FIFO worker, barista, assassin: Benjamin Luke Johnston clinched ‘Australia’s most wanted’ title when a bullet he fired tore through the hulking chest of bikie kingpin Nick Martin.
Ben Harvey
The former mercenary and army reservist who killed Rebels bikie kingpin Nick Martin with a single shot fired from a sniper rifle can today be named for the first time as Benjamin Luke Johnston.
Troy Mercanti has pleaded not guilty to a charge of displaying outlaw insignia, with the case set to test whether Las Vegas Raiders gear can be deemed a de facto symbol of the Mongols bikie gang under WA law.
Caitlin Vinci
Troy Mercanti went on trial at Perth Magistrates Court on Friday over the alleged fight between himself and the infamous David Morris at the Como Hotel on April 15 last year.
Ben Harvey and Jessica Evensen
Perth’s most tattooed bikie Dayne Brajkovich offered waiting media the middle finger after telling police there was a legitimate reason why he had a vial of steroids in his car.
Sarah Crawford
A feared former bikie enforcer has issued a powerful message to wannabe gangsters in a rare interview after spending more than a decade in jail and surviving being shot and left for dead.
Caleb Runciman
The Cook Government will not tear up the multimillion-dollar contract for upgrades to the Perth Motorplex it awarded to a company with links to a WA bikie heavyweight.
Charlton Hart
The former WA president of the Hells Angels has announced that he plans to cut ties with the bikie gang to focus on his family before being jailed over cocaine and property laundering offences.
WA’s two most prominent bikies have been charged with breaching outlaw insignia laws for wearing Las Vegas Raiders logos.
Perth’s most infamous tattooed man was back in court on Wednesday — this time on drug charges.
Mongols bikie Troy Mercanti will fight allegations he breached an anti-consorting notice while interstate.
Police are warning outlaw bikies that they are in for a ‘world of hurt’ after five people were arrested in WA as part of a National Day Of Action targeting the Comanchero gang.
Jessica Evensen
Disgraced Perth lawyer Ted Dobson has done a last-minute plea deal ahead of a planned blockbuster trial next week.
Rebecca Le May
A Lone Wolf bikie who shot man at point blank range after luring him to an Inglewood house in a gang tit-for-tat has been spared jail, with the judge blaming prosecutors for laying inadequate charges.
A notorious bikie gang accused of leading police on a dangerous freeway pursuit are claiming their Perth clubhouse is a ‘motorcycle-themed men’s shed’ in a desperate bid to stop it being shut down.
Caleb Runciman & David Friedlos
A frantic triple-0 call made after former Rebels boss Nick Martin was assassinated by a sniper’s bullet reveals the moments of panic in the wake of the terrifying shooting.
The former boss of the Perth Mongols has been labelled ‘cowardly’ by a WA judge before being hit with a massive jail term for running a sophisticated drug operation.
Marius Sabau was found guilty for his role in a drug trafficking syndicate, just days after fellow Mongol member David Pye was jailed for organising the assassination of Rebels boss Nick Martin.
The circumstances surrounding the assault on the Mongols member and his current status within the outlaw gang is unclear.
One of seven people charged over a massive cocaine haul found stashed inside a bulk carrier off Perth has had his charge dropped.
The target on the back of the Perth Motorplex sniper just got a lot bigger.
A WA Supreme Court judge has found David James Pye guilty over the assassination of late Rebels bikie kingpin Nick Martin at the Perth Motorplex in December 2020.
Police have revealed a link between one of the nation’s largest outlaw motorcycle gangs and alleged tobacco kingpin Kazem Hamad.
A wannabe Comanchero bikie has been bailed after spending a night behind bars, after allegedly threatening to firebomb a Rockingham convenience store amid WA’s ongoing tobacco wars.
Rachel Fenner and Caleb Runciman