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The next defense witness is John Bridgeman, of Houston. He has been riding motorcycles for 48 years. He is a member of Soldiers for Jesus MC 3:02 PM - 6 Nov 2017

He wears a black and yellow patch that says Soldiers for Jesus with swords and a Star of David. It is a worldwide club. 3:03 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Gotro is asking him the purpose of the Coalition of Clubs and Independents. He said it keeps up with legislative and safety issues. 3:04 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Bridgeman has a long gray beard and a long gray ponytail. 3:05 PM - 6 Nov 2017

He said the Bandidos are part of the COC but don't run it. He said the Cossacks are not part of the COC. 3:08 PM - 6 Nov 2017

He said he rode his motorcycle once from Houston to Odessa for a COC meeting. 3:08 PM - 6 Nov 2017

The Soldiers of Jesus have not paid dues to the Bandidos or been pressured to do so, he said. 3:12 PM - 6 Nov 2017

He has never seen or heard of any violence at a COC meeting. 3:13 PM - 6 Nov 2017

He would be surprised to see any Cossacks at a COC meeting because they are not a part of it, he said. 3:13 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Jarrett is crossing Bridgeman now. Bridgeman said he doesn't know Carrizal but got a call from a a Houston Bandido to testify at trial. 3:17 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Bridgeman said he has brought a firearm to a COC meeting before. 3:18 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Jarrett asked what a 1 percenter group is. Bridgeman said the Bandidos are the only group to wear the 1 percenter patch in Texas. 3:19 PM - 6 Nov 2017

He said the Soldiers for Jesus don't wear 1 percenter patches. Bridgeman said he is aware of Bandidos being arrested for violent acts. 3:20 PM - 6 Nov 2017

He said very few if any Soldiers of Jesus members have ever been arrested because they are a different kind of group than the Bandidos. 3:21 PM - 6 Nov 2017

He has a patch that says his group prays for the Bandido Nation but he also said he prays for all groups. It is not a Bandidos support group 3:24 PM - 6 Nov 2017

"Interestingly enough, the Bandidos Nation is the only group you felt compelled to wear as a patch on your vest," Jarrett said. 3:25 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Bridgeman said it has no bearing on anything. 3:25 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Gotro asked Bridgeman if he has ever heard of policemen being arrested. He said yes. 3:28 PM - 6 Nov 2017

He said they took the Pray for Bandidos Nation patch off their vests because it became something it wasn't meant to be. 3:29 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Jarrett asked about the patch. Bridgeman said they took it off because it became a status symbol to some . They pray for everybody, he said. 3:33 PM - 6 Nov 2017

114 posted on 11/06/2017 1:39:51 PM PST by Elderberry
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The next defense witness is Yvonne Reeves. Her son Richard Jordan was killed at Twin Peaks. 3:38 PM - 6 Nov 2017

She is crying and taking a moment. 3:39 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Her son had a wife and three kids. They moved to Waco seven years ago. 3:39 PM - 6 Nov 2017

She is married to Owen Reeves, known as Big O. He is a Cossack. 3:40 PM - 6 Nov 2017

He joined the Cossacks in 2011. She rides motorcycles with her husband. 3:41 PM - 6 Nov 2017

She was late to the COC meeting but was planning to go to Twin Peaks. She was waiting for some other women who were late. 3:43 PM - 6 Nov 2017

She said the Cossacks were not members of the COC but she didn't know why they were going. She was waiting at Logan's and heard the shots. 3:45 PM - 6 Nov 2017

She went straight to Twin Peaks to find her son. Her husband called her and said someone shot her son. She couldn't find her son. 3:47 PM - 6 Nov 2017

She is crying again and is wiping her eyes. 3:48 PM - 6 Nov 2017

She drove from Logan's but an officer stopped her from approaching TP. She stayed for hours in the parking lot near some small businesses. 3:51 PM - 6 Nov 2017

He just got the one call from her husband, nothing after that. The next time she spoke to her husband, he called from jail. 3:51 PM - 6 Nov 2017

She said she just wanted to find her son. Her husband was hit in the back of the head and had convulsions. He went to the hospital. 3:53 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Her friend, Michelle, drove her to the hospital but an officer said she could not see him. She was checked out for stroke symptoms. 3:54 PM - 6 Nov 2017

She said her husband was in the Aryan Circle gang while in prison. 3:55 PM - 6 Nov 2017

She said her son carried a gun at times but he didn't have one with him that day. 3:57 PM - 6 Nov 2017

She said her husband is not still in the Cossacks. 3:58 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Richard, 31, was the older of her two sons. She said Reeves would have never taken them into danger. 4:05 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Gotro said there was a loaded gun by her son's body. Reeves said her son's body was dragged there. That is not where he fell. 4:06 PM - 6 Nov 2017

She said she knows her son did not have a gun that day, contradicting Gotro. Gotro said her son was national sergeant at arms. 4:08 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Reeves said the Cossacks went to Twin Peaks "for peace." 4:09 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Gotro asked if Reeves is receiving victim's services from the DA's office. Reyna objected and it was sustained. 4:10 PM - 6 Nov 2017

Gotro is asking for a continuance to review what she called delayed disclosure from the state. Jarrett objected, said her comment improper 4:14 PM - 6 Nov 2017

The judge denied her request and told Gotro to call her next witness. 4:15 PM - 6 Nov 2017

115 posted on 11/06/2017 2:15:38 PM PST by Elderberry
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