Rockford, Illinois (December 5, 2017) — Three members of the
Hells Angels MC are found not guilty of battery and robbery charges.
Christopher Lawson, John Savalick and Richard Todd were in
court Monday morning for their bench trial for the beating and stabbing of
then-president Josh Johnson.
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"The defendants and attorneys are very grateful to
Judge McGraw for being such a thoughtful jurist that he paid close attention to
all the evidence, that he considered all of the evidence," says Attorney
for John Savalik and Richard Todd John Palmer.
All three men were found not guilty of four counts of
aggravated battery and four counts of armed robbery.
"Josh Johnson clearly was the aggressor in this
situation," says Attorney for Christopher Lawson David J. Brown.
"Legally, if someone is attacking you, you have rights
to defend yourself. And that's exactly what happened in 2013 with these guys.
They defended themselves against a much, much larger, violent person says
Palmer.
Investigators say Johnson was stabbed and beaten at the
Hells Angels clubhouse at 1109 Rock Street back in June of 2013.
SOURCE: 23WIFR