapter, according to investigators. Marshall served as sergeant at arms for the Midwest chapter.

Peters, Fisher, and Smith were president, sergeant-at-arms, and executor, respectively, of the Dayton chapter.

The 14 men charged this week do not make up the entire Dayton chapter, Parker said. But the operation constitutes a hard blow for the organization.

“By eliminating the leaders, the decision makers, it’s going to have a ripple effect on them,” Parker said.