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| Fourth man guilty of biker murder | Fourth man guilty of biker murder |
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| Another member of biker gang The Outlaws has been found guilty of murdering Hells Angel Gerry Tobin on the M40 in Warwickshire last year. | Another member of biker gang The Outlaws has been found guilty of murdering Hells Angel Gerry Tobin on the M40 in Warwickshire last year. |
| Malcolm Bull, 53, of Milton Keynes, was also found guilty of a firearms charge at Birmingham Crown Court. | Malcolm Bull, 53, of Milton Keynes, was also found guilty of a firearms charge at Birmingham Crown Court. |
| Simon Turner, 41, of Nuneaton, and Dane Garside, 42, of Coventry, were convicted of murder on Monday. | Simon Turner, 41, of Nuneaton, and Dane Garside, 42, of Coventry, were convicted of murder on Monday. |
| Sean Creighton, 44, of Coventry, has admitted murder. The jury has not reached verdicts on three other men. | Sean Creighton, 44, of Coventry, has admitted murder. The jury has not reached verdicts on three other men. |
| It was sent home and will resume its deliberations on Wednesday. | It was sent home and will resume its deliberations on Wednesday. |
| Gang's 'spotter' | Gang's 'spotter' |
| Karl Garside, 45, Dean Taylor, 47, and 46-year-old Ian Cameron have all pleaded not guilty to murder and firearms charges. | Karl Garside, 45, Dean Taylor, 47, and 46-year-old Ian Cameron have all pleaded not guilty to murder and firearms charges. |
| Mr Tobin, who lived in Mottingham, south-east London, but was originally from Canada, had been riding back from the Bulldog Bash biker festival, held near Long Marston, south Warwickshire, when he was killed on 12 August. | Mr Tobin, who lived in Mottingham, south-east London, but was originally from Canada, had been riding back from the Bulldog Bash biker festival, held near Long Marston, south Warwickshire, when he was killed on 12 August. |
| Hells Angel Gerry Tobin was shot on the M40 last year | Hells Angel Gerry Tobin was shot on the M40 last year |
| The trial has heard the 35-year-old was shot by members of The Outlaws simply because he was a "fully patched" member of the rival Hells Angels gang. | |
| Two bullets were fired at him from a Rover car which pulled up alongside him on the M40. | Two bullets were fired at him from a Rover car which pulled up alongside him on the M40. |
| One bullet hit him in the head and the other struck his motorbike. | One bullet hit him in the head and the other struck his motorbike. |
| The trial heard Bull was the gang's "spotter" on the day of the murder. | The trial heard Bull was the gang's "spotter" on the day of the murder. |
| The prosecution said he was in a separate car in a separate location and was watching who was leaving the Bulldog Bash, in co-ordination with other members of the gang. | The prosecution said he was in a separate car in a separate location and was watching who was leaving the Bulldog Bash, in co-ordination with other members of the gang. |
| This information was then used in the execution of the murder. | This information was then used in the execution of the murder. |
| The trial heard Bull was the treasurer of the South Warwickshire chapter of The Outlaws. | |
| Dane Garside was also found guilty by a majority verdict of possessing an illegal firearm. | Dane Garside was also found guilty by a majority verdict of possessing an illegal firearm. |