Jean Joseph Violette, Ronaldo Lising, 28-count indictment against four alleged members of the East End chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club.

The four accused -- Jean Joseph Violette, Ronaldo Lising, Randall Richard Potts and John Virgil Punko -- entered not guilty pleas in court to the charges.
28-count indictment against four alleged members of the East End chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club.The indictment alleges the Hells Angels chapter is a criminal organization and that its members committed crimes such as extortion and uttering death threats "for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal organization, to wit the East End charter of the Hells Angels."Other charges contained in the indictment include possession of grenades, illegal semi-automatic handguns and silencers.The trial judge, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Selwyn Romilly, told the prospective jurors that the trial is set to begin next Monday and could continue until next June. Those selected for the jury, he added, can contact family and employers "to tell them the good news," prompting laughter from the potential jurors.The jury selection process involves a "challenge for cause" to make sure potential jurors will be unbiased: One of the questions posed to prospective jurors is whether they have heard, seen or read anything in the media about the Hells Angels or the accused, and whether the potential juror has an opinion about the case that cannot be set aside to arrive at a verdict based solely on evidence heard in court and the instructions of the trial judge.Several potential jurors admitted bias against the Hells Angels and one man revealed he had read about the case in The Vancouver Sun. By 3 p.m. Wednesday, only one juror had been deemed acceptable, a man who is a retired Telus employee.