RENO, Nevada — The alleged instigator of a biker brawl that left a Hells Angels chapter president dead at a Sparks casino says his former Vagos cohort was the trigger man.
Gary "Jabbers" Rudnick, who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, testified Wednesday that Ernesto Gonzalez fired the fatal shots that killed Jeffrey Pettigrew, a Hells Angels San Jose chapter president.
Rudnick claims Vagos leaders ordered a "hit" on Pettigrew and that Gonzalez agreed to carry it out on a busy casino floor on Sept. 23, 2011.
Defense lawyers dispute that theory and argue Rudnick made up the plot to garner a better plea deal with prosecutors.
They also say Gonzalez shot Pettigrew in self-defense and to save the life of another Vagos member who was being kicked on the floor.
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Gary "Jabbers" Rudnick, who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, testified Wednesday that Ernesto Gonzalez fired the fatal shots that killed Jeffrey Pettigrew, a Hells Angels San Jose chapter president.
Rudnick claims Vagos leaders ordered a "hit" on Pettigrew and that Gonzalez agreed to carry it out on a busy casino floor on Sept. 23, 2011.
Defense lawyers dispute that theory and argue Rudnick made up the plot to garner a better plea deal with prosecutors.
They also say Gonzalez shot Pettigrew in self-defense and to save the life of another Vagos member who was being kicked on the floor.
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