First 2 defendants plead guilty in federal case against Pagans Motorcycle Club in W.Va.
By APTuesday, October 27, 2009
First 2 in Pagans biker club case plead guilty
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two men named in a federal racketeering indictment aimed at the Pagans Motorcycle Club have entered the first guilty pleas in the case.
Thirty-year-old Charleston resident Eric W. Lyttle pleaded guilty to threatening a crime of violence in aid of racketeering Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Charleston. Fifty-four-year-old Philadelphia resident William Hankins Sr. pleaded guilty to interstate travel in aid of racketeering.
Two other men named in the 44-count indictment were scheduled to plead guilty later in the day.
The indictment accuses Pagans members and associates from West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Florida of a host of crimes including murder conspiracy and kidnapping.
