Iron Horsemen Motorcycle Club
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Abbreviation | IHMC |
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Founded | 1965; 59 years ago (1965)[1] |
Founded at | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States[2] |
Type | Outlaw motorcycle club |
Region | United States |
Website | ironhorsemenmc |
The Iron Horsemen Motorcycle Club (IHMC) is an American outlaw motorcycle club that was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1967. Their insignia consists of a winged, metallic horse's head while their motto reads "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if it weren't for the Iron Horsemen, the highways would rust".[3]
Publicized crimes
The Iron Horsemen are considered by law enforcement to be among the many second-tier, after the "Big Four", outlaw motorcycle gangs.[4]
Police arrested three Iron Horsemen for beating an off duty police officer to death and assaulting another on April 20, 1997. The attacks took place on two occasions at bars in Hollywood, Maryland.[5]
IHMC members Dean Hamblin, Ed Wiggins and Eddie Whitlow were sentenced to five years in prison, and another three were given sixteen years in total on June 26, 2008 for drug dealing. They sold methamphetamine and speed in the Western District of Kentucky between December 2003 and December 2005, and distributed between 50 and 200 grams each. Both the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were involved in the case.[6]
On May 19, 2009, 15 Iron Horsemen, including a State President, were convicted of drug trafficking at the District Court in Portland, Maine.[7] They smuggled cocaine and marijuana, which they obtained from drug cartels in Mexico, to Atlanta, Georgia and then Haverhill, Massachusetts before trafficking it to Maine where they distributed it throughout the state. The ring operated from 2004 until December 2007.[8] The DEA and ATF investigated the club for over a year and carried out the final raids on March 12, 2008.[9] During these raids, they arrested a total of 29 people and seized 10 kilos of cocaine, 600 pounds of marijuana, AK-47s, AR-15s, handguns and $37,000 in cash. The case was known as "Operation Trojan Horse".[10]
One member of the Iron Horsemen, Harrold W Seavey Jr. was shot in a gunfight with Cincinnati Police on September 18, 2010. Local media reported that a gang member opened fire on several identifiable police officers and 2 undercover officers as they approached JD's Honky Tonk and Emporium escorted by marked police cruisers.[11]
See also
References
- ^ Per Asle Rustad (September 14, 2019). Fredløs biker. Vigmostad & Bjørke AS. ISBN 978-1693128899.
- ^ Iron Horsemen call Cincinnati home Brad Underwood, Fox 19 (September 21, 2010) Archived August 28, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Angels in Disguise? The Pagans are under seige from all sides". Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ Mallory, Stephen (2007), Understanding Organized Crime, Jones & Bartlett Learning, p. 160, ISBN 978-0-7637-4108-2
- ^ "Horsemen Drawn and Quartered". Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
- ^ "Two Iron Horsemen Bikers Sentenced To Five Years For Dealing Speed". Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ Members of Iron Horsemen Motorcycle Club convicted on drug charges in Maine
- ^ "Iron Horsemen Motorcycle Club accused of running an elaborate drug ring in Maine". Archived from the original on October 15, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
- ^ 19 charged in drug sweep targeting Iron Horsemen motorcycle club
- ^ Iron Horseman Trial Begins
- ^ Police: 1 Dead, 2 Officers Hurt In Biker Gang Shootout
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