Bandidos sergeant-at-arms Benjamin Adams jailed for brutal public assaults

A Bandidos enforcer touted as the gang’s possible national leader has been jailed for two attacks, including the bashing of a Rebel who was pursued into traffic and hit by a car.

A senior Bandido touted as a possible national leader of the gang has been jailed and banned from associating with fellow bikies, two weeks after being arrested during a major Raptor operation.

Benjamin Paul Adams, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of affray at his first appearance in Maitland Local Court, after being hauled from his Thornton home on October 19 and charged with separate, sickening public bashings.

Bandidos sergeant-at-arms Benjamin Adams has been jailed for two affray charges.

In agreed facts tendered to the court, police said Adams — the sergeant-at-arms of the Bandidos’ Mid-North Coast chapter — assaulted Rebels bikie David Button outside Stockland Greenhills on May 28, chasing Mr Button into traffic where he was hit by a car.

Adams and two other Bandidos followed and filmed Mr Button throughout the shopping centre before the physical altercation out on the street.

“Adams removed his jacket and handed it to the yet to be identified male,” police said.

“Adams and Button commenced a physical altercation whereby numerous punches were exchanged.

“Adams pursued Button who was walking backwards into lanes of traffic. Button was struck by a motor vehicle in lane one, however was not seriously injured.”

Neither man provided a statement to police over the incident.

Adams was arrested at his Thornton home on October 19.

Two months later on July 21 Adams carried out another bashing caught on camera, this time at Coal Point boat ramp.

Police said the victim — associate Jeremy Wade — cowered and apologised to Adams as he was approached at the jetty.

“I’m sorry, I’m f**king sorry, please, please mate,” Mr Wade said, according to police documents.

“The accused used his right fist to punch the victim to the left side of his facial area, causing a loud thudding noise,” police said.

“At the time it appeared the accused had an object in his hand.

“The victim fell backwards onto the ground … and said ‘yep, I earnt that, I deserved that’.”

The assault was not reported to police at the time.

On Tuesday Magistrate John Chicken sentenced Adams to 12 months behind bars, with a non-parole period of six months.

Adams was also banned from being in the company of, or communicating with, any known member or nominee of any outlaw bikie gang, for a period of 12 months.

Police allege they seized more than $12,000 cash from Adams’ home. Picture: NSW Police.

The high-ranking Bandido was arrested during simultaneous dawn raids last month, as Strike Force Raptor attempted to quell simmering tensions between rival gangs.

Police allege bikie paraphernalia and more than $12,000 cash were seized from his home during a search.

Adams was one of eight Bandidos charged across the Hunter and Mid-North Coast.

“This is further evidence that no matter where you are in NSW, if you want to be a bikie or associate with bikies, Raptor is watching,’’ Raptor Squad commander Detective Superintendent Jason Weinstein said at the time.