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The autopsy report released Thursday for Jonas Padilla, 37, a member of the Pagan's Motorcycle Gang, showed he was shot in the chest and leg on Jan. 1, 2023. 

Autopsy shows motorcycle gang member was shot twice on New Year's Day

Jonas Padilla 

The U.S. Attorney's Office on Friday presented new details about Christopher Baker, who they say is a motorcycle gang leader who lives in Wake County but is now headed to federal prison.

WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE WHERE YOU ARE COMING UP. ELIZABETH, THANKS. THIS MORNING. WE WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FEDERAL CONVICTION OF A NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE GANG LEADER WHO LIVES IN WAKE COUNTY. &gt;&gt; WRAL'S LAURA LEVINE IS TRACKING WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE CASE AHEAD OF TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT. LAURA. WE'RE IN A UNITED STATES ATTORNEY MICHAEL EASLEY WILL MEET HERE OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES WITH ATF AND THE RALEIGH POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SHARE NEW DETAILS IN THIS CASE THAT PRESS CONFERENCE HAPPENING AT 11 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. THEY'RE EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE THE ARREST OF CHRISTOPHER BAKER. THE FED SAYS HE'S A NATIONAL LEADER OF THE PAGAN MOTORCYCLE CLUB, WHICH IS RECOGNIZED AS AN OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE GANG BAKER WAS SENTENCED ON MULTIPLE GUN AND DRUG CHARGES LAST MONTH WE COVERED THE ARREST OF 5 MOTORCYCLE GANG MEMBERS FOR THE MURDER OF JOAN US. BUT DELIA, A MEMBER OF THE PAGANS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT SHOW ALL OF THE SUSPECTS ARE PART OF A RIVAL BIKER GROUP LATE LAST MONTH. HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS OF THE PAGANS ROAD TO RALEIGH TO PAY TRIBUTE TO PUT JULIA AND BAKER IS ONE OF 19 PEOPLE CHARGED WITH DOZENS OF DRUG AND WEAPON CRIMES. AGAIN, THAT PRESS CONFERENCE HAPPENING AT 11 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE TO COVER THE LATEST ON THIS CASE. LAURA

Pagan bike leader sentenced to 75 years in federal prison

Pagan bike leader sentenced to 30 years in federal prison

The Raleigh-based leader of a national bike gang will spend the rest of his life in prison for trafficking massive amounts of methamphetamine and firearms across the East Coast.

Leader of motorcycle gang will spend his life in federal prison for meth trafficking operation

Christopher Baker

Midwest Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association Executive Director Steve Cook discussed the expansion of motorcycle gangs. It comes after sources told WRAL Investigates about the role of motorcycle gangs in a New Year's Day shooting in Raleigh.

THE FUNERAL AND WE RESPECTED THEIR WISHES. >> TONIGHT WE'RE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT EXPERTS ARE CALLING A RAPID EXPANSION OF MOTORCYCLE GANGS NATIONWIDE. >> THAT THEY'RE NOT STREET THEY'RE MORE LIKE THEY'RE MORE LIKE ORGANIZED CRIME ON WITH ITS. >> SOURCES TELL WRAL AND NEW YEAR'S DAY HOMICIDE IN RALEIGH INVOLVED RIVAL BIKER GANGS. WRAL INVESTIGATES JOE FISHER EXPLAINS WHY THESE BROTHERHOOD'S ARE VIEWED AS LOCAL AND NATIONAL THREATS. >> A MAN ON HIS MOTORCYCLE GUNNED DOWN IN A NORTH RALEIGH NEIGHBORHOOD. NEW YEAR'S DAY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S STARTING TO AFFECT THE GENERAL PUBLIC SOURCES TELL WRAL THE VICTIM, JONAS PADILLA WAS A MEMBER OF THE PAGAN MOTORCYCLE GANG AND THE 5 MEN NOW FACING MURDER CHARGES. OUR WITH THE RED DEVILS, EACH ONE OF THESE GROUPS WANTS TO BE KING OF THE HILL. TOP OF THEM OUT. STEVE COOK SAYS THE RED DEVILS ARE A SUPPORT GROUP OF HELL'S ANGELS. HE'S INVESTIGATED BIKER GANGS FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS. THEY'RE NOT GOING AWAY. THEY'RE NOT DWINDLING IN SIZE. IF ANYTHING. THEY'RE EXPANDING RAPIDLY. THEY'RE BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE VIOLENT. >> A LOT MORE PUBLIC WITH THEIR VIOLENCE AND THE CLEVELAND RECCA. THERE'S A BUNCH OF BIKERS APPEAR IN THEIR SHOES AND GUN THAT. I THINK THE POINT NOW IN 2021, CLAYTON POLICE SAY A FIGHT BETWEEN THE PAGANS AND RED DEVILS. >> ENDED WITH ONE PERSON SHOT AND FOR OTHERS SEVERELY BEATEN AT THE CLEVELAND DRAFTHOUSE LAST YEAR, A TRIPLE HOMICIDE IN FAYETTEVILLE WAS TIED TO BIKER GANGS. POLICE SAID THE RED DEVILS WERE AMONG THOSE INVOLVED IN THE RECENT RALEIGH SHOOTING. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE 5 MEN CONSPIRED TO KILL PADILLA. >> THEN STOLE HIS JACKET. THAT'S A SIGN TO COOK. YOU CAN TAKE RIGHT AGAIN NUMBERS A PATCH FROM THAT'S A BIG DEAL. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS IDENTIFIED MORE THAN 300 OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE GANGS IN THE U.S.. >> AMONG THEM, THE HELLS ANGELS MONGOLS BENDY, DOE'S OUT WALLS AND SONS OF SILENCE POSE A SERIOUS NATIONAL DOMESTIC FOR AT THEIR GOAL IN A LAUNDRY LIST OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY SPREAD OF THE TOP OF THE PAGE IS DRUG DISTRIBUTION. THESE GROUPS ARE VERY LITTLE ABOUT ACTUALLY BROTHER. THERE ARE ABOUT. >> MONEY COMMITTING CRIMES AND PROTECTING THEIR TURF AND CAREFUL. COOK SAYS THE GANGS ARE TIGHT-KNIT. >> GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS, THEY TEND EVENTS TOGETHER. FUNERALS, YOU KNOW US A RUN WITH A RAPID EXPANSION. HE SAYS THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE AWARE AND POLICE NEED TO RESPOND. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN LET GO. >> THERE HAS TO BE A. >> RESPONSE. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A PERCEIVED WEAKNESS THAT COMES OUT OF IT. I'M JOE FISHER, WRAL NEWS. >> COOK SAYS RETALIATION IS COMMON FOR CRIMES INVOLVING BIKER GANGS. HOWEVER, IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE BECAUSE OF HOW

Expert talks 'rapid expansion' of outlaw motorcycle gangs in US

'Like organized crime on wheels': Expert details expansion of outlaw motorcycle gangs in US

Arrest warrants show Raleigh police have arrested five men in connection to the New Year's Day shooting death of a 37-year-old man.

THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE. JUST GO TO WRAL DOT COM. DAN, A QUICK UPDATE. THOSE PHOTOS THAT WE SHOWED YOU WANT TO SHOW THEM HERE TO YOU AGAIN. THESE MUGSHOTS JUST RELEASED FROM RALEIGH POLICE NOW CONFIRMING ALL 4 MEN TIED TO THAT HOMICIDE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. SO THERE THEY ARE ON YOUR SCREEN. BUT ALL READ ANTHONY CHEEVER MARTINEZ, STARKS, ARE IN THIS 4TH HOLE WAS JUST ADDED INTO THE SYSTEM THERE WITH POLICE. DAVID STEVENS, ALL NOW TIED OFFICIALLY TOO. THE MURDER BAYBERRY LANE SHOOTING. THAT HAPPENED ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE, JONAS PADILLA IN THE CHARGING DOCUMENTS THAT WE'VE NOW BEEN ABLE TO GO THROUGH. IT SAYS THAT THEY STOLE A JACKET FROM GIANNIS PADILLA, THE VALUE OF $200. THEY USED A HANDGUN TO SHOOT PADILLA AND THEY CONSPIRED WITH TO COMMIT FELONY OF ROBBERY AND DANGEROUS WEAPON. THAT'S A LOT COURT AND POLICE TALK RIGHT THERE. BUT THAT IS THE INFORMATION WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR TO TIE THOSE 4 SUSPECTS TO THE HOMICIDE. MORE COULD COME OUT IN THIS CASE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS JUST NOW REALLY CRANKING UP WITHIN THE PAST 17 MINUTES. ALL THESE MUG SHOTS HAVE BEEN LOADED INTO THAT COURT DATABASE WITH THE CHARGING DOCUMENTS IN THE MUG SHOTS. NOW PUBLIC. THIS IS SOMETHING WE'LL CONTINUE TO FALL. WE HAVE CREWS MONITORING ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS. YOU'LL

Murder of Raleigh motorcyclist may be tied to gang activity, source says

Five men charged with New Year's Day murder of Raleigh motorcyclist

DAY THIS WEEKEND YOU WANT TO BE OUTSIDE. &gt;&gt; AND RIGHT NOW AT 7, 5, MEN FACE CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH A NEW YEAR'S DAY MURDER OF A MOTORCYCLIST IN RALEIGH. SOURCES SAY THIS FATAL SHOOTING INVOLVED RIVAL BIKER GANGS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M DEBRA MORGAN AND I'M DAN HAGGERTY. THE MEN ARE ACCUSED OF STEALING A $200 JACKET BEFORE KILLING 37 YEAR-OLD JONAS PADILLA ON BAYBERRY LANE WRAL'S. ERIC MILLER IS FOLLOWING THIS DEVELOPING STORY JOINS US LIVE RIGHT NOW IN RALEIGH, ERIC. INVESTIGATORS. &gt;&gt; STILL HAVE NOT RELEASED A MOTIVE FORCE IN THIS CASE HERE. &gt;&gt; DAN, THEY HAVE NOT THOSE DETAILS. STILL FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. BUT AS DEBRA SAID, WRAL SOURCES HAVE TIED THIS TO A RIVALRY BETWEEN 2 BIKER DAY SAID IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT RIVALRY IS TURNED VIOLENT IN OUR REGION. &gt;&gt; I THINK WE'VE WE'VE GOT HELP THE BUT THE BIKERS UP HERE AND THERE HE'S DONE IT. THE POLICE NOW WE'VE GOT TO PLAY IT. &gt;&gt; TERRIFYING MOMENTS FROM CLAYTON IN JULY 2021. POLICE SAID A BRAWL BETWEEN 2 RIVAL BIKE GAMES. THE PAGANS IN THE RED DEVILS LEFT 4 MEN SEVERELY BEATEN AND ONE SHOT BEST FORGE A NEW YEAR'S DAY. AND SOURCES TELL WRAL THOSE SAME GAMES ARE TIED TO THE SHOOTING OF JONAS PADILLA ON BAYBERRY LANE IN NORTH RALEIGH. WRAL HAS LEARNED THAT PADILLA WAS AFFILIATED WITH THE PAGANS PHOTOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS SEVERAL OF THE MEN ARRESTED THURSDAY WEARING VESTS COVERED IN THE RED DEVILS LOGO IS THE 5 BEEN ARRESTED BUT DULL READ ANTHONY CHEEVER MARTINEZ, STARKS DAVID STEVENS IN TYLER GRISSOM ARE FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES IN PADILLA IS DEATH, INCLUDING MURDER DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY WRAL SAY THE MEN CONSPIRED TO SHOOT PADILLA, THEN STEAL HIS $200 JACKET. &gt;&gt; AT THE TIME, NEIGHBORS ON BAYBERRY LANE HEARD 5 TO 6 GUNSHOTS, THEN BIKES DRIVING AWAY. &gt;&gt; TODAY THAT SAME SPOT IS MARKED WITH A MEMORIAL, INCLUDING A ROCK EMBLAZONED WITH I LOVE YOU, DAD. &gt;&gt; IN A SIGN WITH GFP D LETTERS THAT STAND FOR GOD FORGIVES PATIENTS. DON'T. NOW THE 5 BEEN CHARGED WITH THE DEA IS MURDERED TONIGHT. THEY'RE HELD HERE AT THE WAKE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. AND TOMORROW THEY'RE SET FOR THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT. &gt;&gt; YOU CAN SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS IN THIS CASE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PUSHING FOR MORE INFORMATION. WE'LL BRING IT TO YOU AS WE GET

Five men arrested in New Year's Day murder of Raleigh motorcyclist

Five men charged with murder in connection to the New Year's Day shooting death of a 37-year-old man appeared in court Friday.



Men charged in Raleigh murder involving rival motorcycle gangs appear in court

5 murder suspects in Raleigh New Year's Day shooting

New information about a shootout in Fayetteville over the weekend that left six people shot and three people dead reveals the trigger of the shootings may have started hours earlier. 

911 calls released in Fayetteville motorcycle gang fight says shots were fired at hotel, passing cars

3 people killed, 2 others hurt in shooting at Fayetteville hotel parking lot

Two men were arrested on Wednesday in connection to a fight that took place outside of a Fayetteville gas station between between two biker gangs. 




2 arrested in connection to brawl between rival motorcycle gangs in Fayetteville

Dalton Emmanuel Laperriere, 26, (left) and Kerry Helms Lawing, 49, (right) 

The fight occurred at Cleveland Draft House in Clayton overnight. One person was shot while four others had cuts to their heads.

CAROLINA, STAY WITH WRAL. >>> WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A SHOOTING WE FIRST REPORTED LAST NIGHT AT 11:00. THIS HAPPENED ON SHOTWELL ROAD IN CLAYTON. PLEASE TELL US THERE WAS A FIGHT BETWEEN RIVAL MOTORCYCLE GAME IN A PARKING LOT. ONE PERSON WAS SHOT AND FOUR

5 hurt in fight between rival motorcycle gangs at Clayton restuarant

Members of what a town spokesman called "rival motorcycle gangs" got into a fight Wednesday night in Clayton.