No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels

319 Pages·2009·1.55 MB·English

by  Jay Dobyns

More Praise for NO ANGEL
“If you want to understand the harrowing emotional realities of long-term undercover work, the balls-out courage and insanity of a multi-year infiltration, or just plain read a
great story with an original American voice, then buy this book, read it, and wonder at every page if you'd have the stuff to pull it off yourself.”
—STEVE GAGHAN, director of Syriana and screenwriter for Traffic
“A wild ride to the dark side. Jay Dobyns roars through the gritty underworld of organized crime that you never see in TV cop shows or read in the newspaper. He reveals the
true, violent face of outlaw bikers—but also the tortured souls of the undercover cops who dare to infiltrate them.”
—JULIAN SHER, coauthor of Angels of Death: Inside the Bikers’ Global Criminal Empire
“Ask yourself this question: Would you put your life on the line for a cause? Jay Dobyns did. This book lets you experience some of the most dangerous activities of the best-
known biker gang in the world. Jay Dobyns brought honor to the ATF and is a true American hero.”
—T. J. LEYDEN, author of Skinhead Confessions

For Mom, Dad, Gwen, Dale, and Jack—you are my heroes.
And for Jaime, without whom this book would not have been possible.
Contents
Bikers, Cops, and Motorcycle Clubs Involved in Operations
Riverside and Black Biscuit
Note to the Reader
PART I. THE END
1. Birdcalls
PART II. THE BEGINNING
2. My sucking chest wound
3. “You're looking at the loves of my life is what you're looking at.”
4. Hoedown at Harrah's
5. Black Biscuit BBQ
6. Rudy wanted to know where I did my time
PART III. THE MIDDLE
7. Too broke for Sturgis, where Timmy learned the fine art of
fetching sauerkraut
8. Jesus Hates a Pussy
9. First night in Mesa
10. I wanna what?
11. Why'd Jack give me that rock?
12. Teaching Teacher
13. Feeding Smitty his cake
14. “Fuck your guns!”
15. Good-bye, Carlos
16. We want you
17. Gimme a B! Gimme an I! Gimme an R! Gimme a D!
18. Five years in the desert
19. Arresting Rudy Kramer
20. Hello, JJ
21. Pep talk
22. “Motherfucker, if I ever see you in this town again I will fucking
bury you in the desert where no one will ever fucking find you.”
23. Inhale… Exhale… Inhale… Exhale…
24. Jingle bells, Batman smells, etc.
25. The Solo temporaries
26. Will you be mine?
27. “9-1-1! 9-1-1! Get out of the house!”
28. The Iron Skillet
29. “Look, lady, it's not like I don't give a fuck what you're saying,
but I don't give a fuck what you're saying.”
30. Hoover's hit
31. No more Solos
32. Big Lou and Gayland Hammack run some game
33. “Get me that brown mustard, not that yellow shit.”
PART IV. THE END, AGAIN
34. Hydroxycut highway
35. Bottom rockers are us
36. Call to arms
37. …
38. Hate and money
39. The bust
Epilogue
Where Are They Now?
Author's Note
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Bikers, Cops, and Motorcycle Clubs Involved in
Operations Riverside and Black Biscuit
Black Biscuit Task Force Members and Associates by Agency
(alphabetical by last name)
Note: The men and women listed below are the principal players found in the text. The Acknowledgments section at the end of the book contains a comprehensive list of officers involved with
Black Biscuit.
ATF
Chris Bayless, special agent, aka “Chrisser”
Carlos Canino, special agent, aka “Los”
Vince Cefalu, special agent, aka “Vinnie”
John Ciccone, special agent
Greg Cowan, special agent, aka “Sugarbear”
Jay Dobyns, special agent, aka “Bird”
Alan Futvoye, special agent, aka “Footy”
Steve Gunderson, special agent, aka “Gundo”
Daniel Machonis, group supervisor, aka “Mach One”
Jenna Maguire, special agent, aka “JJ”
Tom Mangan, special agent, aka “Teabag”
Joe Slatalla, special agent, aka “Slats”
Jesse Summers, special agent, aka “Summer Breeze”
OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT
Gayland Hammack, sergeant, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
William Long, detective, Phoenix Police Department, aka “Timmy”
Shawn Wood, sergeant, Arizona Department of Public Safety, aka “Woody”
ATF INFORMANTS
Pops (given name not provided)
Michael Kramer, Hells Angels member at Mesa, Arizona, and San
Fernando Valley, California, charters, aka “Mesa Mike”
Rudolph Kramer, Solo Angeles member, aka “Rudy” (no relation to
Michael Kramer)
Hells Angels by Charter (alphabetical by last name)
Note: As above, the men listed below are only the significant players found in the text. Many more Hells Angels are mentioned in the pages that follow.
ARIZONA NOMADS, FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA
Dennis Denbesten, member, aka “Chef Boy-Ar-Dee”
Donald Smith, member, aka “Smitty”
CAVE CREEK, ARIZONA
Ralph Barger, member, aka “Sonny,” “Chief”
Daniel Danza, member, aka “Dirty Dan”
Daniel Seybert, president, aka “Hoover”
MESA, ARIZONA, AKA “MESA MOB”
Kevin Augustiniak, member
Gary Dunham, secretary, aka “Ghost”
Paul Eischeid, member
Robert Johnston, president, aka “Bad Bob,” “Mesa Bob”
Mike Kramer, member, aka “Mesa Mike” (transferred to San Fernando
Valley, California, charter during the case)
Calvin Schaefer, member, aka “Casino Cal”
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, AKA “HOTHEDZ”
Robert Mora, member, aka “Chico”
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Pete Eunice, member, aka “Dago Pete,” “Ramona Pete”
SKULL VALLEY, ARIZONA, AKA “GRAVEYARD CREW”
Rudy Jaime, member
Robert Reinstra, vice president, aka “Bobby”
Joseph Richardson, member, aka “Joey,” “Egghead”
Theodore Toth, president, aka “Teddy”
George Walters, sergeant at arms, aka “Joby”
TUCSON, ARIZONA
Douglas Dam, member, aka “Doug”
Craig Kelly, president, aka “Fang”
Robert McKay, member, aka “Mac”
Henry Watkins, prospect, aka “Hank”
Hells Angels’ Old Ladies
Dolly Denbesten (wife of Dennis Denbesten)
Staci Laird (girlfriend of Bobby Reinstra)
Lydia Smith (wife of Donald Smith)
Other Suspects of Note
Alberto (last name unknown), vice president, Mexican Solo Angeles,
Tijuana, Mexico
Robert Abraham, gun dealer, Bullhead City, Arizona