California Hells Angels Chad Wilson, 33, is charged with being a nonimmigrant alien in possession of a firearm

Chad Wilson, 33, is charged with being a nonimmigrant alien in possession of a firearm, according to the indictment.It accuses him of being admitted into the United States under a nonimmigrant visa and unlawfully having several guns.
U.S. Attorney Marty Jackley wouldn’t comment further.“This remains an ongoing investigation and therefore I’m not providing further information at this time,” he said.Wilson, from San Diego, could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison if convicted.After deliberating over three days, jurors on Nov. 18 found Wilson and fellow Hells Angels biker John Midmore, 35, of Valparaiso, Ind., not guilty of trying to murder five people affiliated with the Outlaws Motorcycle Club during the Sturgis motorcycle rally.Midmore has dual citizenship in Canada and Australia but is a resident alien. He was released on bail that evening.Bond was also posted for Wilson, but he remains in the county jail in Sioux Falls. Attorneys earlier said he faced deportation to Canada upon his release.At the trial, Wilson testified that he fired several rounds with a .40-caliber handgun in self-defense after nine Outlaws members confronted him and Midmore at Legion Lake Resort, near a campground where the Outlaws were staying.Prosecutors argued the two Hells Angels attempted to kill the Outlaws, injuring three of the rival bikers and two women with them.Jurors cleared the men of five counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of commission of a felony while armed.
Wilson is a member of a California Hells Angels chapter and Midmore is a prospect of a British Columbia group.According to the indictment, Wilson illegally possessed two .40 caliber pistols, a Heckler & Koch 9 mm caliber pistol, an FEG 7.62 x 39 caliber rifle and a Calico 9 mm caliber rifle.Wilson testified at his trial that the guns were in his F-350 Ford pickup.In another court document filed Wednesday, prosecutors asked that Wilson be transferred to Rapid City for an appearance on the indictment.Wilson and Midmore have a separate civil lawsuit pending there against 19 federal agencies and officials, claiming they’re withholding information showing Outlaws were targeting Hells Angels.Tracy Kelley, Custer County state’s attorney, said she also plans to try Wilson and Midmore on a more serious charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, which carries a punishment of life in prison if convicted.The Outlaws injured were Thomas Haas, Allen Matthews and Danny Neace. They and two women with them, Claudia Wables and Susan Evans-Martin, testified at the trial.