Arrest In Mark "Papa" Guardado Killing

(Bartlesville, Oklahoma) Last month, the 45-year-old head of the Hells Angels in San Francisco, Mark "Papa" Guardado, was fatally shot (pic) in San Francisco's Mission District during a fight with a suspected rival motorcycle gang member. Guardado died at San Francisco General Hospital.

Based on witness reports, San Francisco Police identified 37-year-old Christopher Ablett as a suspect.

Last Sunday, Ablett turned himself in to the Bartlesville Police.

Christopher Ablett buzzed for assistance Sunday afternoon at police headquarters and said he wanted to surrender, Bartlesville Police Chief Tom Holland said.

"He was extremely cooperative; just as polite as could be," Holland said. [...]

Ablett is said to be a member of the Mongols Motor Club, a rival of the Hells Angels. Recent reports in California have linked assaults, shootings and pipe bomb explosions to tension between the groups.

When officials ran Ablett's name and fingerprints through their system, they found nothing tying him to any Oklahoma case.

Ablett then suggested that they expand their search nationally. As the California warrant for his arrest popped onto the screen with a $5 million bond attached, Ablett told the officers, "That would be me," Holland said.

Ablett is in custody awaiting extradition proceedings, scheduled for November 12th.

Companion post at The Jawa Report.