Outlaw Member Involved in Greene Street Bar Brawl Arrested / Suing St. Pete Police
by Arnaud and Naja Girard…….
A Hillsborough County firefighter and active member of the Outlaw motorcycle gang has been identified as one of the assailants in a bar room brawl that occurred during the annual Poker Run in Key West in September.
Clinton Neal Walker, 33, was captured on surveillance video at Rumors Lounge on September 27th punching a man repeatedly in the face. Law enforcement agencies had been forewarned that members of the Outlaw motorcycle gang would be coming to Key West during the Poker Run and would be instigating fights aimed at reaffirming their claim over Key West turf.
The bar owner, John Mafera Jr, told The Blue Paper at the time that several members of the Outlaw gang had walked into the bar at around 3:20 am and immediately began provoking him. He said he was ordered by one of them to remove a black woman who had just entered the bar and was also told to “change the music.”
Surveillance video recorded during the incident showed several people wearing the Outlaws gang insignia punching Mafera and the bar’s security staff and bartenders. Questions arose at the time as to why just one lone police officer responded initially since local law enforcement agencies had apparently received very detailed intelligence about what the Outlaws were planning for “Bike Week” in Key West. The responding officer that night could only tell the Outlaws, who he saw cramming into a taxi and ready to leave, to stay put. As the officer went inside the Rumor Lounge the men exited the taxi and ran away.
Amid concern over uncontrollable criminal elements involved in the Poker Run, the Sunrise Rotary Club of Key West recently decided to withdraw its sponsorship of the event.
Detectives were later able to identify Walker through the surveillance recording and witness identification. KWPD Detectives contacted the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and confirmed Walker’s identity. A warrant for Walker’s arrest has been issued for the charge of battery.
Previous Arrest
When police in St. Petersburg tried to arrest Walker for his part in another bar room fight, this time in a lounge in that area, he allegedly resisted with violence and officers used a taser to subdue him.
A witness had told police that he saw Walker hit a man. The victim, a bar patron, had been knocked unconscious. He was later hospitalized with a cracked skull and bleeding on the brain, according to a police report.
Here is our initial coverage of this incident showing the surveillance camera footage from the Rumor Lounge on Greene Street which was helpful in identifying Walker.
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With the felony charge it is safe to say his county job has ended. Hope when they are done with him he will get some prison time.
Would still like to understand why the KWPD handled this case the way they did. Why did that officer go alone and why not tazed them.
Maybe because that one KWPD officer was grossly outnumbered and out-gunned?
Maybe because that KWPD officer didn’t want to end up like Charles Eimers ended up?
Yes , and he should never even risked going in without backup. He was one very brave cop.
My brother, a lifelong Outlaw (it’s like the Mafia) told me years ago that Key West was “neutral ground” for the gangs , like the ND and Daytona venues. The reason is, exactly what’s happening here–they lose it all if they fight there.
I am estranged from him some 20 years, duh, so maybe the gangs have gotten dumber. Or–it was someone acting on his own. As a real or fake outlaw, he should be in major trouble with the gang, because they have blown it big time.
I mean, they were beating up a bar owner, not Pagans. That is so NOT real Outlaws. These jerks likely were posers.
From a tourist view we will be staying away from that week or any other events that will have biker groups or gangs. Not because we dislike bikers or enjoy seeing dressed up bikes but simply because of the way the KWPD handled this even with having advanced warning. Up to the city as to what events they allow. This is all about safety and what is tolerated. Yes , some will not go to Fantasy Fest because of the degree of nudity. At the same time it is the main reason we attend. But even with the huge crowd we always enjoy. Have suggested to many to stay away from FF because they are the type that will be upset seeing men in pink tu tu or even worse. As nudists we love it. Fact is many go just because this is allowed.
Would think now is the time to have a meeting to either stop the event or demand an explanation from Lee as to why this went down the way it did. Are his officers scared to take on such a group ? And I do not blame him one bit to not take on a group where they are out numbered by more than 10 to one. Would we been happy to hear 3 cops killed ? I for one do not wish to see anything like that ever happen. It would have a negative view on all events. It is time Cates needs to make a statement about the future biker events.
Another alt-right with a peculiar mental twist…He was so happy on November 9th. He finally has representation and validation in Washington DC 🙂
Don’ be expecting any changes in your corrupt city while Cates is in office. The people deserve what will happen. How could he win with so many unhappy voters ?