In asking for a five year sentence, prosecutors noted that the ‘Ghost Riders’ motorcycle gang was preparing for a violent attack. TWILLEAGER was convicted of second degree murder in Grant County, Washington in 1994 and is therefore prohibited from possessing firearms and explosives. Higgins model 20 12-gauge short-barreled shotgun, with a barrel length of approximately 15.5 inches with no serial number. They seized multiple rounds of different calibers of ammunition, and six more firearms, including four handguns, a rifle, and a J.C. Two days later they searched TWILLEAGER’s home and a shed on the property that was used as the Ghost Riders clubhouse. They also recovered six firearms, including three rifles, two shotguns, and a handgun, as well as additional ammunition and empty ammunition magazines. The very act of storing those explosives illegally in the storage locker posed risks to the community should they be stolen or ignite accidently.”Īccording to the plea agreement signed in September 2013, ATF agents searched a Spanaway storage locker belonging to TWILLEAGER and found more than two sticks of Emulsion explosives and four blasting caps. Innocent bystanders could have been caught up in the carnage. “This defendant and his gang planned a violent attack on rivals that could have caused serious injuries or deaths. “The possession of illegal firearms and explosives by violent felons endangers a whole community,” said U.S. The explosives were being stored for a retaliatory attack on a rival gang. KARL TWILLEAGER, a/k/a “King Karl”, 66, of Spanaway, Washington, has been in custody since his property was searched on Jand the weapons were discovered. District Court in Tacoma to five years in prison for possession of an unregistered short-barreled shotgun and being a felon in possession of explosives, announced U.S. A leader of the Ghost Riders motorcycle gang in Pierce County was sentenced today in U.S.
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