Echo Taskforce detectives have this morning arrested a patched member of the Bandidos following an incident outside a nightclub in Fitzroy earlier this month.
With the assistance of VIPER Taskforce, warrants were executed at a Weir Views residential address and a chapter clubhouse in Fitzroy at 10am this morning.
With the assistance of the Special Operations Group, a 29-year-old Weir Views man was arrested at a service station in Ballan West about 6.20am.
He was charged with reckless conduct endangering person/serious injury, threat to inflict serious injury, assault police, hinder police, possess prohibited weapon, three counts of possess cannabis and discharge missile.
He was bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 15 March, 2023.
The charges follow an incident at approximately 2.30am on Sunday 2 October. Police will allege an associate of the man attempted to stab members of staff at a licensed venue on Brunswick Street in Fitzroy.
When attending police were arresting the man, the 29-year-old Weir Views man allegedly became aggressive towards police, attempting to provoke them into a physical altercation and threating to bite their noses off.
He was given a direction to move on, and as he walked away, he began throwing objects - including glass bottles - at police members.
A 28-year-old Melton South man, also a patched member, who was present at the service station this morning was found to be in possession of methylamphetamine.
He was arrested and subsequently charged with possess methylamphetamine.
He was bailed to appear at Sunshine Magistrates' Court on 29 February, 2023.
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Quotes attributable to Detective Acting Inspector Ash Ryan, Echo Taskforce:
"This shocking behaviour will not be tolerated, and this investigation shows we will stop at nothing to put those responsible for putting others at risk before a court."
"The community can rest assured that groups such as this who break the law and go against community expectation will be continually held to account by Victoria Police."
