Mitchell McPhail claims he is ‘no longer’ part of Sydney bikie gang

A high-ranking member of one of Europe’s most notorious bikie gangs who once declared he’d rather get his “nuts cut” than “switch up” now claims to have renounced his membership.

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A high-ranking member of one of Europe’s most notorious bikie gangs who once declared he’d rather get his “nuts cut” than “switch up” now claims to have renounced his membership.

Mitchell McPhail — known as a key player in the Sydney chapter of the Satudarah Outlaw Motorcycle Gang — was sentenced to at least nine months jail on Monday after being busted by elite police squad Strike Force Raptor with terrifying weapons like “electric shock” knuckle dusters.

With time already served the 26-year-old, who sports a very unique mullet hairstyle, could be out on parole next week.

His lawyer Bianca Barnes told Penrith Local Court that while McPhail had admitted to being a member of Satudarah OMCG in the past, he had informed police he was “no longer” part of the Sydney chapter.

She said her client had been motivated to “turn his life around” for his first child, born last month.

Mitchell McPhail, 26, could be out on parole as soon as next week. Picture: Facebook

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It is a huge change in position for the top bikie who once boasted in November 2017: “I’ll never switch up, I’ll rather get my nuts cut SYL19”.

A month later he wrote: “Fukn dogs we ant a gang we are a club brotherhood”.

But shortly before his arrest in June 2018 he wrote of leaving the gang: “Forgive but don’t forget. I left the club I’m not on bad terms …”

The Satudarah club, whose name means “one blood”, was founded in The Netherlands by Indonesian immigrants in 1990 and is considered more violent than rivals the Hells Angels in that country.

McPhail had been due to face a hearing to fight the firearm, weapon and drug possession charges but in a shock twist entered the guilty pleas. Four other charges were withdrawn.

Inside McPhail’s St Mary’s home, they found a loaded, ready-to-fire .22 calibre shortened bolt action rifle standing upright behind the bed head. Picture: NSW Police Media

As well as seven rounds of ammunition. Picture: NSW Police Media

He was arrested in June 20 last year after Raptor detectives raided his St Mary’s home after serving him with firearm and weapon prohibition orders.

Inside the main bedroom officers found a loaded, ready-to-fire .22 calibre shortened bolt action rifle standing upright behind the bed head.

They also found seven rounds of ammunition in the bedroom.

When asked about the items McPhail “insinuated” they were given to him by someone from the Satudarah Sydney chapter club, agreed facts state.

Police also found a set of black knuckledusters which had “electronic contact points” and two grams of the drug ice hidden inside a can of Red Bull energy drink.

The court heard that McPhail also let police seize vests and shirts displaying the Satudarah colours.

Vests displaying the Satudarah colours were also seized by police. Picture: NSW Police Media

Ms Barnes said that her client had spent a significant time in custody over the last four years after struggling with drug abuse, but now planned on completing a course in warehouse logistics upon his release.

She said he had been “working very hard” on his rehabilitation and decided to “turn his life around” after finding out his girlfriend was pregnant with his daughter.

Magistrate Geoff Hiatt sentenced McPhail to a maximum 13 months behind bars with nine month non-parole and fined him $1400.

McPhail is also banned from associating with 40 people for the next 12 months.

Criminal Groups Squad Commander, Detectives Superintendent Deb Wallace has previously said Satudarah networks in NSW were small, unsophisticated and quickly snuffed out.

“Because of their reputation in Europe, they’re extremely violent, we monitor them,” she said.

“These are very low-level criminals, not very sophisticated … But every time they stick their head up, we’re cutting it off very quickly.”