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183-473: The Loners Motorcycle Club states that it is a group of motorcycle enthusiasts that are not involved in organized crime, any members that choose to commit these acts do so without the permission of the club. The Loners Motorcycle Club was founded in 1979 by Frank "Cisco" Lenti . Lenti first joined the Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club and left in 1978. Another reason may have been that an ambitious Lenti never rose above

366-458: A "cooler", saying "He was kind of the buffer, the cooler, to eliminate the other element that we didn't want". The Angels were led by David "White Dread" Buchanan, the sergeant-at-arms of the Angels' West Toronto chapter, who had gone out drinking that night to celebrate his 33rd birthday, and in his drunken state he began to threaten Lenti. In the outlaw biker subculture, the office of sergeant-at-arms

549-409: A "cooler", saying "He was kind of the buffer, the cooler, to eliminate the other element that we didn't want". The Angels were led by David "White Dread" Buchanan, the sergeant-at-arms of the Angels' West Toronto chapter, who had gone out drinking that night to celebrate his 33rd birthday, and in his drunken state he began to threaten Lenti. In the outlaw biker subculture, the office of sergeant-at-arms

732-653: A Canadian outlaw biker club by the mid-1980s, the Loners had chapters abroad with one in Portugal and several in Italy, having chapters in Naples , Messina , Salerno , Reggio Calabria , Brolo , Avellino and Isernia . The Loners were a successful club under Raso and Lenti's leadership despite the way that other clubs predictably mocked the Loners as "the Losers". By the late 1980s, the Loners were

915-496: A Canadian outlaw biker club, the Loners had chapters abroad with one in Portugal and seven in Italy, having chapters in Naples , Messina , Salerno , Reggio Calabria , Brolo , Avellino and Isernia . The Loners were a successful club under Lenti's leadership despite the way that other gangs predictably mocked the Loners as "the Losers". By the late 1980s, the Loners were the third largest biker gang in Ontario, being exceeded only by

1098-446: A Canadian outlaw biker club, the Loners had chapters abroad with one in Portugal and seven in Italy, having chapters in Naples , Messina , Salerno , Reggio Calabria , Brolo , Avellino and Isernia . The Loners were a successful club under Lenti's leadership despite the way that other gangs predictably mocked the Loners as "the Losers". By the late 1980s, the Loners were the third largest biker gang in Ontario, being exceeded only by

1281-549: A Loner on Lake Shore Boulevard, setting off a fire that caused $ 50,000 in damages. The next day three Molotov cocktails were tossed at Bazooka Jacks bar in Markham, Ontario , a Satan's Choice associated bar that was popular with members. On August 16, 1995, Satan's Choice struck back for the attack on their clubhouse by firing a rocket – again from a military rocket launcher – at the Loners Woodbridge chapter clubhouse. A Loner told

1464-425: A Loner while two Diablos were shot and wounded by the Loners. Attacks were made with rocket launchers on clubhouses owned by Satan's Choice and the Loners. On 25 August 1995, Lenti was badly wounded by a bomb planted in his car, which gave him the unflattering epithet of "the half-assed biker" as he lost one of his buttocks. Lenti was lucky to survive the car bombing, but ended up facing weapons charges afterwards as

1647-425: A Loner while two Diablos were shot and wounded by the Loners. Attacks were made with rocket launchers on clubhouses owned by Satan's Choice and the Loners. On 25 August 1995, Lenti was badly wounded by a bomb planted in his car, which gave him the unflattering epithet of "the half-assed biker" as he lost one of his buttocks. Lenti was lucky to survive the car bombing, but ended up facing weapons charges afterwards as

1830-517: A Loners MC town. All others tread lightly!" Pammett used his influence to a split in the Loners Peterborough chapter during mid 2012, which led to a defection of at least four of its members to the newly formed Vagos. This caused several altercations between the two groups. Including the defectors, an unnamed spokesperson told The Peterborough Examiner that the chapter is at least 23 full patch members and four prospects strong. They had acquired

2013-456: A biker war later in 1995 against the Loners. Langton wrote that Lenti was expelled for stealing from his club while Lavinge stated that his expulsion was due to him throwing a "temper tantrum" too many. Lenti called the Diablos a motorcycle gang instead of a club, saying: "I'll show them who the real fucking gang is". After being expelled from the Loners, Lenti located the clubhouse of Diablos only

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2196-406: A biker war later in 1995 against the Loners. Langton wrote that Lenti was expelled for stealing from his club while Lavinge stated that his expulsion was due to him throwing a "temper tantrum" too many. Lenti called the Diablos a motorcycle gang instead of a club, saying: "I'll show them who the real fucking gang is". After being expelled from the Loners, Lenti located the clubhouse of Diablos only

2379-597: A blow to the Loners ability to fight the Angels. They launched Operation Hilltop against the club. It saw over 150 law enforcement officers raided around 15 locations in Ontario, many in the Greater Toronto Area, targeting chapters of the Loners Motorcycle Club in Woodbridge, Richmond Hill, Toronto, Vaughan and Windsor. The 6-month sting project led to the seizures of drugs and guns, the arrests of 21 members of

2562-519: A brother, John Coates, who was an associate of the Hells Angels' Sherbrooke chapter. John Coates was a 6'7 man who weighted 300 pounds while younger brother Jimmy was not as large, but still intimidating. Through his brother, Jimmy Coates opened a secret pipeline for buying drugs from Sherbrooke. The president of the St. Thomas chapter, Wayne Kellestine , like Bernie Guindon was a firm Canadian nationalist and

2745-534: A chance to join the Loners. Stadnick was unhappy about the way that the prominent Ontario biker gangs such as Satan's Choice, the Loners, and the Para-Dice Riders all refused his offers to join the Hells Angels. In the fall of 1993, it was decided that several members of the Rockers and other puppet gangs would move to Ontario to set up a new puppet gang. The Demons Keepers had four chapters and we're supposed to flood

2928-409: A clubhouse on the corner of Park Street and Perry Street (285 Perry St), which was in close proximity to the Loners clubhouse located at 126 Park Street, which in the outlaw biker world is seen as a direct sign of provocation. In July 2012, a 47-year-old member of the Loners Motorcycle Club was sent to hospital with a broken arm after being attacked by several former Loners, who were now affiliated with

3111-628: A gain as he was a more experienced outlaw biker than the national president Giovanni "John the Boxer" Muscedere . Another experienced outlaw biker who joined the Bandidos was James "Ripper" Fullager, who had been active in outlaw biking since the 1960s and whose home in Toronto was a favourite gathering place for the Bandidos, where Fullager recounted his past adventures and gave them advice. The Victoria Day weekend in May

3294-433: A gain as he was a more experienced outlaw biker than the national president Giovanni "John the Boxer" Muscedere . Another experienced outlaw biker who joined the Bandidos was James "Ripper" Fullager, who had been active in outlaw biking since the 1960s and whose home in Toronto was a favourite gathering place for the Bandidos, where Fullager recounted his past adventures and gave them advice. The Victoria Day weekend in May

3477-410: A half block away from the Loners' clubhouse on Kipling Avenue in Woodbridge, which was considered a provocation. The Diablos were courted by Satan's Choice as the competition for the control of the drug trade in the Toronto area had grown very intense, and even the small territory controlled by the Diablos made them worth courting. On 18 July 1995, a Diablo threw a homemade bomb at a tow truck owned by

3660-410: A half block away from the Loners' clubhouse on Kipling Avenue in Woodbridge, which was considered a provocation. The Diablos were courted by Satan's Choice as the competition for the control of the drug trade in the Toronto area had grown very intense, and even the small territory controlled by the Diablos made them worth courting. On 18 July 1995, a Diablo threw a homemade bomb at a tow truck owned by

3843-522: A heroin addict while Lenti refused to even smoke cigarettes, saying using drugs was for weak men. When Salerno gave himself a bastone tattoo, which Lenti saw as his own personal mark, Lenti proceeded to beat up Salerno and told him to have the tattoo covered up. When Lenti found insulting comments about himself on the Bandidos website, he discovered that the IP address of the poster was located in an area where Salerno lived, which led him to accuse Salerno of posting

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4026-477: A heroin addict while Lenti refused to even smoke cigarettes, saying using drugs was for weak men. When Salerno gave himself a bastone tattoo, which Lenti saw as his own personal mark, Lenti proceeded to beat up Salerno and told him to have the tattoo covered up. When Lenti found insulting comments about himself on the Bandidos website, he discovered that the IP address of the poster was located in an area where Salerno lived, which led him to accuse Salerno of posting

4209-463: A legitimate fear for his life. The fact that Lenti continued to shoot Buchanan even after he was lying on the ground could have been used by the Crown to argue that he was guilty of murder since by that point Buchanan did not pose any danger to him, causing Lenti not to take his chances with the jury. At the same time, the video footage of the confrontation at Club Pro Adult Entertainment showed that Buchanan

4392-415: A legitimate fear for his life. The fact that Lenti continued to shoot Buchanan even after he was lying on the ground could have been used by the Crown to argue that he was guilty of murder since by that point Buchanan did not pose any danger to him, causing Lenti not to take his chances with the jury. At the same time, the video footage of the confrontation at Club Pro Adult Entertainment showed that Buchanan

4575-491: A local banquet hall. As 45 members of the Rock Machine Ontario receive their probationary patches, Rock Machine allies, the Loners Motorcycle Club provided security for the event. In December 2000, the Hells Angels entered Ontario by "patching over" 168 members from a number of Ontario biker gangs. When it came to the patch-over in Ontario, the Loners were not given an invitation to join the Hells Angels, as by this point

4758-655: A member of the Kitchener chapter and later its Oshawa chapter. These patch-overs caused tensions to run high between the two clubs, which would reach a fever pitch with the killing of Brian Beaucage . On March 3, 1991. Full-Patch member of the Satan's Choice , Brian Beaucage had spent the night devoted to drinking, hard drugs and watching pornography with his girlfriend in a Toronto rooming house. In his last years, Beaucage had become addicted to heroin and several members of Satan's Choice, such as Wayne Kelly were planning his murder due to constant issues. That night, Beaucage received

4941-402: A motion as if he was reaching to pull out a gun, causing the gunman to run away. Lenti professed not to be worried, saying in 2019: "The day I worry about bad guys is the day I fucking kill myself". Lenti stated he planned to retire from outlaw biking soon, but still wore in public a jacket with the word "Criminal" written on the back. Frank Lenti Francesco "Cisco" Lenti (born 1947)

5124-453: A murder in Denmark. Lenti refused the offer to "patch over". The Hells Angels offered Lenti further chances to "patch over" several times in 1993 and 1994, but he declined, instead offering Stadnick a chance to join the Loners. Lenti found Stadnick arrogant, noting that Stadnick had told him that two Loners were police informers, a report that was true, but grated with him as he felt that Stadnick

5307-403: A murder in Denmark. Lenti refused the offer to "patch over". The Hells Angels offered Lenti further chances to "patch over" several times in 1993 and 1994, but he declined, instead offering Stadnick a chance to join the Loners. Lenti found Stadnick arrogant, noting that Stadnick had told him that two Loners were police informers, a report that was true, but grated with him as he felt that Stadnick

5490-446: A new outlaw motorcycle club, the Diablos. Lenti used his home as the Diablos clubhouse, which was located only a half block away from the Loners' clubhouse on Kipling Avenue in Woodbridge, this was considered a direct provocation. The Loners clubhouse was so close, it forced intimidated members of the Diablos to take an alternate route to their clubhouse. Satan's Choice agreed to sell drugs to the Diablos and offered support club status with

5673-436: A police informer. Gault was a career criminal who specialized in cheating seniors out of their life savings and who once bit off the ear of a man in a bar fight. Gault, a member of Satan's Choice joined the Hells Angels in 2000 with the sole aim of selling them out to the Crown. Gault received a $ 1 million payment from the Ontario government in exchange for testifying to the alleged murder plot. Lenti, who remained true to

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5856-436: A police informer. Gault was a career criminal who specialized in cheating seniors out of their life savings and who once bit off the ear of a man in a bar fight. Gault, a member of Satan's Choice joined the Hells Angels in 2000 with the sole aim of selling them out to the Crown. Gault received a $ 1 million payment from the Ontario government in exchange for testifying to the alleged murder plot. Lenti, who remained true to

6039-692: A portion of the market and do work in conjunction with other elements of organized crime, including the Italian Mafia." He also added that there were currently between 50 and 60 members of the Loners Motorcycle Club operating throughout the Greater Toronto area . In mid 2016 co-founder of the Loners MC, Gennaro "Jim" Raso , was charged with threatening death and discharging a firearm recklessly. The 15 charges were dropped in 2017. Also in August 2016. A member of

6222-512: A powerful bomb to destroy the Loners' clubhouse in Woodbridge with the aim of killing the entire chapter. Kane, who was an informant, sabotaged his mission by encouraging the Para-Dice Riders under the influence of alcohol to speak very loudly in public at a Toronto bar about the murder plot, which led Carroll to declare with disgust that the Para-Dice Riders were "idiots" as now the murder plot could not go forward. In May 2000, Ontario Provincial Police in conjunction with local law enforcement dealt

6405-530: A professed strongly held moral code, while at the same time being inhabited by strange, cartoonish men given to making outlandish statements who frequently engaged in sordid intrigue and betrayed their friends, as greed and ambition outweighed their professed moral code. From 1999 to 2002, the club was a participant in the Ontario Biker War . One of the members of the London chapter of the Loners, Jimmy Coates, had

6588-403: A report stated that Carroll wanted him to kill Gennaro Raso , the international president of the Loners Motorcycle Club, as part of a bid to have the Para-Dice Riders join the Hells Angels. On 19 April 2000, Kane met in Toronto several Para-Dice Riders to discuss who he was to kill besides Raso. Kane reported that Carroll had devised a plan under which Kane would use his bomb-making skills to build

6771-476: A soldier and what the Army was saying in rejecting his application was: "What they're trying to tell me is, `We don't want you to do good. Go do bad'. I'm trying to go in a straight line." On 14 April 2008, Lenti pled guilty to manslaughter for killing Buchanan and was sentenced to 6 years in prison with Justice Michael Brown ruling that since Buchanan had punched Lenti several times before Lenti shot him that he did have

6954-429: A soldier and what the Army was saying in rejecting his application was: "What they're trying to tell me is, `We don't want you to do good. Go do bad'. I'm trying to go in a straight line." On 14 April 2008, Lenti pled guilty to manslaughter for killing Buchanan and was sentenced to 6 years in prison with Justice Michael Brown ruling that since Buchanan had punched Lenti several times before Lenti shot him that he did have

7137-596: A takeover of their drug territories by the Hells Angels. The Loners held a party in Toronto that was attended by dozens of "machinists", as the Rock Machine are known in outlaw biker circles. On December 1, 2000, the Rock Machine Motorcycle Club became an official probationary club of the Bandidos. At the ceremony in on Jane Street in Vaughan, Ontario . Bikers from the Rock Machine, Bandidos and Loners gathered at

7320-418: A visit (most likely a drug deal) from a full-patch member of the Loners, Frank Passarelli. Eventually Beaucage ordered Passarelli out of the room so that he could have sex with his girlfriend. The rude manner in which he did this offended Passarelli, who after a verbal altercation told him: "No one is going to ask me to leave for some girl". Later that same night, he was beheaded in his bed by Passarelli. His body

7503-399: A weapon, endangering the public, aggravated assault and uttering threats. A former Loners hang-around, Shane Gardiner was also charged with aggravated assault. The local authorities announced they would be keeping an eye on the situation and expressed their concern, saying that outlaw biker activity in the area is common but having two clubs in the same city that are not on good terms always has

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7686-625: Is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster , best known as the co-founder of the Loners Motorcycle Club . Lenti was born in Woodbridge, Ontario to Italian immigrant parents. The journalist Jerry Langton wrote in 2010 "...that even by Canadian biker standards, Lenti was a strange guy. Vain, constantly preening, and prone to violent temper tantrums, he had a habit of giving up on projects that didn't exactly go his way". The journalist Yves Lavigne wrote in 1999 about: "...that social butterfly of

7869-554: Is generally held by the toughest member in a chapter, and Buchanan had been appointed to that position on the account of his brutality, strength and cruelty. Buchanan, a white Jamaican immigrant, had been a member of a street gang, the Mount Olive Crips, that were the Toronto branch of the American Crips gang, before joining the Angels. Buchanan was known to the police as one of Toronto's principal gunrunners who sold guns, that

8052-437: Is generally held by the toughest member in a chapter, and Buchanan had been appointed to that position on the account of his brutality, strength and cruelty. Buchanan, a white Jamaican immigrant, had been a member of a street gang, the Mount Olive Crips, that were the Toronto branch of the American Crips gang, before joining the Angels. Buchanan was known to the police as one of Toronto's principal gunrunners who sold guns, that

8235-500: Is the normal start of the riding season for outlaw bikers in Canada. For Victoria Day in 2003, it turned out that of the Bandidos only Muscedere, Lenti, Glenn "Wrongway" Atkinson and George "Crash" Kriarakis actually owned working Harley-Davidson motorcycles, which humiliated Lenti who bitterly complained about "bikers without bikes". Lenti was close to the Bandidos' mentor James "Ripper" Fullanger, who always called him "Old Frank" despite

8418-451: Is the normal start of the riding season for outlaw bikers in Canada. For Victoria Day in 2003, it turned out that of the Bandidos only Muscedere, Lenti, Glenn "Wrongway" Atkinson and George "Crash" Kriarakis actually owned working Harley-Davidson motorcycles, which humiliated Lenti who bitterly complained about "bikers without bikes". Lenti was close to the Bandidos' mentor James "Ripper" Fullanger, who always called him "Old Frank" despite

8601-582: The Annihilators Motorcycle Club led by Wayne Kellestine and Giovanni Muscedere . Kellestine did not like how the Angels had treated the Loners under Raso. He was also adamantly against joining the Hells Angels, but he also did not want to align with the Outlaws, so he chose to join the Loners. This merging of the Annihilators along with other clubs into the Loners was done in an attempt to increase

8784-566: The Outlaws and Satan's Choice . Lenti and the Loners were guests of honor at the party. Stadnick tried to persuade Lenti to have the Loners "patch over" to the Hells Angels, an offer Lenti and Raso refused. However, a working relationship was established between the two groups for a time with the Loners agreeing to buy their narcotics from the Angels. The Hells Angels offered Lenti and Raso further chances to "patch over" several times in 1993 and 1994, but they declined, with Lenti instead offering Stadnick

8967-638: The Rock Machine Motorcycle Club . The Loners would bounce back from these setbacks. By the late 2000s, they had reopened some of their chapters and they had established new chapters in Lindsay , Peterborough , Sarnia , totaling 8 in Ontario. They had also expanded outside of Ontario, establishing chapters in Alberta , Saskatchewan , and Nova Scotia and several other counties in Europe and Oceania . In 2013,

9150-578: The Shedden massacre . On 24 May 2006, Lenti rejoined the Bandidos and started to push aside both Sandham and his rival Pierre "Carlito" Aragon who were both competing to be national president. Lenti had one of his associates send Sandham an email saying it was time for the Canadian Bandidos "to stop looking like assholes in front of the USA and get along", meaning that Sandham should step aside to allow Lenti to run

9333-423: The Shedden massacre . On 24 May 2006, Lenti rejoined the Bandidos and started to push aside both Sandham and his rival Pierre "Carlito" Aragon who were both competing to be national president. Lenti had one of his associates send Sandham an email saying it was time for the Canadian Bandidos "to stop looking like assholes in front of the USA and get along", meaning that Sandham should step aside to allow Lenti to run

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9516-478: The "Fifty Whacks with an Ax". This series of events saw a significant increase in the rivalry between the two clubs which would later spread into open conflict in 1995. During the 1990s, Hells Angels from Quebec would frequently visit the Loners. In June 1993, the Hells Angels led by their national president Walter Stadnick hosted a party in Wasaga Beach that was attended by all of the Ontario biker gangs except

9699-418: The "rather elaborate and bizarre" patch for his club featuring a half-werewolf, half-horned skull creature. A disproportionate number of the Loners were Italian-Canadians from middle-class families who saw themselves as being more polished and sophisticated than other outlaw bikers. By start of the 1990s, the Loners had chapters in Toronto, Woodbridge , Richmond Hill , Windsor , and London . Unusually for

9882-418: The "rather elaborate and bizarre" patch for his club featuring a half-werewolf, half-horned skull creature. A disproportionate number of the Loners were Italian-Canadians from middle-class families who saw themselves as being more polished and sophisticated than other outlaw bikers. By start of the 1990s, the Loners had chapters in Toronto, Woodbridge , Richmond Hill , Windsor , and London . Unusually for

10065-561: The (club's) patch off and smack me across the head with it". Jessi Lenti has no criminal record and Armand La Barge, the police chief of York Region, told Peter Edwards, the crime correspondent for the Toronto Star : ""To the best of our knowledge, he (Jessi Lenti) has never been a member of an outlaw motorcycle gang and to the best of our knowledge, he has never been a member of an organized crime group or entity either". The younger Lenti stated that it had been his dream since his boyhood to be

10248-507: The (club's) patch off and smack me across the head with it". Jessi Lenti has no criminal record and Armand La Barge, the police chief of York Region, told Peter Edwards, the crime correspondent for the Toronto Star : ""To the best of our knowledge, he (Jessi Lenti) has never been a member of an outlaw motorcycle gang and to the best of our knowledge, he has never been a member of an organized crime group or entity either". The younger Lenti stated that it had been his dream since his boyhood to be

10431-563: The American-based club that exile Pammett was now aligning with. They also stated that Peterborough was Loners territory and they would ready to defend it. "The club is a strong brotherhood and will be steadfast in remaining in Peterborough, Robert Pammett AKA Peterborough Bob is no longer a member of or affiliated with the Loners MC and is out in bad standings!! Peterborough is remaining a Loners MC Canada B&W stronghold and will always be

10614-622: The Amherstburg and Richmond Hill chapters along with all members of London chapter patched over to the Bandidos in May, 2001. He eventually rose to the rank of national secretary, but had decided to leave the Bandidos in October 2004. He stated that his reasons for doing so was that the Bandidos had completely lost control under the leadership of the former Annihilators, Giovanni Muscedere and Wayne Kellestine . Muscedere had lost contact with reality, and had become short-sighted and ill-tempered; Kellestine

10797-410: The Angels had come to kill him, was recorded by the security cameras as having his "right arm slipped behind his back, in a smooth, almost imperceptible movement" to pull out his handgun. Lenti opened fire, wounding one Angel, Verrelli, and killing Buchanan, while the other two Angels ran away with Desroche found fearfully hiding in the janitor's closet. Cargnie was also wounded, but was able to drive to

10980-410: The Angels had come to kill him, was recorded by the security cameras as having his "right arm slipped behind his back, in a smooth, almost imperceptible movement" to pull out his handgun. Lenti opened fire, wounding one Angel, Verrelli, and killing Buchanan, while the other two Angels ran away with Desroche found fearfully hiding in the janitor's closet. Cargnie was also wounded, but was able to drive to

11163-470: The Angels had smuggled in from the United States, to various street gangs of Toronto. Alongside Buchanan were fellow Angels Dana "Boomer" Carnegie, Scott Desroche and Carlo Verrilli. The Angels confronted Lenti and threatened him, causing him to go to the lobby where the lighting was better and a security camera captured everything that ensured. The video footage showed that Lenti was seeking to calm down

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11346-414: The Angels had smuggled in from the United States, to various street gangs of Toronto. Alongside Buchanan were fellow Angels Dana "Boomer" Carnegie, Scott Desroche and Carlo Verrilli. The Angels confronted Lenti and threatened him, causing him to go to the lobby where the lighting was better and a security camera captured everything that ensured. The video footage showed that Lenti was seeking to calm down

11529-488: The Angels would never occur. After emerging victorious in the Toronto Biker War of 1995, the Loners remained a prominent biker gang. This continued until early 1997, when the Loners split into two factions. A split emerged between Jimmy Raso and Frank Grano. The pro-Hells Angel faction led by Grano joined the Para-Dice Riders while a rump remained under Raso. The split a breach with the Hells Angels. Stadnick had cut off

11712-608: The Bandidos MC 1% Canada is officially shut down. There isn't no more Bandidos MC membership in Canada". Lenti's statement went on to ask that all Canadian Bandidos mail their jackets with the Bandido patch at once to an address in Texas. In 2007, Lenti's son Jessi attempted to join the Canadian Army and was turned down because of his father. At the time, the senior Lenti told the media "I'm

11895-401: The Bandidos MC 1% Canada is officially shut down. There isn't no more Bandidos MC membership in Canada". Lenti's statement went on to ask that all Canadian Bandidos mail their jackets with the Bandido patch at once to an address in Texas. In 2007, Lenti's son Jessi attempted to join the Canadian Army and was turned down because of his father. At the time, the senior Lenti told the media "I'm

12078-515: The Bandidos in 2001, as a member of their Toronto chapter. After the collapse of the Bandidos in Canada, Pammett would rejoin the Loners in 2007. He had a decent amount of influence within Peterborough's underworld so police feared that this could cause tensions. The Loners released several statements issuing warnings during the Vagos Motorcycle Club's setup in Peterborough that left authorities concerned. The Loners were determined to compete

12261-454: The Bandidos sought to use that influence. This made sense, as the Loners maintained long-time relationships with Bandidos in Europe. On May 22, 2001. After a rift between now imprisoned Loners international president, Gennaro Raso and Toronto president, Peter Barilla, presumably about joining the Bandidos caused the club to divide again. Barilla would use his influence to convince several members of

12444-420: The Bandidos, saying that Muscedere was addicted to cocaine and Kellestine was insane, and he was tired of dealing with both of them. Unlike Glenn "Wongway" Atkinson, who was beaten bloody by Muscedere and Kellestine, Lenti was not beaten when he turned in his jacket with the Bandido patch as he had a fearsome reputation as a fighter who was known for his habit of gouging out the eyes of his enemies. Peter Edwards,

12627-420: The Bandidos, saying that Muscedere was addicted to cocaine and Kellestine was insane, and he was tired of dealing with both of them. Unlike Glenn "Wongway" Atkinson, who was beaten bloody by Muscedere and Kellestine, Lenti was not beaten when he turned in his jacket with the Bandido patch as he had a fearsome reputation as a fighter who was known for his habit of gouging out the eyes of his enemies. Peter Edwards,

12810-535: The Canadian Bandidos. Sandham sent back an email saying "You are asking me to throw down my patch. Over bullshit!!". However, Lenti was a living legend within Canadian outlaw biker circles with close links to the Mafia and a habit of gouging out the eyes of his enemies, and Sandham was so utterly terrified of him that he agreed to stop calling himself president of Bandidos Canada, and allow Lenti that honor. Sandham liked to act

12993-436: The Canadian Bandidos. Sandham sent back an email saying "You are asking me to throw down my patch. Over bullshit!!". However, Lenti was a living legend within Canadian outlaw biker circles with close links to the Mafia and a habit of gouging out the eyes of his enemies, and Sandham was so utterly terrified of him that he agreed to stop calling himself president of Bandidos Canada, and allow Lenti that honor. Sandham liked to act

13176-514: The Choice leaders. While relations between the Loners and Hells Angels would degrade in the years to come. Following the war, the Satan's Choice was subject to a large police crackdown in Ontario, this would cause tensions between them and the Loners to decrease. The Hells Angels saw it as a competition of who was fit to help them expand into Ontario. These police raids put an end to that, as the Satan's Choice

13359-500: The Diablos were immediately courted". The narcotics trade in the Greater Toronto Area had grown very intense, and even the small territory controlled by the Diablos made them worth aligning with. On July 18, 1995, a member of the Diablos threw a homemade bomb at a tow truck owned by a Loner. Two days later, two Diablos were injured when they were both shot by a member of the Loners Woodbridge chapter. The Satan's Choice would enter

13542-566: The GTA targeting chapters of the Loners Motorcycle Club. The 6-month sting project led to the seizures of drugs and guns, the arrests of 21 members of the Loners and several associates, this included the president of the clubs Richmond Hill chapter, which at the time acted as its mother chapter. During this period authorities stated that the Loners had controlled most of the drug distribution North of Toronto and in York Region and their territory extended from

13725-504: The Greater Toronto Area thought to London and to Hamilton. Collectively the group faced more than 250 criminal charges, with around 75% of those charges narcotics being narcotics related. With the rest involved mostly charges relating to weapons, the distribution of weapons and theft. The narcotics seized included large amounts of cocaine, hash, marijuana and mushrooms. Their street value is estimated to be about $ 1.5-million (modern equivalent of $ 2.6 million). On June 18, 2012. An associate of

13908-611: The Humber River Regional Hospital to have his gunshot wound treated. Lenti stated he believed that Buchanan had a gun, but none was found on his corpse. Lenti turned himself in to the police the next day, and told Detective Angelo DeLorenzi that he had gone to the lobby of Club Pro Adult Entertainment to have the confrontation recorded by the security cameras, saying he was not looking for trouble. Afterwards, several Hells Angels contacted Lenti's family, saying that Buchanan had been out of line, and that they felt his killing

14091-538: The Humber River Regional Hospital to have his gunshot wound treated. Lenti stated he believed that Buchanan had a gun, but none was found on his corpse. Lenti turned himself in to the police the next day, and told Detective Angelo DeLorenzi that he had gone to the lobby of Club Pro Adult Entertainment to have the confrontation recorded by the security cameras, saying he was not looking for trouble. Afterwards, several Hells Angels contacted Lenti's family, saying that Buchanan had been out of line, and that they felt his killing

14274-410: The Loners Motorcycle Club in the York Region, Toronto and Caledon . The authorities seized assortment of drugs, gang paraphernalia and a loaded assault rifle. This included large amounts of marijuana packaged for distribution and thousands of Oxycodone , Percodan and morphine pills were also seized. Four full-patch members of the Loners and nine associates of the club were initially charged with either

14457-407: The Loners Motorcycle Club. The Rock Machine Motorcycle Club , the club was currently engaged with the Hells Angels in the bloody Quebec Biker War that was occurring at the same period. They had begun to establish themselves in Ontario during 1999. By 2000, the Loners Motorcycle Club aligned themselves with fellow Canadian motorcycle club. RCMP Staff Sergeant, Jean-Pierre Levesque also commented on

14640-703: The Loners Toronto chapter, John "Johnny Maserati" Raposo was shot and killed on the patio of the Sicilian, a cafe in Little Italy, Toronto. A second bystander was injured. The restaurant was described by an organized crime investigator, "The Sicilian has been a popular gathering place for many in Little Italy for years, including known Mafia members and associates. The cafe has been noted by investigators as one of many locations chosen for meetings between mob figures who like good food while they whisper over business." John Raposo

14823-408: The Loners and several associates, this included Raso, president Loners and leader of the clubs Richmond Hill chapter, which at the time acted as its mother chapter. During this period authorities stated that the Loners had controlled most of the drug distribution North of Toronto and in York Region and their territory extended from the Greater Toronto Area thought to London and to Hamilton. Collectively

15006-403: The Loners as a serious threat. Over time, the Satan's Choice had lost dozens of members to the Loners. Prominent members included, Frank Lenti , Gennaro Raso and Brian Beaucage , one of the inmates involved killings during the 1971 Kingston Penitentiary riot . Though Beaucage's membership in the Loners was short lived, as by the late 1980s, he had returned to the Satan's Choice, where he became

15189-463: The Loners ot join the Bandidos. This included himself, plus eleven other members of the Loners Toronto chapter. Some members from Richmond Hill, along with the entire memberships of the St. Thomas and Amherstburg chapters. The Woodbridge chapter of the Loners continued to operate as the Mother chapter. Most members of the London chapter of Loners had chosen to join the Hells Angels instead. Jimmy Coates became

15372-716: The Loners supply to narcotics. Without a supply of drugs from the Hells Angels, the journalist Jerry Langton that the Loners "faded into obscurity. Bikers gangs without a steady supply of drugs to sell generally don't make headlines".. This was due to the Loners Italian roots and at times they would subcontract for them. By late 1999, the Loners had built up moderate strength, beside Nomads they had chapters in Richmond Hill, Woodbridge, Vaughan, Toronto, Hamilton, London, Windsor, and Amherstburg. In June 1999, had established its Chatham chapter (based near St. Thomas), when they absorbed

15555-412: The Loners were Italian-Canadians from middle-class families who saw themselves as being more polished and sophisticated than other outlaw bikers. Lenti has never acknowledged the thefts or removal from his former club. He stated in 2017, it was due to the fact that Satan's Choice member Cecil Kirby turned police informer in 1980. Lenti claimed Kirby told him that he should leave Toronto for a while as he

15738-406: The Loners would establish a chapter in rural Stratford, Ontario . A popular area for the manufacturer of methamphetamine. Producing such drugs emits a foul odor, so motorcycle clubs will set up manufacturing sites in rural communities where the population is less dense. Despite issues in the past the Loners Motorcycle Club has as seen a period of success and growth since the early 2000s. As of 2023,

15921-528: The Loners, Micheal Raso, Gennaro Raso's son, was allegedly involved in a drive-by shooting of the residence of Chief Financial Officer for the Dream Corporation(multi-million dollar Caribbean-based casino company), Ed Kremblewski, who was a minor witness in the attempted murder case against Antonio Carbone, who was a majority shareholder in Dream Corp. Carbone was an entrepreneur from Toronto that

16104-453: The Loners. With the Diablos gone and Lenti in the hospital by the end of 1995, the conflict ended with the Loners and Satan's Choice agreeing to peaceful terms. The war in Toronto had seen the Hells Angels change tune temporarily to support the Loners against Satan's Choice. Stadnick was upset with the Satan's Choice over the war, but did not wish to keep Satan's Choice as his enemies. Afterwards he set out to rebuild his damaged relationships with

16287-679: The Mafia figures who employed him as a hitman, his friend Lenti fled to Italy where he lived for the next two years. Lenti recalled in an interview in 2019: "Me and Kirby used to be together a lot. When he started singing I said, ‘I’d better go take a tour.’" Lenti lived in Perugia, where he associated with the Italian Hells Angels. Lenti founded a new club, also called the Loners in 1984 in York Region after his return to Canada, recruiting mainly from his fellow Italian-Canadians . Lenti designed

16470-513: The Mafia figures who employed him as a hitman, his friend Lenti fled to Italy where he lived for the next two years. Lenti recalled in an interview in 2019: "Me and Kirby used to be together a lot. When he started singing I said, ‘I’d better go take a tour.’" Lenti lived in Perugia, where he associated with the Italian Hells Angels. Lenti founded a new club, also called the Loners in 1984 in York Region after his return to Canada, recruiting mainly from his fellow Italian-Canadians . Lenti designed

16653-467: The Ontario market with cheap drugs to try and cause instability. However the Demons Keepers would quickly collapse. Frank Lenti would later be expelled from the Loners for the second time in 1994, which was said to either be due to allegations of him stealing from the club. or the fact that his temper was apparently getting out of control. Upon being expelled from the Loners, Lenti would go on to found

16836-535: The Outlaws and Satan's Choice. Langton wrote that Lenti was also personally successful in two "industries bikers tend to admire-a stripper/escort talent agency and a tow truck firm". On 16 June 1993, Lenti was approached by Walter "the Nurget" Stadnick , the president of the Canadian Hells Angels at a bikers convention in Wasaga Beach with an offer to have the Loners "patch over" to the Hells Angels. Stadnick

17019-422: The Outlaws and Satan's Choice. Langton wrote that Lenti was also personally successful in two "industries bikers tend to admire-a stripper/escort talent agency and a tow truck firm". On 16 June 1993, Lenti was approached by Walter "the Nurget" Stadnick , the president of the Canadian Hells Angels at a bikers convention in Wasaga Beach with an offer to have the Loners "patch over" to the Hells Angels. Stadnick

17202-468: The Rock Machine in February 2001. While there, they also paid a visit to the Loners Toronto chapter led by Peter "Peppi" Barilla. They had come to see if any Loners wanted to patch-over to the Bandidos. An offer that Barilla, for the time being, would politely refuse. Barilla was an extremely influential figure in Toronto's motorcycle community. He was also a very powerful member of the Loners Motorcycle Club, so

17385-580: The Satan's Choice Toronto chapter until leaving in 1984. At some point during the 1980s the Loners established a chapter in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan . However, it would "Patch-Over" to the Alberta-based Rebels MC . This was seen as ironic because both founders of the club had started a Toronto chapter of the Rebels only to leave it and start the Loners. Now they had had one of their chapters patched over by

17568-618: The Toronto Bandido chapter. An outlaw biker from Edmonton , Joe "Crazy House" Morin of the Rebels, who was considering "patching over" to join the Bandidos expressed much doubt after the Kriarakis incident, saying the only members of the Toronto chapter who impressed him were Atkinson and Lenti. Lenti disliked Frank "the Bammer" Salerno , the president of the Bandidos Toronto chapter, who was

17751-400: The Toronto Bandido chapter. An outlaw biker from Edmonton , Joe "Crazy House" Morin of the Rebels, who was considering "patching over" to join the Bandidos expressed much doubt after the Kriarakis incident, saying the only members of the Toronto chapter who impressed him were Atkinson and Lenti. Lenti disliked Frank "the Bammer" Salerno , the president of the Bandidos Toronto chapter, who was

17934-416: The Toronto police discovered a handgun and a loaded machinegun in his car. Lenti told detective Angelo DeLorenzi about the loaded submachine gun and 9-millimetre handgun found in the ruins of his car: "I was using them for my kinda people. I wasn't using them for law-abiding citizens". Ever since the 1995 bombing, Lenti has walked with a limp and has often had to use a cane. The attempted assassination marked

18117-416: The Toronto police discovered a handgun and a loaded machinegun in his car. Lenti told detective Angelo DeLorenzi about the loaded submachine gun and 9-millimetre handgun found in the ruins of his car: "I was using them for my kinda people. I wasn't using them for law-abiding citizens". Ever since the 1995 bombing, Lenti has walked with a limp and has often had to use a cane. The attempted assassination marked

18300-491: The Vagos. The incident occurred on Park Street, near a set of railroad tracks just down the road from the Loners Peterborough clubhouse, Peterborough authorities arrested four individuals in connection with the incident, three of whom we're previous members of the Loners, now in “bad standing” with the club. Garry Coppins, Chris Graham and Pierre Aragon, all former Loners were hit with multitude of charges including, assault, assault with

18483-421: The angry Angels while Buchanan was set on escalating the situation. Lenti firmly asked several times for the Angels to "Please go home" while Buchanan shouted "You shut up, motherfucker, old guy!". Buchanan began to strike Lenti with the other three Angels surrounding Lenti, making an escape impossible. A very belligerent, drunken Buchanan told Lenti "Who's looking at who, motherfucker!"   Lenti, believing

18666-421: The angry Angels while Buchanan was set on escalating the situation. Lenti firmly asked several times for the Angels to "Please go home" while Buchanan shouted "You shut up, motherfucker, old guy!". Buchanan began to strike Lenti with the other three Angels surrounding Lenti, making an escape impossible. A very belligerent, drunken Buchanan told Lenti "Who's looking at who, motherfucker!"   Lenti, believing

18849-461: The arsons, but they assumed it was the Loners based on the ongoing issues between the groups. Staff Sgt. Larry Charmley stated:"Pammett's crew and the Loners haven't resolved their differences in the past few months." Police seized the remains of the cocktail and are still investigating. By late October, the Loners Peterborough chapter had increased its strength. By absorbing the local Vigilantes Motorcycle Club, which had acted as their support club, this

19032-418: The authorities in Ontario it had been made clear that the Loners and Hells Angels were now at war. The Outlaws would also join the conflict, fighting in the cities of London and Hamilton. In April 2000, Montreal Rockers member, Dany Kane traveled to Toronto on the orders of Hells Angel, David Carroll . He was there to meet the leaders of the Para-Dice Riders gang for another of Carroll's murder plots. Kane in

19215-403: The biker underworld, the promiscuous Frank Lenti, who over twenty years wore the colors of nearly half a dozen Toronto gangs. The temperamental Lenti flitted from gang to gang when he didn't get his way". Lenti's frequent changes in membership of outlaw biker clubs gave him the nickname of the "Velcro biker". Lenti was never a member of the Mafia, but he had friendships with several Mafiosi over

19398-403: The biker underworld, the promiscuous Frank Lenti, who over twenty years wore the colors of nearly half a dozen Toronto gangs. The temperamental Lenti flitted from gang to gang when he didn't get his way". Lenti's frequent changes in membership of outlaw biker clubs gave him the nickname of the "Velcro biker". Lenti was never a member of the Mafia, but he had friendships with several Mafiosi over

19581-488: The chapter fell apart before it really got going. By October 2011, They had returned to Toronto, the Vagos Motorcycle Club established a new probationary chapter in Peterborough, Ontario , by patching-over 9 members of the Rock Machine. The chapter would become full-patch Vagos in October 2012. The Loners Motorcycle Club had possessed a chapter in Peterborough for sometime so this caused some territorial tension. In mid 2012, it

19764-429: The club in 1981. While in Italy, he persuaded other motorcycle clubs to join the Loners. He also opened several new chapters. These chapters were not associated with the official Loners MC until Lenti's return to the club in 1984, when all new chapters were officially recognized. He set up a chapter in York Region , recruiting mainly from his fellow Italian-Canadians as the group normally did. A disproportionate number of

19947-514: The club is estimated to have around 1,000 members worldwide and they have established over 65 chapters in 13 countries. The Loners, like many many other 1% motorcycle clubs, maintain that they are a club of motorcycle enthusiasts. Any members that commit crimes do so free of the clubs instruction or knowledge. These claims are heavily disputed by law enforcement and intelligence agencies from several nations. "The Loners MC has regained strength following several episodes of departures and betrayals within

20130-470: The club. Over the past 10 years, the club has experienced a significant increase in membership and is present in several countries around the world and its influence has never been stronger." Glenn "Wrongway" Atkinson had been a longtime and prominent member of the Loners Motorcycle Club in Ontario. However he decided to become a member of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, when the some Loners from

20313-425: The clubs membership and strength to deal with the incoming threat of the Hells Angels. One Loner, Irish immigrant Glenn "Wrongway" Atkinson, was heard to remarking the low quality of the Annihilators after meeting Kellestine and his group for the first time: "Can you believe the type of people we're attracting?" Unlike most Canadian outlaw bikers who were barely literate, Atkinson was a bibliophile who especially loved

20496-450: The co-founder of the Loners Motorcycle Club . Lenti was born in Woodbridge, Ontario to Italian immigrant parents. The journalist Jerry Langton wrote in 2010 "...that even by Canadian biker standards, Lenti was a strange guy. Vain, constantly preening, and prone to violent temper tantrums, he had a habit of giving up on projects that didn't exactly go his way". The journalist Yves Lavigne wrote in 1999 about: "...that social butterfly of

20679-501: The combatants that all of York Region north of Highway 7 was a "no war zone". On 25 August 1995, Lenti, the president of the Diablos, was nearly killed by a bomb planted by Loners in his car. The incident left him in hospital for months. The explosion had removed his left butt cheek from his body, This earned him the title "half-assed biker", which he detested. The Diablos collapsed without Lenti, and after attacks on two more members, their territory and membership were forcibly absorbed by

20862-503: The comments. Salerno broke down in tears and told Lenti "please, please, please" not gouge out his eyes as a punishment. When Michael Sandham of Winnipeg joined the Bandidos in 2004, Lenti was highly suspicious of him, saying he kept hearing rumors that Sandham used to be a policeman and that he had been rejected by the Outlaws for that reason, and assigned the Bandido national sergeant-at-arms Wayne Kellestine to investigate him. Lenti further noted that Sandham had no tattoos, which

21045-503: The comments. Salerno broke down in tears and told Lenti "please, please, please" not gouge out his eyes as a punishment. When Michael Sandham of Winnipeg joined the Bandidos in 2004, Lenti was highly suspicious of him, saying he kept hearing rumors that Sandham used to be a policeman and that he had been rejected by the Outlaws for that reason, and assigned the Bandido national sergeant-at-arms Wayne Kellestine to investigate him. Lenti further noted that Sandham had no tattoos, which

21228-443: The conflict on behalf of their ally. Brawls between the Loners and Satan's Choice became common in the summer of 1995, causing injuries to multiple people. Satan's Choice ambushed three Loners in Woodbridge, injuring them. Several businesses belonging to members of both clubs, such a tattoo parlor, a motorcycle repair shop and a bar were bombed. On August 1, 1995, the Toronto chapter clubhouse of Satan's Choice on Kintyre Avenue – which

21411-461: The crime correspondent of The Toronto Star , wrote: "No one could count on coming out on top in a fight with Lenti...and guys who went toe to toe with the veteran biker sometimes came away with one less functioning eye". Lenti almost provoked a fight with Muscedere, whom he no longer respected, and only the intervention of others prevented the two men from coming to blows. Lenti was a living legend within Ontario outlaw biker circles and his resignation

21594-461: The crime correspondent of The Toronto Star , wrote: "No one could count on coming out on top in a fight with Lenti...and guys who went toe to toe with the veteran biker sometimes came away with one less functioning eye". Lenti almost provoked a fight with Muscedere, whom he no longer respected, and only the intervention of others prevented the two men from coming to blows. Lenti was a living legend within Ontario outlaw biker circles and his resignation

21777-411: The criminal, so why punish him?". The historian Jack Granatstein criticised the Army for turning down Jessi Lenti, saying "I've never heard of this kind of thing before." Ray Lefaive, the vice principle at the St. Joan of Arc Catholic school where Jessi Lenti was educated described Frank Lenti as a strict father who gave him permission to strike his son if he should misbehave. Lefaive added that he had

21960-411: The criminal, so why punish him?". The historian Jack Granatstein criticised the Army for turning down Jessi Lenti, saying "I've never heard of this kind of thing before." Ray Lefaive, the vice principle at the St. Joan of Arc Catholic school where Jessi Lenti was educated described Frank Lenti as a strict father who gave him permission to strike his son if he should misbehave. Lefaive added that he had

22143-563: The distribution of narcotics or firearms. This included then acting national secretary of the Loners MC Canada, Glenn Atkinson. By August 2014, authorities were forced to drop several charges due to inconclusive evidence, some were later acquitted when the search warrants were dismissed by judges in 2016. Law enforcement was greatly criticized as only two men would actually receive charges. Now former Nation secretary, Glenn Atkinson would pled guilty to three counts of trafficking narcotics and

22326-533: The end of the biker war, but the mayor of Toronto, Barbara Hall , unaware that the war was over, attempted to ban all outlaw bikers from Toronto. In an interview in 2019, Lenti claimed that the Rizzuto family of Montreal tried to recruit him in the 1990s, an offer he declined on the basis that he was an outlaw biker, not a Mafiosi. In the fall of 2002 Lenti joined the Canadian Bandidos , which they regarded as

22509-424: The end of the biker war, but the mayor of Toronto, Barbara Hall , unaware that the war was over, attempted to ban all outlaw bikers from Toronto. In an interview in 2019, Lenti claimed that the Rizzuto family of Montreal tried to recruit him in the 1990s, an offer he declined on the basis that he was an outlaw biker, not a Mafiosi. In the fall of 2002 Lenti joined the Canadian Bandidos , which they regarded as

22692-514: The fact that Fullanger was the older man. However, Fullanger was annoyed when Lenti called the Bandidos a biker gang rather than a club. In June 2003, when Kriarakis was eating in a restaurant in Woodbridge where he was surrounded by a dozen Hells Angels and was ordered to go out to the parking lot to be beaten as Woodbridge was considered to be "their" territory. One of Kriarakis's friends called Lenti on his cellphone, who promptly raced off in his tow truck to help his biker "brother" while Kriarakis

22875-514: The fact that Fullanger was the older man. However, Fullanger was annoyed when Lenti called the Bandidos a biker gang rather than a club. In June 2003, when Kriarakis was eating in a restaurant in Woodbridge where he was surrounded by a dozen Hells Angels and was ordered to go out to the parking lot to be beaten as Woodbridge was considered to be "their" territory. One of Kriarakis's friends called Lenti on his cellphone, who promptly raced off in his tow truck to help his biker "brother" while Kriarakis

23058-554: The first president of the Angels' London probationary chapter in 2001. Most of the others members in the new Hells Angels London chapter were also former members of the Loners. In 2007, several members of the Loners in Ontario and Western Canada joined the California-based Mongols Motorcycle Club . When the Mongols Canada collapsed soon after, these former Loners would be involved in the reconstruction of

23241-420: The group faced more than 250 criminal charges, with around 75% of those charges being narcotics related. With the rest involved mostly charges relating to weapons, the distribution of weapons and theft. The narcotics seized included large amounts of cocaine, hash, marijuana and mushrooms. Their street value is estimated to be about $ 1.5-million (modern equivalent of $ 2.6 million). This caused temporary issues within

23424-593: The impression that Lenti pere did not want Lenti fils to follow him into the outlaw biker subculture, saying "I really always felt that he [Jessi Lenti] was sheltered from it". The senior Lenti, who was in jail at the time awaiting murder charges for killing Buchanan, stated: ""I had a lot of fun but in the end you end up in a place like this. I always told him that I didn't want him involved in my business". Jessi Lenti concurred with his father's assessment as he stated that if he joined an outlaw biker club, his father's reaction would be: "He'd hunt me down. He'd probably rip

23607-593: The impression that Lenti pere did not want Lenti fils to follow him into the outlaw biker subculture, saying "I really always felt that he [Jessi Lenti] was sheltered from it". The senior Lenti, who was in jail at the time awaiting murder charges for killing Buchanan, stated: ""I had a lot of fun but in the end you end up in a place like this. I always told him that I didn't want him involved in my business". Jessi Lenti concurred with his father's assessment as he stated that if he joined an outlaw biker club, his father's reaction would be: "He'd hunt me down. He'd probably rip

23790-474: The latter was considered an enemy. The only ones who had were the former Loners who had joined the Para-Dice Riders or the ones from London who participated in the attempted coup. On January 17, 2001, Bandidos Canada national vice-president, Alain Brunette travelled with US Bandido, Edward Winterhalder to Toronto to meet with the new Bandidos chapter there. The Bandidos Toronto (North) chapter had patched over from

23973-448: The media it was not Satan's Choice that fired the rocket as he claimed: "Looks like the cops have stolen our rocket launcher". Canadian authorities would raid the Loners clubhouse due to this. They seized several illegal weapons but what unable to make any arrests. Despite the lucid headlines in the newspapers, Satan's Choice as a whole was not committed to an all-out struggle against the Loners. Officer Lorne Campbell made an agreement with

24156-564: The outlaw biker code, refused an offer of police protection when informed of the alleged plot, but he did start carrying around a handgun, saying he would get the Bandidos "off the ground" after the massacre. Shortly after midnight on 2 December 2006, four Hells Angels showed up at the Club Pro Adult Entertainment strip club and bar in Vaughan , where Lenti worked as a security guard and bouncer. The owner of Club Pro Adult Entertainment, Domenic "Mimmo" Marciano, described Lenti as

24339-493: The outlaw biker code, refused an offer of police protection when informed of the alleged plot, but he did start carrying around a handgun, saying he would get the Bandidos "off the ground" after the massacre. Shortly after midnight on 2 December 2006, four Hells Angels showed up at the Club Pro Adult Entertainment strip club and bar in Vaughan , where Lenti worked as a security guard and bouncer. The owner of Club Pro Adult Entertainment, Domenic "Mimmo" Marciano, described Lenti as

24522-419: The possibility of joining Satan's Choice, which angered the Loners. The Loners came into conflict with the Diablos in the summer of 1995, who called upon Satan's Choice for aid. The Satan's Choice made a firm alliance with the Diablos, led by Loners exile, Frank Lenti. Langton wrote: "So desperate were the big biker gangs for every square inch of southern Ontario – especially prime real estate like Woodbridge –

24705-468: The possibility to spiral into a much larger conflict. In late August, the Vagos clubhouse located on the corner of Park and Perry Streets, was firebombed by Molotov cocktails causing minor damage. A current Vagos member, Bob Pammett's property was also subject to arson, however little damage was caused to his truck as it seems the Molotov cocktail missed. Police were not able to confirm who was responsible for

24888-442: The professional con-man Gault had manufactured the alleged murder plot so he could collect a $ 1 million payment from the Crown. On January 18, 2009, Akleh and Stephenson were acquitted of conspiring to murder Lenti with the jury ruling that Crown's case rested entirely on the unreliable word of Gault. Edwards wrote that as a result of Gault's lies, Lenti had killed Buchanan, thinking he was out to kill him when in reality Buchanan

25071-442: The professional con-man Gault had manufactured the alleged murder plot so he could collect a $ 1 million payment from the Crown. On January 18, 2009, Akleh and Stephenson were acquitted of conspiring to murder Lenti with the jury ruling that Crown's case rested entirely on the unreliable word of Gault. Edwards wrote that as a result of Gault's lies, Lenti had killed Buchanan, thinking he was out to kill him when in reality Buchanan

25254-514: The rank of prospect in Satan's Choice, causing him to leave in 1978 and join the Rebels . Kirby turned police informer in 1980. In 1981, Kirby told Lenti that he should leave Toronto for a while as he was about to reveal much to the Crown. After leaving the Satan's Choice, Lenti joined the Rebels before founding a new club, the Loners , which collapsed in 1981. In 1982, when Kirby started to testify against

25437-418: The rank of prospect in Satan's Choice, causing him to leave in 1978 and join the Rebels . Kirby turned police informer in 1980. In 1981, Kirby told Lenti that he should leave Toronto for a while as he was about to reveal much to the Crown. After leaving the Satan's Choice, Lenti joined the Rebels before founding a new club, the Loners , which collapsed in 1981. In 1982, when Kirby started to testify against

25620-505: The rank of prospect in Satan's Choice, causing him to leave. Regardless they both decided to leave the Satan's Choice and we're involved in starting a chapter of the Rebels Motorcycle Club in Toronto, this lasted for roughly a year before they decided to form the Loners Motorcycle Club in 1979. Lenti designed the "rather elaborate and bizarre" patch for his club featuring a half-werewolf, half-horned skull creature. In 1981, Lenti

25803-614: The roof to collapse. No one was present inside at the time but it took firefighters several hours to put out the blaze. The Loners-Vagos conflict would come to a close due to the patch over of the Vagos Peterborough chapter to the Outlaws Motorcycle Club in 2015. A club that had historically good to moderate relations with the Loners. Note: See Early History and Split and growth above for older incidents and crimes The Loners Vaughan chapter clubhouse near Toronto, Ontario ,

25986-474: The situation in Ontario. "New alliances have changed the balance of power in the province. The only gang affiliated with the Hells Angels in Ontario is the Para-Dice Riders. The Vagabonds and Satan's Choice are apparently neutral, while the Outlaws, Loners and now the Rock Machine have traditionally rivalled the Hells Angels. The Hells Angels to enter in Ontario -- want total control, nobody escapes them. By setting up alliances, other gangs are better able to resist

26169-411: The third largest motorcycle club in Ontario, being exceeded only by the Outlaws and Satan's Choice. Langton wrote that Lenti was also personally successful in two "industries bikers tend to admire-a stripper/escort talent agency and a tow truck firm". In 1990, several members of the Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club patched-over and joined the rival Loners. At this point the Satan's Choice had begun to see

26352-402: The tough guy, but Edwards wrote: "As it turned out, all anyone really had to do was tell him to get lost in an unfriendly tone of voice, and he would have disappeared." On 28 September 2006, two Hells Angels, Remond "Ray" Akleh of Ottawa and Mark Stephenson of Oshawa , were charged with ordering another Angel, Steven Gault , to kill Lenti. Unknown to Akleh and Stephenson, Gault was secretly

26535-402: The tough guy, but Edwards wrote: "As it turned out, all anyone really had to do was tell him to get lost in an unfriendly tone of voice, and he would have disappeared." On 28 September 2006, two Hells Angels, Remond "Ray" Akleh of Ottawa and Mark Stephenson of Oshawa , were charged with ordering another Angel, Steven Gault , to kill Lenti. Unknown to Akleh and Stephenson, Gault was secretly

26718-442: The very club they left. The Loners International President, Jimmy Raso would also eventually begin to expand overseas, establishing chapters in the United States as well as additional countries in Europe, with his first European chapter opening on 24 December 1985. By the 1990s, the Loners had chapters in Woodbridge, Toronto , Vaughan , Richmond Hill , Windsor , London , Amherstburg , Hamilton , and Chatham-Kent . Unusually for

26901-593: The work of James Joyce , which led some other bikers to consider him strange. Atkinson was well regarded as a diplomat. He had connections with many group in Ireland, including the Irish Alliance. In 1999, the Loners' International secretary Glenn "Wrongway" Atkinson and another full-patch Loner, Wayne Connor were sent to Ireland to try persuade the biker clubs of Irish Alliance to join the Canadian Loners, an offer that

27084-631: The years such as Domenic Musitano of the Musitano family of Hamilton . Lenti started out as a member of the Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club and was one of the first members of Satan's Choice together with his friend Cecil Kirby to visit the Satan's Choice's national president Bernie Guindon in jail at the Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre in Sault. St. Marie after he was arrested at an Oba Lake drug bust in August 1975. Lenti had Mafia connections and it

27267-476: The years such as Domenic Musitano of the Musitano family of Hamilton . Lenti started out as a member of the Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club and was one of the first members of Satan's Choice together with his friend Cecil Kirby to visit the Satan's Choice's national president Bernie Guindon in jail at the Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre in Sault. St. Marie after he was arrested at an Oba Lake drug bust in August 1975. Lenti had Mafia connections and it

27450-403: Was a great blow to the already waning prestige of the club. To save face, Kellestine sent out an email to the other Bandidos saying that Lenti had been expelled. The Hells Angels considered making an offer to Lenti with the notes for November 2004 Central Canada committee reading: "Vote on Frank issue was Yes 72 No 69 did not pass". Lenti attempted to keep the Bandidos operating in Canada after

27633-403: Was a great blow to the already waning prestige of the club. To save face, Kellestine sent out an email to the other Bandidos saying that Lenti had been expelled. The Hells Angels considered making an offer to Lenti with the notes for November 2004 Central Canada committee reading: "Vote on Frank issue was Yes 72 No 69 did not pass". Lenti attempted to keep the Bandidos operating in Canada after

27816-400: Was about to reveal much to the Crown. In 1980, when Kirby told Lenti he was to testify against the Mafia figures who employed him as a hitman, Lenti fled to Italy where he lived for the next two years. However, prominent Canadian journalist Jerry Langton stated in 2006 that Lenti had been booted out of the Loners and had left for Italy until "tempers cooled". When he return to Canada, he joined

27999-462: Was adamantly against having the Loners join the Hells Angels, as he didn't want to "answer to a club based in another country". He once even pistol-whipped a member of his chapter who expressed a desire to join the Angels. Together, the Coates brothers worked to encourage a mutiny in the area against Kellestine, with the promise of joining the Angels as the reward. On 22 October 1999, an assassination attempt

28182-532: Was also a close friend with a longtime Loner member known as "Joe the Meatman," who worked as a local butcher. "He was one of his "Joe the Meatman's" guys downtown," a former Loner mentioned to the Toronto Star. There was also a outpour of support from the local community where Raposo lived. On 18 April 2013. Around 90 police officers, along with OPP and the biker enforcement unit, performed 12 pre-dawn raids targeting

28365-428: Was announced by the Loners that former Satan's Choice and Bandidos member, Robert "Bob" Pammett had been kicked out of the Loners Motorcycle Club in "bad standing" after a unanimous vote by the club's Peterborough chapter. Pammett was a close associate of club founders, Frank Lenti and Gennaro Raso. He had left the Satan's Choice in the 1980s to join the growing Loners, where he remained an influential member unil he joined

28548-433: Was backing the Diablos – was stuck by a rocket fired from a military rocket launcher by Loners members. The Canadian journalist, Yves Lavigne wrote the explosion caused by the rocket "tore a large in the door and blew windows out of three neighboring houses, but did not injure the bikers inside the building". Later the same night at 3: 35 am, Satan's Choice tossed a bomb through the window of Pluto's Place tattoo parlor owned by

28731-403: Was badly beaten up in the parking lot. Upon arriving, Lenti was furious to see that Kriarakis had called the police to report the assault, telling him that outlaw bikers never report to the police a crime committed by other outlaw bikers, even against themselves. At a meeting at Fullager's house, Kriarakis was taken to task for his violation of the outlaw biker code, which just publicly humiliated

28914-403: Was badly beaten up in the parking lot. Upon arriving, Lenti was furious to see that Kriarakis had called the police to report the assault, telling him that outlaw bikers never report to the police a crime committed by other outlaw bikers, even against themselves. At a meeting at Fullager's house, Kriarakis was taken to task for his violation of the outlaw biker code, which just publicly humiliated

29097-661: Was dangerous, and another club member, Michael Sandham , seemed like a shady character to Atkinson. Eventually Atkinson rejoined the Loners after the Shedden massacre. He would eventually regain the rank of national secretary of the Loners Canada. The Vagos Motorcycle Club , which is one of the largest motorcycle clubs in America, attempted to expand North into Canada in 2007. Their plan was to set up their first chapter in Toronto, Ontario , but

29280-500: Was done in a patch over ceremony that happened in September 2012. This increased the chapters numbers to over 30 members, giving them a significant advantage over the Vagos. After this the Vagos Peterborough clubhouse was subject to a massive arson attack. The inside of the building was almost completely "gutted" by the flames. Authorities presume that they will have to tear the building down due to extensive damage, even causing portions of

29463-442: Was he who recommended Kirby as a hitman to Cosimo Commisso, saying that Kirby was good with bombs and guns, though he also warned that Kirby was not to be completely trusted as he was of non-Italian descent, saying "Remember, he's not one of us". According to Kirby, Lenti was involved in "million-dollar burglary" in 1977 and recruited him. However, the plot ended with Kirby getting "nothing". An ambitious man, Lenti never rose above

29646-442: Was he who recommended Kirby as a hitman to Cosimo Commisso, saying that Kirby was good with bombs and guns, though he also warned that Kirby was not to be completely trusted as he was of non-Italian descent, saying "Remember, he's not one of us". According to Kirby, Lenti was involved in "million-dollar burglary" in 1977 and recruited him. However, the plot ended with Kirby getting "nothing". An ambitious man, Lenti never rose above

29829-444: Was in bad condition. This caused the Hells Angels to increase their partnership with the Loners, who they were already supplying drugs. Detective Len Isnor stated, "The Satan's Choice were never the big guys, they were nickel and dime. The Loners were always Stadnick's favorites." The Hells Angels continued to court Loners, there was even talks of the Loners becoming a support club for the Angels in Canada and Italy, this unfortunately for

30012-513: Was involved in the casino business along with his brother, he was also found guilty of firebombing a rival's Jaguar on December 1, 2014. The vehicle belonged to Dream Casino manager Fernando Baez, and Antonio stated "Dream was estimated at $ 540 million so we're talking about the largest ... conspiracy in the Dominican Republic." Frank Lenti Francesco "Cisco" Lenti (born 1947) is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster , best known as

30195-437: Was justified as Lenti had only shot him after being punched. David Atwell , a police informer within the Hells Angels, reported that the Angels national secretary Donny Petersen 's reaction as: "Petersen says up until this happened he had a good relationship with Frank and that Frank saved his life once". In the fall of 2007, a statement by "Cisco 13 1%er Canada" appeared on the Bandido website stating: "As of October 2 2007,

30378-437: Was justified as Lenti had only shot him after being punched. David Atwell , a police informer within the Hells Angels, reported that the Angels national secretary Donny Petersen 's reaction as: "Petersen says up until this happened he had a good relationship with Frank and that Frank saved his life once". In the fall of 2007, a statement by "Cisco 13 1%er Canada" appeared on the Bandido website stating: "As of October 2 2007,

30561-417: Was kicked out of the club for a period. It was alleged that Lenti had stolen from the club and was caught, at which point he decided to flee the country to Italy, where he lived for the next two years. With Gennaro Raso's blessing, Lenti officially rejoined the Loners Motorcycle Club in 1984. When Lenti was removed from the club, he travelled to Italy, and continued to use the Loners name despite his removal from

30744-479: Was looking to have the Hells Angels expand into Ontario by "patching over" one of the stronger existing Ontario outlaw clubs, and after being turned down by Bernie Guindon of Satan's Choice, decided to make a friendly takeover offer to Lenti of the Loners. Joining Stadnick was David "Wolf" Carroll who wore a T-shirt with the SS runes reading "Filthy Few Denmark", which Lenti understood as Carroll's way of saying he committed

30927-434: Was looking to have the Hells Angels expand into Ontario by "patching over" one of the stronger existing Ontario outlaw clubs, and after being turned down by Bernie Guindon of Satan's Choice, decided to make a friendly takeover offer to Lenti of the Loners. Joining Stadnick was David "Wolf" Carroll who wore a T-shirt with the SS runes reading "Filthy Few Denmark", which Lenti understood as Carroll's way of saying he committed

31110-427: Was made against Kellestine as he stopped in his truck for a red light in his hometown of Iona Station . A car driven by Philippe "Philbilly" Gastonguay of the Angels' Sherbrooke chapter, together with a pro-Angel Loner, David "Dirty" McLeish of the St. Thomas chapter, pulled up and one of the two men in the car opened fire with a shotgun, spraying Kellestine's truck with bullets He would survive this attempt unscathed. To

31293-453: Was not found until the next day, being partially devoured by the dogs belonging to another boarder. At the time, the police expressed no surprise about Beaucage's murder, saying he was a violent and disagreeable man, and the only surprise was that it took this long for somebody to saw off his head with a kitchen knife. The gruesome nature of Beaucage's murder led it to take on a legendary reputation within biker circles, being known inaccurately as

31476-700: Was raided by law enforcement in 1998, where authorities uncovered a pet African lion named "Woody" being kept in a tidy 25-metre by 25-metre pen. As a result, the club was charged with violating a King Township bylaw against keeping exotic pets . In 2001, the Loners Vaughan chapter were still involved in a legal battle to try and keep their mascot. The Vaughan chapter clubhouse was eventually sold and its members transferred to other chapters. In May 2000, Ontario Provincial Police in conjunction with local law enforcement launched Operation Hilltop. Over 150 law enforcement officers raided 13 locations in Ontario, many in

31659-410: Was respected but refused. Atkinson told Peter Edwards that there were many parallels between the world of Irish politics and Canadian outlaw biking, and to grow up following Irish politics was the best preparation for Canadian outlaw biking. Atkinson stated that both Canadian outlaw biking and Irish politics were based on a sense of identity formed around a sense of rebellion, fierce clannish loyalties and

31842-420: Was seeking to intimidate him, writing: "Gault had set out to destroy his former Hells Angels brothers, but instead brought down the last of the Bandidos". After his release from prison in 2014, Lenti was the object of an assassination attempt at his Vaughan home on 20 December 2016 when a shot was fired at him from a would-be-killer on his driveway. The assassin's gun jammed after the first shot while Lenti made

32025-420: Was seeking to intimidate him, writing: "Gault had set out to destroy his former Hells Angels brothers, but instead brought down the last of the Bandidos". After his release from prison in 2014, Lenti was the object of an assassination attempt at his Vaughan home on 20 December 2016 when a shot was fired at him from a would-be-killer on his driveway. The assassin's gun jammed after the first shot while Lenti made

32208-455: Was sentenced to nine months of house arrest. The other was a Loners associate named Ricardo Silva, who was forced to pay a $ 200 fine for possession of marijuana. Regardless law enforcement tried to put a positive spin on their operation, with Det. Sgt. MacIntyre stating, "Locally, this is a decent-sized dent,” he said. “It disrupts drug trafficking going on here and in the GTA. They (the Loners) have

32391-410: Was the aggressor, which gave Lenti's lawyers a strong case for self-defense on the part of their client, causing the Crown to drop the murder charges and to settle for a plea bargain. On 7 November 2008, the Crown's case against Akleh and Stephenson collapsed when Akleh revealed to the court he had been a police informer since 2002 and there never was a murder plot against Lenti. Edwards has charged that

32574-410: Was the aggressor, which gave Lenti's lawyers a strong case for self-defense on the part of their client, causing the Crown to drop the murder charges and to settle for a plea bargain. On 7 November 2008, the Crown's case against Akleh and Stephenson collapsed when Akleh revealed to the court he had been a police informer since 2002 and there never was a murder plot against Lenti. Edwards has charged that

32757-557: Was the cousin of former Loners Toronto member Luis Raposo , who was killed during the Shedden massacre . John Raposo had come close to joining the Loners in the 1990s, he chose not to but remained in association. He was considered by some a gangster and was connected with the Montreal Mafia. He was a close friend of Eddie "Hurricane" Melo, a boxer who acted as an enforcer for the Montreal mafia, they grew up in same neighbourhood together. He

32940-495: Was trying to control the Loners from afar. Lenti has been faithful to the outlaw code, serving prison sentences rather than accept offers of immunity from the Crown in exchange for testifying against other outlaw bikers, making him a figure of respect within the outlaw biker world. Subsequently, Lenti was expelled from his own club for the second time in 1994, and founded a new club, the Diablos Motorcycle Gang that lost

33123-429: Was trying to control the Loners from afar. Lenti has been faithful to the outlaw code, serving prison sentences rather than accept offers of immunity from the Crown in exchange for testifying against other outlaw bikers, making him a figure of respect within the outlaw biker world. Subsequently, Lenti was expelled from his own club for the second time in 1994, and founded a new club, the Diablos Motorcycle Gang that lost

33306-431: Was unusual as almost all outlaw bikers have many tattoos on their bodies, his demeanor was like that of a policeman doing a very clumsy impression of an outlaw biker, and that Sandham seemed like the sort of man who would have "sucked up" to the high school bully rather than stand up for himself. However, Kellestine reported that the rumors were not true, and Sandham had never been a policeman. In November 2004, Lenti quit

33489-431: Was unusual as almost all outlaw bikers have many tattoos on their bodies, his demeanor was like that of a policeman doing a very clumsy impression of an outlaw biker, and that Sandham seemed like the sort of man who would have "sucked up" to the high school bully rather than stand up for himself. However, Kellestine reported that the rumors were not true, and Sandham had never been a policeman. In November 2004, Lenti quit

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