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Former Hell’s Angels Associate Pleads Guilty in Baseball Bat Assault
A former Hell’s Angels associate has pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to an assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today.
Timothy M. Stone, 35, of Gates, NY, entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa in Rochester, NY. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $125,000 fine.
The assault in question occurred on May 31, 2006, at Spenders Bar in Rochester, NY, when a male patron was struck with a baseball bat. The incident was caught on interior surveillance cameras, and the recordings were stored on a computer hard drive.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett A. Harvey, Stone knowingly went to Spenders Bar on June 1, 2006, and forcibly removed the hard drive, taking it from the bar. He later destroyed the hard drive and the baseball bat used in the assault to prevent the perpetrators from being apprehended by the police.
This guilty plea is part of a larger investigation that resulted in the indictment of 10 Hell’s Angels members and associates in February 2012 on charges of drug trafficking, racketeering, and accessory offenses. Two other defendants have already been convicted of narcotics conspiracy charges.
The investigation involved Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the New York State Police, and the Rochester Police Department. Sentencing for Stone is scheduled for October 13, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. before Judge Siragusa. The case is closely tied to the assault charges currently pending against Hell’s Angels members James H. McAuley, Jr., Robert W. Moran, Jr., and Gina Tata.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Organized Crime|Violent Crime|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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