Two men, reportedly a member of the Mongolian Motorcycle Club, have been arrested for a deadly bar quarrel in San Bernardino County earlier this year, federal officials announced.
According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, the violence unfolded early on March 4 at a bar in Ontario.
Prosecutors said the Mongolian members, Clifford “Buckshot” Lavoy, 51, Montclair resident, and Julian “Juls” Pulido, 31, violently attacked members of rival cyclist Vagos, who was identified only as “VS” in court documents.
VS reportedly wore Vagos club member gear in the bar while Pulido and Lavoy were contacted, allegedly asked the victims to show respect for them as Mongolians.
The subsequent debate escalated when members of the Mongolians overwhelmed VS, beat him in the face, kicked him in the face, head and neck, and beat him.
Messages of the Mongolian Motorcycle Club in Southern California on April 26, 2019. (Bill Alkofer/Photo by Getty Images
“When the victim tried to run out of the bar, Pride allegedly pulled out the gun and shot the victim back several times, causing the victim to fall on the bar door and bleed on the sidewalk,” the release detailed. “The defendant then fled the scene.”
VS was declared dead at 2:45 am
Shortly afterward, Pulido was discovered by law enforcement and led them to pursue a nine-hour chase in five California counties.
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“He was arrested after hitting a black Dodge vehicle into a ditch during a highway chase near the Lost Hills of Kern County,” prosecutors said. “At the time he was arrested, Pride owned the same Mongolian-branded clothing that VS wore that night that night of the murder.”
More than a month later, on April 15, Ravoy was arrested in Whittier and later released, according to the release.
He was charged with assault, resulting in serious physical injuries to help the racket, and Prideau was charged with shooting for murder.
The Mongolians are reportedly an illegal motorcycle club, founded in California in the 1960s and in Montebello. Vagos was also reportedly founded in San Bernardino in the early 1960s.
If charged, Prido faces a mandatory minimum sentence in federal prison, while Lavoy faces the possibility of up to 20 years in prison.
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