Locals go B*EAST mode in Liberty County

Six Southeast Texas residents were among seven men who landed in the Liberty County Jail after an alleged assault and robbery of two outlaw motorcycle gang members in Liberty County on March 5, reported BluebonnetNews.com.

All seven men surrendered on Oct. 24 at the Liberty County Jail and bonded out the same day at $50,000 each. According to BluebonnetNews.com, the news agency made an open records request on the arrests in late October.

The six local men arrested were Derrick Roy Cloud, 29, of Nederland, Robert Wayne Belisle, 48, of Beaumont, Jimmy Edward Paul, 29, of Nederland, Gregory Scott Ross, 46, of Groves, Micah Seth Droddy, 43, of Buna, and Ray Woodrow Huntzberry, 53, of Vidor. Also arrested was Justin Craig Fitzgerald, 27, of Portland, Texas. The complaints used to obtain the arrest warrants were signed by Liberty County Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace Cody Parrish.

Statements in the complaint by investigators for the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Criminal Investigations Division stated that two members of the Bayou Country Riders Motorcycle Club of Louisiana were traveling westbound on U.S. 90 in the Devers area en route to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s 56th annual Birthday Bash in Kingwood.

In statements to investigators, the two men said they noticed another group of motorcyclists stopped at the Fuel Maxx store in Devers. A short while later, the second group, along with a white GMC Terrain carrying two men, reportedly caught up to them and initiated an assault near milepost 885 on U.S. 90 in Raywood. The assailants are alleged to be members of the Brothers East (B*EAST) Outlaw Motorcycle Gang.

During the alleged assault, one of the two Bayou Country Riders was shot in the foot by a firearm discharged by one of the B*EAST members. The other victim suffered injuries to his leg and ribs. The assault was reported through a 911 call made by another motorist who witnessed the incident.

At the time of the incident, neither of the victims told authorities that their vests had been stolen. It was later learned in the investigation that vests were taken, making the incident an aggravated robbery.

According to the documents, surveillance video from the Fuel Maxx store showed a white GMC Terrain, driven by Paul and with Ross as his passenger, and the five motorcyclists – Fitzgerald, Cloud, Droddy, Huntzberry and Belisle – pulled into the store at 11:11 p.m.

At 11:22 p.m., the two Louisiana motorcyclists, traveling west on U.S. 90, can reportedly be seen passing by. One minute later, the GMC Terrain and the five motorcyclists depart. All of the individuals riding motorcycles reportedly were wearing B*EAST “cuts,” a term for a vest or jacket adorned with insignia, rank, territory, etc., that is only allowed to be worn by members.