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Biker gang members indicted for kidnapping Prosecutor: Pagans assaulted rival group member at Keyport bar BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer
KEYPORT - Five members of the Pagan motorcycle gang have been indicted for kidnapping a 37-year-old man from the Bulkhead Bar & Grill, the establishment owned and operated by the family of Mayor John Merla.
On Thursday, a Monmouth County grand jury indicted the gang members for their involvement in the Oct. 23, 2005 incident. One of the men remains a fugitive.
Listed are Dominick "Dog" Gallucci, 45, of Somerset; his brother Marc "Ginzo" Gallucci, 42, of South Amboy; Donald "Ziplock" Caggiano, 42, of Brick; Timothy "Pita" Fowler, 38, of Burlington City; and Ezra Davis Jr., 24, of Monroe, who remains at large with an active warrant for his arrest.
Also named in the indictment is Darlene Locorriere, 49, of Cliffwood, charged with unlawful possession of a firearm during the January arrest of Caggiano in Aberdeen.
The victim is a former member of the Bandanas, a rival motorcycle gang, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Luis Valentin.
According to the prosecutor's office, the five Pagans went to the Bulkhead Bar & Grille on Oct. 23, 2005, where they escorted the victim to the parking lot, allegedly forcing him into a vehicle with them. The Pagans then allegedly forced the victim to give the driver directions to the home of another Bandanas member. Once the other member was located, the victim was dropped back off at the parking lot of the Bulkhead Bar & Grille.
The victim was allegedly assaulted twice during the ordeal, once while trapped in the car and again in the parking lot of the Bulkhead Bar & Grille.
On Jan. 13, 2006, Caggiano was found in possession of a firearm while being arrested for his involvement with the kidnapping. Police believe that Caggiano received the gun from Locorriere just prior to his arrest.
If convicted of kidnapping, the men face a maximum of 30 years in prison with a requirement that they serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole.
Caggiano was released in January after posting $100,000 in bail.
The Gallucci brothers are presently incarcerated in the Monmouth County jail in lieu of $475,000 bail. Fowler and Locorriere are also presently incarcerated at the county jail in lieu of bail.
The investigation was a joint effort between the county and Keyport Police Department.
On Monday, Mayor Merla had no comment on the subject.
Keyport Police Detective Capt. Thomas Mitchell lauded his fellow detective Mark Hefner for his work with the county.
"He did a great job on the case and I want to recognize that," Mitchell said.
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