Attorneys Representing Biker Clubs Deliver Statement Thursday in Waco

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Thirty defense attorneys representing most of the 106 people charged in connection with the deadly Waco Twin Peaks shootout are asking for charges to be dropped.
The May 17 shootout between rival biker clubs left nine people dead and 18 more hospitalized with stab or gunshot wounds. Police arrested 177 bikers after the shooting, and all of them had bond set at $1 million.

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The defense attorneys who met Thursday said their clients did not plan, encourage or participate in any violence, and they are not gang members.
The attorneys said their clients came to Twin Peaks to attend a well-publicized meeting for all motorcycle clubs across the state, where riders could socialize, eat and talk about upcoming legislation.

The attorneys said once detectives learned their biker clients were hiding for cover during the violent shootout, they should never have been arrested.
"I have no problem if police want to detain and question, that's their job. But they didn't detain and question. They just arrested en masse and set a bond at $1 million. There's a huge difference between detain and investigate, and arrest," said Dallas-based criminal defense attorney Susan Anderson, who is representing a group of accused bikers.

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