Police claim officers wanted to talk, not arrest bikers following shootout
Cincinnati police commander said officers engaged in a shootout with a biker Saturday night didn't go to the bar to arrest anyone.
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Lt. Col. Vince Demasi told News 5's John London on Monday that the officers only intended to speak with members of the Iron Horseman Motorcycle Club. Demasi said that officers had noticed an increasing number of Iron Horseman members frequenting JD's Honky Tonk and had concerns that the club was "taking over" the bar. Demasi said police also had recent complaints that club members were looking for members of a rival club, the Detroit Highwaymen, to start trouble. "They were merely going up there to check and say, 'Hey, this is not a motorcycle hangout, (and) we really don't want this kind of issue here,'" Demasi said. "'If you're here to have a beer or whatever, that's great. If you're here to cause trouble (or) fight, we don't want that here.' And never got a chance to really express that." When officers noticed a number of Iron Horsemen at the bar Saturday, they called for backup and vice units to accompany them inside to talk to the club, Demasi said. Some bar patrons said Sunday that the vice officers wore masks, but Demasi and other patrons said the officers were clearly identified as police. |
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