FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – The last person jailed in connection with a deadly shootout among bikers and police outside a Waco restaurant was poised to be released from jail Saturday, more than five months after authorities rounded up 177 people from the crime scene and initially held them on $1 million bonds on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity.
A Waco jail this weekend was processing the release of Marcus Pilkington, 38, on a $50,000 bond but his attorney says he may not be released until Monday. His bond would be a sharp contrast with the first biker to be released, Jeff Battey, 51, who posted $1 million three days after the shooting. Both men were injured in the melee.
Nine people died and 20 were injured during the shooting, which authorities say arose from an apparent confrontation between the Bandidos and the Cossacks motorcycle clubs.
More than 430 weapons were recovered from the crime scene, including 151 firearms.
The gunfire erupted shortly before a meeting of a coalition of motorcycle clubs that advocates for rider safety.