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Denton Record-Chronicle
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Witnesses: Semi-automatic gunfire dominated shootout
Jennifer Cicolani, of the Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms and Explosives, noted that
a semi-automatic gun can shoot
more bullets in less time than a
small-caliber weapon.
Swanton declined to say
whether assault weapons be-
yond the AK-47 in the car had
been seized, reiterating that 318
weapons were collected, includ-
ing that gun, handguns, brass
knuckles, knives and chains.
Waco police have sent the
weapons to a ballistics lab in
Washington, D.C., and say it
could take months to get results
to show which bullets struck the
dead and injured.
After the melee, police re-
cords show officers rounded up
anyone suspected of being part
of a biker gang, targeting those
in leather vests and patches.
Neither Blackett nor Cochran
was arrested.
English and his wife were,
and were held for more than two
weeks before being released on
$25,000 bail.
“One of the sheriff’s officers
said we were going to be inter-
viewed and turned loose,” said
English, who was wearing a
leather vest that day with the
name of his club on it.
Nearly all of those arrested
were charged with engaging in
organized crime, a felony. About
60 people had bonded out by
Thursday, but those with the
closest views of the shooting re-
main in jail and cannot talk, say
the bikers’ attorneys. A biker ral-
ly to support those still in jail is
planned for today in Waco.
tion between the Bandidos, the
predominant motorcycle club in
Texas, and the Cossacks, and it
then spilled into the parking lot.
Video viewed by the AP indicat-
ed that the fight began outside.
Ron Blackett, a Confedera-
tion of Clubs and Independents
leader who is a former Army and
Coast Guard officer, also report-
ed hearing one or two pistol
shots followed by a blast of as-
sault rifle fire from where he was
parked in a lot behind Twin
Peaks.
According to some records
released to the AP following a
public information request for
911 calls, Officer Brandon Bla-
singame reported “shots fired,”
to a dispatcher at 12:26 p.m.
“Two shot behind Twin
Peaks,” Blasingame reported
two minutes later.
“They have an AR-15,” he said
in the next dispatch. It was un-
clear who he meant had the rifle,
and if it was something he saw
or was told.
The chronology ends at 12:31
p.m. and police have refused to re-
lease the rest of the report, saying
it could compromise the investi-
gation. Blasingame did not re-
spond to requests for comment
Waco police spokesman Sgt.
W. Patrick Swanton says the wit-
nesses’ depictions of events are
“absolutely incorrect,” asserting
that police shot fewer rounds
than the bikers. He confirmed
that some officers carry semi-
automatic weapons, which fire a
single shot with every pull of the
trigger, and automatically reload
between shots.
By Emily Schmall
Associated Press
WACO — First came a few
pistol shots, several witnesses
said, then a barrage of rifle fire
during the shootout last month
at a Waco restaurant favored by
bikers. But authorities still have
not said how many of the dead
and wounded were the result of
police fire.
Police have identified only
one assault weapon, a semi-au-
tomatic gun that fires high-pow-
ered ammunition, among the
firearms confiscated from bik-
ers, and that was found in a
locked car after the shooting
ended. But several witnesses —
at least three of them veterans
with weapons training — told
The Associated Press that semi-
automatic gunfire dominated
the May 17 shootout that left
nine dead and 18 wounded.
“I heard, ‘pop, pop,’ small cal-
iber, and then a rapid succession
of shots from what sounded to
me like an assault rifle,” said Wil-
liam English, a former Marine
and Iraq War veteran who was
approaching the front door of
the Twin Peaks restaurant for a
meeting of biker clubs.
It’s remains unclear exactly
what triggered the guniight.
More than 100 of the 170 people
arrested, mostly bikers and fam-
ily and friends, are still in custo-
dy and cannot give their ac-
counts. Six witnesses inter-
viewed by the AP describe a me-
lee that began with a few pistol
shots but was dominated by
semi-automatic gunfire.
Waco police have said they
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Authorities investigate a shooting in the parking lot of a Twin Peaks restaurant on May 17 in
Waco.
returned fire after being shot at,
and call the witnesses’ depic-
tions of events incorrect. While
those with pending charges may
benefit by blaming authorities,
police have declined to release
detailed reports from that day
and say they are still awaiting
ballistic reports.
English said shots came from
the restaurant’s patio as he and
his wife approached the build-
ing. They and other members of
their Distorted motorcycle club
took cover on the opposite side
of the patio.
Steve Cochran, a Navy veter-
an and member of the Sons of
the South club, pulled into the
parking lot facing the patio min-
utes before the shooting began.
He was to help set up for the
meeting of the Confederation of
Clubs and Independents, a
group that advocates for biker
rights and motorcycle safety.
“I heard one pistol shot. All
the rest of the shots I heard were
assault rifles,” said Cochran, who
took cover behind a crane about
30 yards away. He walked the
shooting scene with the AP sev-
eral days later, showing what he
saw and his vantage point.
Cochran said he heard sup-
pressed rounds fired by assault
weapons, which are still audible
but sound different than a hand-
gun firing.
Police have said 18 officers,
four state troopers and more
than 200 bikers were at Twin
Peaks at the time. Investigators
have said the shooting began
during an apparent confronta-
INDICTMENTS
■ Stephanie Glidewell, possession of
a controlled substance, Lewisville
police
■ Haylea Hamous, forgery, Lewisville
police
■ Bryan McGill, forgery, Lewisville
police
■ Carl Jackson Jr., fraudulent use or
identifying information, Lewisville
police
■ Derrick Jones, debit card abuse,
Lewisville police
■ Kenneth Martin, unauthorized use
of a vehicle,
■ Anna Martinez-Deross, delivery of a
controlled substance and possession
of a controlled substance with intent
to deliver, Lewisville police
■ Kenneth Riley, theft, Lewisville
police
■ Martin Uribe, possession of a
controlled substance and evading
arrest, Lewisville police
■ John Thomas, possession of a
The following were indicted by a
Denton County grand jury May 28
and Thursday at the Denton County
Courts Building. Listed are those
indicted, the charges and the agency
that made the arrest:
controlled substance, Denton County
Sheriff's Office
■ Victoria Martin, assault against a
public servant, Flower Mound police
■ Jana York, possession of a con-
trolled substance, Flower Mound
police
■ Kirk Bolte, possession of a con-
trolled substance, The Colony police
■ Joshua Villarreal, possession of a
controlled substance, The Colony
police
■ Devin Ison, possession of a con-
trolled substance, University of North
Texas police
■ Alexander Bunschoten, possession
of a controlled substance, University
of North Texas police
■ David Lee, possession of a con-
trolled substance, University of North
Texas police
■ Susan McRae, two counts, pos-
session of a controlled substance,
University of North Texas police
■ Nathaniel Reeves, possession of
marijuana, University of North Texas
police
■ Matthew Primerano, two counts,
possession of a controlled substance
with intent to deliver, University of
North Texas police
■ Joshua Harris, possession of a
controlled substance with intent to
deliver, University of North Texas
police
■ Ronnie Robinson, two counts,
possession of a controlled substance,
University of North Texas and Denton
police
■ Matthew Biamont, possession of a
controlled substance, Lewisville police
■ Valerie Cabral, possession of a
controlled substance, Lewisville police
■ Raymond Fleming, theft, Lewisville
police
■ Elias Flores, theft, Lewisville police
controlled substance, Hickory Creek
police
Lewisville police
■ Stephen Bullard, aggravated as-
sault, Denton police
■ Latrell Bady, burglary of a habi-
tation, Denton police
■ Eddie Filloon, assault against
emergency services personnel,
Denton police
■ Paul Loving, two counts of theft,
Denton police
■ Akiba Nash, criminal mischief,
Denton police
■ Brooke Odonnell, theft, Denton
police
■ Jeremy Perez, burglary of a build-
ing, Denton police
■ Jeremy Johnson, improper photog-
raphy, Denton police
■ Michael Smith, robbery, The Colony
police
■ Ronnie Robinson, possession of a
controlled substance, Corinth police
■ Whitney Dizer, two counts of
possession of identifying information,
Flower Mound police
■ Michael Dutterer, driving while
intoxicated, Hickory Creek police
■ Oscar Suarez, seven counts of
sexual assault, Carrollton police
■ Deion Burns, injury to a child, Dallas
County Schools police
■ Anthony Lawson, injury to a child,
Denton County Sheriff's Office
■ Martin Hillery, criminal solicitation
of a minor, Lewisville police
■ David Gowan, two counts injury to
a child, Roanoke police
■ Raymond Lumsden, four counts of
indecency with a child, three counts
of aggravated sexual assault, and
criminal solicitation of a minor,
Denton County Sheriff's Office
■ Jimmie Exline Jr., indecency with a
child, Sanger police
■ Anthony Manley, two counts of
aggravated sexual assault and one
count of indecency with a child,
Carrollton police
THURSDAY
■ Joshua Davis, aggravated assault,
Denton County Sheriff's Office
■ Jeffrey Keen, assault family vio-
lence, Denton police
■ Kyle Lyons, assault family violence,
Denton police
■ Naser Moini, assault family vio-
lence, Flower Mound police
■ Matthew Leach, continuous vio-
lence against the family, Frisco police
■ Michael Bayer, repeated violation
of court order, Hickory Creek police
■ Dail Stewart, assault family vio-
lence, Justin police
■ David Coleman, aggravated assault,
Lewisville police
■ Amanda Cofer, aggravated assault,
Sanger police
■ Jeff Wilhelm, interference with
emergency request for assistance,
MAY 28
■ Cory Brehm, possession of a
controlled substance, Carrollton
police
■ Justin Chandler, accident involving
personal injury, Carrollton police
■ Jaden Logan, possession of a
controlled substance, Carrollton
police
■ Michael Piccola, possession of a
controlled substance, Carrollton
police
■ Isaac Strong, four counts, burglary
of a habitation, Carrollton police
■ Luis Gonzalez-Villanueva, pos-
session of a controlled substance,
Denton police
■ Keith Goodwin, possession of a
controlled substance, Denton police
■ Larry Grabman III, possession of a
controlled substance, Denton police
■ Owen Henning, credit card abuse
and unauthorized use of a vehicle,
Denton police
■ Jaclyn Mullen, unauthorized use of
a vehicle, Denton police
■ Jackie Nation, possession of a
controlled substance, Denton police
■ Lynell Quan, possession of a con-
trolled substance, Denton police
■ Blake Rice, possession of a con-
trolled substance with intent to
deliver, Denton police
■ Armando Sosa, theft and two
counts of credit card abuse, Denton
and Carrollton police
H Whiskey Williams, tampering with
physical evidence, Denton police
■ Mariah Perez, possession of a
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