Bikie in court over Hells Angels fanny pack
A scaffolder and known bikie associate has faced court after being busted twice over what he was wearing, including a fanny pack he wore at a Gold Coast pub.
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A Jacobs Well scaffolder and known bikie associate has faced court after being busted twice wearing clothing and accessories emblazoned with an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) logo.
Cristian John Johnson, 40, pleaded guilty in Beenleigh Magistrates Court to two charges of wearing a prohibited item in a public place.
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The court heard the first offence occurred about 11.30am on September 15 last year.
Johnson, a “known gang member”, was pulled over on Stapylton Jacobs Well Rd at Stapylton to be issued a ticket for speeding.
When writing him up, officers noticed his T-shirt was emblazoned with yellow text saying Hells Angels Australia on the front, while the back contained yellow wings, a regular motif of the organisation.
A search warrant on his Jacobs Well address two days later uncovered a wealth of Hells Angels clothing, but no Johnson, who was reported by others in the house as having left earlier that day wearing the same T-shirt he was charged in.
Johnson was charged with an almost identical offence again on July 12 this year.
The court heard officers from Taskforce Maxima were doing patrols of licensed venues on the Gold Coast when they witnessed Johnson seated at a table with others at the Pimpama Tavern.
On the table in front of him was a fanny pack with an ‘AFFA’ logo, a common Hells Angels initialism which stands for ‘Angels forever, forever Angels’.
When officers questioned him about it, he said “of course” it was his, the court heard.
Defence lawyer Michael McMillan told the court on both occasions his client was “not consorting” and was not using the items to “confront law enforcement”.
It was noted Johnson’s criminal record “contained a lack of really aggravating history”.
Johnson was fined $1500 for the two offences.
No convictions were recorded.