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Hundreds of Bikers Roar Into Waco and Protest Jailing of Fellow Bikers Over Deadly Shooting
June 07, 2015
"Free the Innocent"
WACO, Texas (TheBlaze/AP) — About 300 bikers protested Sunday outside a courthouse in Waco over the continued jailing of more than 100 bikers, friends and family members three weeks after a deadly shootout at a restaurant.
Bikers circled the jail and detention center twice before parking in front of the courthouse. Then they proclaimed their constitutional rights and held signs outside the McLennan County courthouse.
#bikerrally in downtown #Waco. pic.twitter.com/rA3oxfi19E
— Cassie L. Smith (@SmithCassie) June 7, 2015
#bikerrally pic.twitter.com/g0S70Wa3dk
— Cassie L. Smith (@SmithCassie) June 7, 2015
Five people who told the Waco Tribune they're with a group called Come and Take It showed up at the rally openly carrying rifles. They told the paper they don't own motorcycles.
At the #bikerrally in downtown #Waco. pic.twitter.com/FGoA0OBLez
— Cassie L. Smith (@SmithCassie) June 7, 2015
The protest was organized by the Dallas chapter of the Sons of Liberty motorcycle club.
Large group just showed up to the #bikerrally in downtown #Waco. pic.twitter.com/h1RovGvbha
— Cassie L. Smith (@SmithCassie) June 7, 2015
The Confederation of Clubs and Independents urged members in an email to avoid the protest so as not to "exacerbate what is already a highly charged" situation. That group is the one that organized the May 17 meeting at a roadside restaurant that ended in gunfire.
Nine people were killed and 18 injured.
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