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TWO MEMBERS OF OUTLAWS MOTORCYCLE
CLUB Ashland's TJ's scene of alleged crime
Boston, MA... Two members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club were arrested today on a federal Indictment in connection with the assault a black patron of a restaurant in Ashland because of his race and because he was enjoying the services of the restaurant.
Assistant Attorney General Wan J.
Kim for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division;
United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; and Kenneth W.
Kaiser, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in New England, announced today the unsealing of
an Indictment charging STEPHAN STELMACH, age 31, of Ashland,
According to the Indictment, on June 3, 2005, STELMACH and McHUGH, members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, while at T.J.'s Spirits South in Ashland, Massachusetts, assaulted a black patron with a hammer because of his race resulting in bodily injury to him. The Indictment alleges that the defendants' interfered with the black man's federally protected rights.
"Targeting someone with threats of unprovoked violence is unacceptable in any circumstance," stated U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan. "When it is done simply because of someone's color, it is even more repulsive and unconscionable. The U.S. Attorney's Office and its partners in law enforcement will do everything in their power to ensure that people of all backgrounds live in this nation free of the threat of violence or harassment." If convicted, both defendants face a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and restitution.
The case was investigated by Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the cooperation of the Ashland and Milford Police Departments. It is being prosecuted by S. Theodore Merritt in the Sullivan's Public Corruption and Special Prosecutions Unit and Trial Attorney Karima Maloney in the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.
The details contained in the Indictment are allegations. The defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Press Release from UIS Attorney Michael J. Sullivan |
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Massachusetts, and BRIAN McHUGH, age 31, of Framingham,
Massachusetts, with one count of Interference with Federally
Protected Rights.