Deadly Bar Fight Between Rival Biker Gangs in Southern California

According to the announcement made by federal officials, two men who are apparently members of the Mongols motorcycle club have been arrested in connection with a bar altercation that occurred earlier this year in San Bernardino County.

As stated in a press statement issued by the United States Department of Justice, the violent incident took place in the early morning hours of March 4 at a pub located in the city of Ontario.

According to the prosecution, two members of the Mongols, Clifford “Buckshot” Lavoy, who is 51 years old and lives in Montclair, and Julian “Juls” Pulido, who lives in Upland, were responsible for a brutal attack on a member of Vagos, a rival biker gang. The member that was attacked was simply referred to as “V.S.” in the court filings.

When Pulido and Lavoy approached V.S., who was purportedly inside the bar wearing Vagos club member garb, they claimed demanded that the victim show respect to them as members of the Mongols. V.S. was reportedly wearing the gear.

Prosecutors claim that an altercation that ensued escalated when members of the Mongols overcame V.S. and assaulted him by hitting him in the face, kicking him in the face, head, and neck, and choking members of the opposing gang.

The announcement provided the following information: “Pulido allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the victim several times in the back when the victim attempted to run out of the bar. This caused the victim to fall through the door of the bar and bleed out on the sidewalk,” the release stated. After that, the defendants ran away from the scene.

V.S. was pronounced dead around 2:45 in the morning.

Not much longer after that, Pulido was discovered by law authorities, which led to a nine-hour pursuit that took place throughout five counties in the state of California.

He was taken into custody after crashing a black Dodge vehicle into a ditch while being pursued at a high rate of speed along Highway 46 near Lost Hills in Kern County, according to the statements made by the prosecution. An investigation revealed that Pulido was in possession of the same Mongols-branded apparel that he had worn on the evening of V.S.’s murder when he was arrested.

According to the announcement, Lavoy was taken into custody in Whittier on April 15, which was more than a month after the initial incident. He was subsequently charged and made available for release.

Pulido has been charged with murder in help of racketeering, and he has been charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury in aid of racketeering. Both of these charges arise from the same incident.

During the 1960s, the Mongols, an illegal motorcycle club, are said to have been established in the state of California. The Mongols were incorporated in Montebello. San Bernardino is also said to have been the location where Vagos was established in the early 1960s.

Both Pulido and Lavoy face the potential of a maximum sentence of twenty years in federal prison if they are found guilty of the charges against them. Pulido faces a mandatory minimum sentence of life in federal prison.