Hells Angels member faces new charge

A man with ties to the Hells Angels motorcycle gang is back in jail, this time for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.

Ricky W. Jenks, 37, previously served time in prison for second-degree manslaughter and being a felon in possession of a firearm. In February, he was arrested on a charge of attempting to elude police and was released after posting a $10,000 bond.

The victim in the most recent incident said she had been living with and dating Jenks for about a year and they recently decided to break up. He had driven her and her belongings to her parents’ house just before the alleged assault. The victim told police that she reached for her motorcycle helmet and Jenks grabbed it, saying he did not want her riding on the back of anyone else’s motorcycle, according to court documents.

The victim told police that Jenks punched her in the eye with his fist as they struggled over the helmet, court records say.

Jenks’ attorney, Tracy Collins, argued in court Friday that his client should have a much lower bond than the $50,000 requested by the prosecuting attorney on the new charge of domestic violence-related armed robbery. He said Jenks hasn’t been in trouble much the last couple of years, and Jenks’ longtime fiancee just had their child a few days ago.

“There’s no indication he’s a danger to the community,” Collins said.

His bond was set at $12,000 on the domestic violence charge.

However, additional court records show that police are investigating Jenks in a separate incident involving the same woman. She told police that she repeatedly tried to get out of Jenks’ truck and he wouldn’t slow down. When she tried to jump from the moving vehicle to escape, he grabbed her by her hair and upper body to restrain her, according to court documents.

Police have requested a search warrant to look in his truck for the woman’s shoes and other items she said she was forced to leave behind when he let her go.