{"id":21303,"date":"2025-11-01T00:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T00:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/21303\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T00:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T00:09:08","slug":"9-pagans-motorcycle-gang-members-arrested-for-shooting-outside-wawa-in-west-norriton-montgomery-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/21303\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Pagans motorcycle gang members arrested for shooting outside Wawa in West Norriton, Montgomery County"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEST NORRITON TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — Nine members of the Pagans outlaw motorcycle gang have been charged for a shooting earlier this month<\/a> outside a Wawa that left six people injured, including two innocent bystanders.<\/p>\n

The shooting happened on Oct. 17 at the store on Main Street in West Norriton.<\/p>\n

The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office on Friday identified the suspects as:<\/p>\n

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Justin Noll, 34, of Reading, Pa.<\/p>\n

Erik Rosenberger, 46, of East Greenville, Pa.<\/p>\n

Luke Higgins, 29, of Dauberville, Pa.<\/p>\n

Joel Hernandez-Martinez, 36, of Bridgeport, Pa.<\/p>\n

Jason Lawless, 45, of Bridgeport, Pa.<\/p>\n

Manuel Baez-Santos, 34, of Norristown, Pa.<\/p>\n

George Cwienk III, 51, of Bridgeport, Pa.<\/p>\n

Erik Dixon, 33, of King of Prussia, Pa.<\/p>\n

George Hripto Jr., 50, of Bridgeport, Pa.<\/p>\n

According to investigators, members of the Unknown Bikers motorcycle gang stopped at the Wawa to gas up their bikes at about 9:08 p.m. that night.<\/p>\n

Two minutes later, members of the Pagans were seen on surveillance video riding by, then pulling into the Wawa.<\/p>\n

Some of the Pagans surrounded the Unknown Bikers, while other Pagans blocked any escape route, detectives said.<\/p>\n

There was a physical altercation, in which the Pagans were allegedly seen trying to remove their rivals’ “cuts,” or gang colors.<\/p>\n

Video shows Pagan gang members taking a “shooting platform stance,” the D.A.’s office said.<\/p>\n

Just one minute after the Pagans arrived, detectives said gunfire erupted.<\/p>\n

Shooting involving rival motorcycle gangs injures 6 outside Wawa<\/p>\n

The innocent bystanders shot include a man who was shot in the face while putting air in his vehicle’s tires, and a woman who was shot in her torso as she was standing by the doors to the Wawa.<\/p>\n

One member of the Unknown Bikers gang was shot in the left forearm and thigh.<\/p>\n

The other three people shot were Pagans members Hernandez-Martinez, who was shot in the chest; Cwienk, who was shot in the ankle; and Noll, who was shot in the foot.<\/p>\n

All nine suspects are charged with 12 felony counts of Aggravated Assault, two felony counts of Riot, 14 counts of Simple Assault and 46 counts of Recklessly Endangering Another Person.<\/p>\n

They were arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Andrea Duffy, who set bail at $500,000 cash for Baez-Santos, Cwienk, Dixon, Higgins, Hernandez-Martinez, Hripto, Lawless and Rosenberger. Bail for Noll was set at $50,000 unsecured, due to ongoing medical treatment.<\/p>\n

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