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Sun., May 17, 2015
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 …
Thu., April 23, 2015
Man shot at Hells Angels clubhouse not cooperating with police
The man shot at the Hells Angels clubhouse in East Central Spokane Sunday is not cooperating with police who are investigating the incident and told officers he “didn’t want to …
Fri., Feb. 13, 2015
Suspected motorcycle gang member hospitalized
A suspected motorcycle gang member is in the hospital and two others face eluding charges after the group allegedly fled from a Washington State Patrol trooper early Thursday morning. Tyler …

Tue., July 23, 2013
Spokane police officer suspended for ties to woman
A Spokane police officer has been suspended for two months without pay after the department determined he had been associating with a woman engaging in prostitution, drugs and burglary. Police …
Fri., May 31, 2013
Officials, mum on cop, let felon off
A gun charge against an outlaw biker – considered so dangerous that Spokane police last year called in a SWAT team to apprehend him on an unrelated assault charge – …
Sat., Oct. 8, 2011
Hells Angels member Jenks sentenced
The Hells Angels’ sergeant-at-arms for Washington was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Ricky Warren Jenks, who had completed five …
Fri., Oct. 7, 2011
Hells Angels leader sentenced to prison
The Hells Angels’ sergeant-at-arms for Washington was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Sat., Sept. 17, 2011
Hells Angel will stay in jail
A federal judge refused Friday to allow Hells Angels sergeant-at-arms Ricky W. Jenks out of jail so he can help with his girlfriend’s pregnancy. U.S. District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush …
Fri., Sept. 16, 2011
Judge denies Hells Angel’s request for furlough
A federal judge today refused to allow Hells Angels sergeant-at-arms Ricky W. Jenks out of jail so he can help with his girlfriend’s pregnancy.
Thu., Aug. 4, 2011
Judge questions plea deal for Hells Angels member
Hells Angels sergeant-at-arms Ricky W. Jenks pleaded guilty Wednesday to being a felon possessing a firearm, but the federal judge handling the case said he wants more time before accepting …
Wed., Aug. 3, 2011
Hells Angel pleads guilty to weapons charge
Hells Angels sergeant-at-arms Ricky W. Jenks pleaded guilty in federal court in Spokane today to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, but the judge handling …
Thu., July 21, 2011
Dinner for Hells Angels likely to add to sentence
In a case of be careful of who you cook pasta for, a Spokane marijuana grower faces a potentially longer prison term because of his culinary association with known members …
Sat., July 16, 2011
Plea deal in Hells Angel drug case
A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he conspired to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and grow more than 100 marijuana …
Fri., July 15, 2011
Hells Angels member pleads guilty to drug charges
A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang pleaded guilty today to charges that he conspired to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and grow more than 100 marijuana …
Tue., June 7, 2011
Doug Clark: Gag on prejudicial language spiffs up defendant’s image
I see that a federal judge has banned prosecutors from using terminology like “Hells Angels,” “Mongols” and “gangs” in the upcoming Ricky Jenks trial. Thank God. Nobody wants to see …
Thu., May 19, 2011
Man pleads not guilty to murder, kidnapping
After his arrest on suspicion of murder last month, Taylor J. Wolf called the girlfriend of a ranking Hells Angels member, police say, and told her he and suspect Justice …
Sat., April 23, 2011
Hells Angels member indicted
A grand jury has indicted a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang on federal drug and gun charges. Michael Ryan Fitzpatrick, 33, is accused of conspiring with two unidentified …
Fri., April 22, 2011
Affidavits show suspects admitted role in killing of Cheney man
A 19-year-old woman accused of helping kill a Cheney man told a friend she was with the victim the day of the murder and watched as her brother and another …
Wed., March 9, 2011
Hells Angel ordered held in jail without bail
A ranking member of the Hells Angels will remain in jail without bail after his arrest last week on a federal gun charge. Ricky W. Jenks, 33, poses a threat …
Tue., March 8, 2011
Hells Angel to remain jailed without bond
A ranking member of the Hells Angels will remain in jail without bail after his arrest last week on a federal gun charge.
Sun., March 6, 2011
Clark: Not sure whether agents joined Hells Angels’ singalong
Government agents raided the Hells Angels clubhouse in Spokane this week, making an arrest, discovering some weed and confiscating a half-dozen firearms, all loaded. No wonder we carried our story …

Fri., March 4, 2011
Feds raid Hells Angels clubhouse in Spokane
A leader of the Washington state chapter of the Hells Angels was arrested Thursday during a raid at the outlaw motorcycle gang’s Spokane headquarters. Ricky Warren Jenks, who was among …
Thu., March 3, 2011
Spokane headquarters of Hells Angels raided by police
A leader of the Washington state chapter of the Hells Angels was arrested today during a raid at the Spokane clubhouse.
Thu., June 3, 2010
Motorcycle gang member’s release appealed by feds
A member of the Hells Angels who fought extradition to the United States for two years was granted bail by a U.S. magistrate in Spokane, but federal prosecutors are appealing …
Wed., April 1, 2009
Hells Angels leader will be resentenced
Spokane – A federal appeals court has upheld the 2007 racketeering and conspiracy conviction of Richard “Smilin’ Rick” Fabel, who at the time was the president of the Spokane-based chapter …
Fri., March 6, 2009
Hells Angels leader will be resentenced
A federal appeals court has upheld the 2007 racketeering and conspiracy conviction of Richard “Smilin’ Rick” Fabel, who at the time was the president of the Spokane-based chapter of the …
Thu., March 5, 2009
Hells Angel’s conviction upheld
A federal appeals court has upheld the 2007 racketeering and conspiracy conviction of Richard “Smilin’ Rick” Fabel, who at the time was the president of the Spokane-based chapter of the …

Tue., Sept. 18, 2007
Hells Angels president sentenced to 90 months
Richard “Smilin’ Rick” Fabel, the president of the Spokane-based chapter of the Hells Angels, will be in a federal prison until 2012 under terms of a sentence he received Monday …

Tue., July 24, 2007
Ex-Hells Angel admits racketeering
A former Hells Angel from Spokane pleaded guilty Monday in Seattle to a federal racketeering charge that includes his involvement in a July 2001 club-related killing in Snohomish County in …
Tue., May 22, 2007
Prosecutor urges convictions for Hells Angels
SEATTLE – A federal prosecutor asked jurors Monday to pierce the code of silence surrounding the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and hold four of its members responsible for crimes ranging …