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Seven members of a motorcycle gang convicted of murdering a Hells Angel who was shot in the head on the M40 in Warwickshire will be sentenced later.Seven members of a motorcycle gang convicted of murdering a Hells Angel who was shot in the head on the M40 in Warwickshire will be sentenced later.
Their victim, 35-year-old mechanic Gerry Tobin, was shot in a "ruthlessly planned ambush" in August last year.Their victim, 35-year-old mechanic Gerry Tobin, was shot in a "ruthlessly planned ambush" in August last year.
He was returning from the Bulldog Bash biker festival when he was shot by members of a rival gang, The Outlaws.He was returning from the Bulldog Bash biker festival when he was shot by members of a rival gang, The Outlaws.
Det Supt Ken Lawrence said the men, to be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court, had shown no remorse for the murder.Det Supt Ken Lawrence said the men, to be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court, had shown no remorse for the murder.
It was the prosecution case that although Sean Creighton and Simon Turner fired the shots from a Rover car, one of which killed Mr Tobin instantly, the other defendants played a part in what was described as "a cold-blooded, premeditated, almost military plan".It was the prosecution case that although Sean Creighton and Simon Turner fired the shots from a Rover car, one of which killed Mr Tobin instantly, the other defendants played a part in what was described as "a cold-blooded, premeditated, almost military plan".
'Horrendous murder'
Creighton, 44, from Coventry, was described as president of the south Warwickshire Outlaws, and pleaded guilty to murder and firearms offences.Creighton, 44, from Coventry, was described as president of the south Warwickshire Outlaws, and pleaded guilty to murder and firearms offences.
Simon Turner, 41, from Nuneaton, was said to be the gang's sergeant-at-arms, and was convicted of murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.Simon Turner, 41, from Nuneaton, was said to be the gang's sergeant-at-arms, and was convicted of murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Malcolm Bull, 53, of Milton Keynes, and Dean Taylor, 47, of Coventry, were convicted of murder and a firearms offence in the seven week trial.Malcolm Bull, 53, of Milton Keynes, and Dean Taylor, 47, of Coventry, were convicted of murder and a firearms offence in the seven week trial.
Karl Garside, 45, Dane Garside, 42, and Ian Cameron, 46, all of Coventry, were found guilty of murdering Mr Tobin who was described in court as a "fully-patched", or fully-initiated, member of the Hells Angels.Karl Garside, 45, Dane Garside, 42, and Ian Cameron, 46, all of Coventry, were found guilty of murdering Mr Tobin who was described in court as a "fully-patched", or fully-initiated, member of the Hells Angels.
He had been riding to his Mottingham home in south-east London when he was shot by a bullet which lodged in his skull.He had been riding to his Mottingham home in south-east London when he was shot by a bullet which lodged in his skull.
David Robinson, chief crown prosecutor for Warwickshire, said: "This was an horrendous murder committed by people with no regard for human life.
"It was a carefully and ruthlessly planned ambush."